Rand was before Rutain and Alvarez with the construction technique but
not before Wright. He borrowed from the Taylor monoplane whereas Rutain
borrowed from Wright and Rand.
Jim
On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:33:21 -0500 "patrusso" <patru...@sover.net>
writes:
> I think you are correct Kevin. I regard my plans as a guide and an
> education. In the seventies I could not afford the plans alone so
> bought
> them with a partner. In the eighties we built two planes and in the
> nineties
> another. I acknowledge that the KR plans were a wonderful education
> and
> inspiration. All three planes were modified enough to make them
> original and
> I feel that the cost of the plans was for my education. The
> technology used
> by Rand was heavily borrowed but used in a unique way such as what
> we are
> doing. I wonder if Rand paid or solicited serial numbers or
> permission from
> the Wright bros., Rutain, Alvarez and dozens of others who paved the
> way. Do
> we need permission from VW or Corvair etc. Buy a set of plans where
> ever
> you may and build the darn thing. The main purpose of this KR net as
> I see
> it, is to share OUR OWN inovations and modification.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Golden, Kevin" <kevin.gol...@churchdwight.com>
> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 12:04 PM
> Subject: RE: KR> buying KR plans
>
>
> >I don't see what makes the difference serial number or not. Why
> does
> > anyone need a plans serial number? Few KR's are built stock
> anyway, so
> > are they really KR's? Who would want a stock, built strictly to
> the
> > plans, KR anyway? Build a plane with the KR plans as a guide,
> Call it
> > what you want, and serial number it what you want.
> >
> > Kevin in MO
> >
> >
> >
> > see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
>
>
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