Personally I think John Taylor needs the recognition more for the KR design then Ken Rand because that's where it all started
On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 6:28 PM Chris Kinnaman via KRnet < [email protected]> wrote: > Well done, Larry! I hope they follow up on your suggestion. > > Chris K > > > On 11/25/2020 4:54 PM, Flesner via KRnet wrote: > > > > 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/[email protected]/. > > 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 [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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 [email protected]
