Originally Posted by
rwanttaja
The most famous story along this line is from legendary aviation writer Peter Lert.
In the '70s, he built a trailer for his glider. It looked a lot like a rocket, so he found a clever combination of characters that spelled out the name of a famous rocket of the time, and used that to register his glider.
Years later, he was contacted by a company who wanted to buy his registration.
The number?
"N1KE"
Peter won't say what the compensation was, but admits he's never had to buy shoes, since....
Ron Wanttaja