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He hired a structural engineer. He is more likely to look closer at other opinions now. I don't see the point of continued insults now...

Wasn’t the RV-5 Dick’s foray into ultralights? I like the thunder gull. I agree their website looks ancient.The airplane seems like it...

Here's the current progress. I'm starting to want to get the landing gear done so it will be easier to move around lol.

There are other ways the CG is shifted aft to balance better as an airplane, but that really is a topic for threads on roadable airplanes.

And importantly, better performance than the Cirrus SR22 because of its magic area-ruled shape.

To be sure, I suspect that the structure is a half-inch thick only at a few places where subassemblies bond together. I think that's...

That can’t be right; it’s missing the catapult launch bar. BJC

Claude Zig my builder sat in his jockey shorts in Plaster of Paris until it set and built a tool to make fiberglass seat pans for my...

I had one of those also, a friends father who was competitive in So Cal back in the late 50's couldn't figure out why it did it. It came...

Detroit Flying Cars is just Sanjay, and was a side venture for him. He has recovered physically from that nasty thump. Rotation Flaw...

Thank you Matthew. HT30 TF the aluminium spec we used in the 1980's became 6082-T6. We have used all this and no stockiest has...

Weight, fuel fraction, propulsive efficiency and L/D determine range. Speed doesn't come into it. I believe that he has overestimated...

2nd prototype should be a ripper, 1000 lbs lighter and more power

...or end it quickly.

Peter is throwing dice, seeing if he and Raptor can be more credible than Wasabi. Dangerous.