This does not tell how to contact them but is a very interesting story. http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2666119.stm If you do a google search on Colin Hales and Nadine Brauns you will get a lot of results which may get you closer to contacting them.
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my NEW KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Haynes" <t...@dodo.com.au> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:27 PM Subject: Re: KR> new airfoil wing skins > Hi Guys > > Can anyone tell me how i contact the English couple who flew there KR2 the > UK to Australia back in October 2001. I have trieed their site > http//:fly.to/worldtour without any succes ! > > Regards,Tim > Australia > t...@dodo.com.au > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 5:12 AM > Subject: Re: KR> new airfoil wing skins > > > > Mike Freeman wrote: > > > >> Since Dan Diehl already is equipped to do it and that's his trade why > >> not see if he will do it for a price. > > > > I talked to Dan at length this morning, and not only is he pretty sure > > he'd > > lose money doing it, he might have convinced me not to do it either! > > Without going into the details of what he said, I'll try to answer "why". > > > > He's sold exactly one set of skins in the last year, and mostly because > > he's informed other potential buyers that the new airfoil is the hot > > ticket, > > and they ought use it instead of the 70 year old RAF48. To tool up to > > build > > a new wing skin would not be cheap. He's pretty sure he'd never get his > > money back for the tooling, and I'm sure Jeannette would echo that > > sentiment > > with the money she spent tooling up for her wing skins (although > > admittedly, > > those are RAF48 molds). Couple that with material cost escalation over > > the > > years, and Dan says he's already building skins "for free as a favor" now, > > so he has no incentive to continue making them (and I don't blame him). > > And > > this is from a guy who's "in the business", so you've really got to wonder > > if there's a "business case" for an outsider with day job! > > > > Also, the KR is built by people on a budget...we all know that. We're > > mostly a bunch of cheapskates. Many of them are retired and money is more > > valuable than time. Also, there's something about the individuality of > > building almost everything yourself, and that appeals to most KR builders. > > And it's not really that tough to build a set of wings the way the plans > > call for. I have to admit that it went a lot easier than I'd thought. > > People seem to be managing to carve them out, despite the sanding involved > > afterwards! > > > > I invited Dan to next year's Gathering, and I think he'll be there. If > > not, > > I'll fly out and have a beer with him one night and talk about "the old > > days". He says he and Marty both are kicking themselves for selling their > > KRs... > > > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, Alabama > > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
