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SNEAK PEAK – September 7, 2021

SNEAK PEAK – September 7, 2021

This is not an alien artifact. It is the advanced computer that powers our flight simulator. We haven’t shown you much of this, but it is truly an experience. Full immersion graphics, surround...

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FUEL TANKS INSTALLED – September 3, 2021

FUEL TANKS INSTALLED – September 3, 2021

The assembly team made quick work installing the new fiberglass tanks yesterday, as we are getting ready to finish the rest of the engine testing but were waiting on a part. The two triangular black...

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CARBON STEERING MOUNT – August 3, 2021

CARBON STEERING MOUNT – August 3, 2021

A side project to all of the engine work and testing has been the stiffening of the steering mount. We had fabricated this from tubular steel, but it was bending and twisting more than we liked, so...

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NEW ALTERNATOR LOCATION – July 27, 2021

NEW ALTERNATOR LOCATION – July 27, 2021

Since we had to put in the tube frame X-brace to stiffen the tube frame tail supports, the alternator had to find a new home. The X-brace ran right through where the alternator was! So we fabricated...

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