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  1. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Current weight with Peter and ballast: 3493 lbs. Not sure how much fuel still on board when he made that measurement, but that's a lotta weight. Bold move of him to let us see the scale (I never step on a scale with anybody else in viewing distance).
  2. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    So. Many. Taxi videos. He's been doing taxi tests for like 11 months now.
  3. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    How many videos of taxiing can this guy make?
  4. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    I hear he also stayed at a Holiday Inn the night before...
  5. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Dyno testing of the combined engine-reduction drive system seems like a really cost effective way to build confidence in that system and reduce risk. After watching Elliot's video it seems like the Raptor engine was tuned by just trial and error and "sounds about right".
  6. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Valdosta is near the FL border, a 4 hr drive south of Cherokee? I don't know how close he lives to Cherokee right now but I don't envy a 4 hr one-way commute.
  7. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Cool! Thanks for sharing! The master's degree in flight test engineering is a pipe dream of mine, but the price tag ( :fear: $1 million as Elliot notes) is likely to keep it that way. Maybe I'll forgo some vacations and try the short courses.
  8. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Just watched the video. My interpretation (at 2:43) is he intends to fly it into ground effect himself once it's relocated? Is he done working with Wasabi (or vice versa!)?
  9. J

    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    (Long time listener, first time caller) What's preventing Peter from making the first test flight on his own?
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