Yes, part of the history of aviation. The Wright brothers battled to protect their invention (wing warping), as did all the inventors that followed. Everyone copies everyone, and noone ever succeeded in claiming precedence on an aircraft design...
If you want to market a KR2 copycat, improved or not, you are technically free to do so, provided you don't copy too closely the text of the manual. It has been done before, and will happen again. I guess it is just a moral issue, and probably, if Ken Rand had not disappeared the way he did, our attitude towards Jeanette would be very different. Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Canberra, Australia Red <[email protected]> Envoyé par : [email protected] 11/10/2006 07:51 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 11/10/2006 07:51 Pour : KRnet <[email protected]> cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : Re: KR> Wanting Plans KR2S Here's another nickles worth... I met Jeanette Rand, at her "place of business" as a potential customer, back in the 80's. All she had were prints, a video, several fiberglas pieces (in poor condition) and no enthusiasm whatsoever. She was the main reason I built an Avid Speed Wing. Who did the redesign and created the KR2S version? Did he sell the design, or give it to Jeanette? Does she own the rights? Take a look at the homebuilt designs out there...most are derived from somebodies "improvement" to an existing plane or idea...and thats exactly what needs to happen to the KR2/S. Red --- "Myron (Dan) Freeman" <[email protected]> wrote: > This brings up a thought. If Rand Robbinson no > longer respondes to orders to > purchase plans or parts as some are suggesting, then > could unofficial copys > be made and given away as say, "it's your plane now" > instead of lableing it > as a KR-2 as long as it was not a scanned or copied > from an original set? > Like for instance Mark Langford"s highly modified > and tested aircraft being > turned into say, a ML-too or something like that. > Well, come on, it's just a > thought, I'm trying to be creative here. Inquiring > mind's want to know. > > Also, it is obvious (to me anyhow) that the real > reason more KR's are not > finished is the fibreglass or composite side of > construction. There are > lot's of boats out there that never get any farther > because a lot of people > (builders) get stuck on how to proceed because there > is no one tried and > proven way to proceed with the composite side of > construction, and having no > "set of instructions", they fall by the wayside. > Well, as I said, that's > just my observation. Some people are just not as > talented in some areas as > other's are but we all have special talents in some > area. > > OK, I'm done. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Mulford" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:22 AM > Subject: KR> Wanting Plans KR2S > > > > Hi krnet,Just wanting to know if there is a chance > that anyone out there > > knows of a set of plans for the KR2S that some > crazy person does not want. > > If not do you think RAND would reply to me if i > wanted to purchase a set ? > > . > > By the way i have a set of plans for the teenie > two which i purchased from > > calvin parker that i do not want as i am married > know and need something > > with an extra seat. > > > > R.Mulford > > > > Riverstone N S W > > > > Australia > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > See The Killers in the UK. 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