in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
It appears that almost 90% of you who watched all or part of the video I posted on Saturday did not find the link to the separate video that covers the Thruster in detail. If you haven't seen it yet here is the link: https://youtu.be/Lrnu0-vL504
Cheers,
Peter
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Hey All, just a quick message before the next video update mainly for all those concerned about the ongoing flight testing. First of all, I'm continuing ground testing to find any more potential issues. I actually found a decent one yesterday that I'm working on resolving now.
I'm also working with a new DAR based right here at True Flight Aerospace, the guys that have given me a warm welcome and are hosting the aircraft and even providing support and guidance.
The airworthiness certificate amendment is underway now and as part of that the new DAR will be doing his own full inspection of the aircraft. So hopefully anything that was missed by everyone else who inspected it will be identified and resolved.
The DAR is also a former test pilot who at one point in his test piloting career had a hand at building a Long EZ and flew the flight test program on it. I'm already consulting with him to ensure that everything that happens with the prototype is done in a safe manner. What better person to have than a DAR and Test pilot, and right here, every day. It's like a dream come true.
I will be bringing in an active test pilot to do the majority of the test program and hopefully we'll find someone local to the southeast. Frankly, having a remote group was just not working out.
So, please calm down just a little, trust that the level of judgement I have used to get this far will continue to prevail to bring the aircraft through to completion of the flight test program.
Cheers, Peter
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High res images of those 4 pics are now on the home page of the website. Click on them to get the 2560x1440 image which you can save to your device. www.raptor-aircraft.com.
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Documenting the build of the Raptor prototype, a 5 place diesel powered aircraft.