Bravo Mr. Larry On Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 7:02 PM sparksfly2ms--- via KRnet < krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
> Amen, Mr. Flesner. > > > > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > > > > > > From: Flesner via KRnet > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 3:54 PM > To: Pete Klapp via KRnet > Cc: Flesner > > > > > > > I received my "on-line" copy of Sport Aviation today and briefly read > part of an article titled "Revolutionary Homebuilts". I was > disappointed to again find the KR a forgotten fact of history. I > immediately posted a letter to the editor as I have copied below. > > Larry Flesner > > > To the Editor, > > Glancing through the latest on-line issue of Sport Aviation I stopped to > read a portion of the "Landmark Homebuilts" article. I soon realized > that the lowly KR series was again the forgotten stepchild in homebuilt > aviation. On page 81 Burt Rutan is credited with "revolutionary > thinking" when using surfboard technology of "foam and fiberglass > construction". While Mr. Rutan is probably one of the most > "revolutionary designers" in the homebuilt arena, he was not the first > to use "foam and fiberglass construction". It seems to be a forgotten > fact of history that Ken Rand arrived at Oshkosh in 1972 with the KR 1 > and two years later with the KR2, both using foam and fiberglass > construction. They both predated the VariEze, the KR1 by nearly 3 > years. Mr. Rutan didn't introduce composite construction to the > homebuilt community as stated in the article, Ken Rand and Stu Robinson > did with the KR design. I seem to recall that the Lancair series > aircraft were designed by an early KR2 builder. I guess it's not too > far out of line to say that everything "plastic" flying today is simply > a branch of the KR family tree. It would be nice if Sport Aviation > could do an article on the KR aircraft and get with the First Lady of > the KR community, Jeanette Rand to capture the history of the design > before it is lost. > > Larry Flesner > > EAA member 356226 > > KR builder and flyer > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
