Ditto on the bravo! Thank you Larry!
Pat On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:07 PM Jeff York via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
