Larry, I am sure that all KR builders appreciate your staying tuned in to this issue, I know that I do. I remember how the EAA treated (mis-treated) the acknowledgement of the KR at the 25 anniversary in Oshkosh. It was shameful and embarrassing to me, at that time.
My Panther Building Documentation at PantherBuilder.org Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- >> 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. _______________________________________________ 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
