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> On Nov 25, 2020, at 5:07 PM, Jeff York via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bravo Mr. Larry > >> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020, 7:02 PM sparksfly2ms--- via KRnet < >> [email protected]> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
