"Kayak" wrote:
>>Ken Rand's Styrofoam Airplane, January 1973
http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/sportaviation/Kr731.
HTM 1/4 <<
That link should read
http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/sportaviation/Kr73-1.HTM .
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
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I thought it was Stu and Ken, and 1972. Here is a great article by
Jack Cox from Jan 1973 about it.
Ken Rand's Styrofoam Airplane, January 1973
http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/sportaviation/Kr731.
HTM 1/4
Ken Rand's Styrofoam Airplane
By Jack Cox
One of the most talked about homebuilts at Oshkos
Sorry to all with better memories than mine . . . Rutan & Yeager's plane
was called "The Voyager".
Don't know where Global Flyer came from . . . probably from the
solar-powered one that recently hopped around the planet using only power
from the Sun.
Mike
KSEE
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Thanks for reminding us of what those numbers are Mark. 178 lbs. for an
accessorized 2180 seems ridiculously practical for what these Ken Rand
had in mind when he started this whole thing.
I often see references in magazine or blogs that refer to the state of
composite construction as having
I did contact Jeff @ Airplane plastics and they declined to quote but referred
me to the company in Calif. Don't know why. Good to know they found a buyer
for Todds. The 601 canopy came from there. I will call them. Thanks
Craig
N886MJ
> On January 23, 2020 at 12:06 PM Pete Klapp via KRne
Try Airplane Plastics, Tipp City, Ohio. I bought my Dragon Fly canopy for $375
above 7years ago which when I recd it turned out to be a Todd’s canopy which if
I had gone directly to them I could have gotten for $25 less!! Todd’s is still
in business even though he was killed in a plane wreck sev
What airport do you plan on using?
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> On Jan 23, 2020, at 12:00 AM, Luis Claudio via KRnet
> wrote:
>
> Craig is truly an inspiration... now I feel like a wimp cause I've been
> hibernating against these cold winter days of mid 50's temperatures in Dallas
> and watching h
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