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Peter MullerApr 21 min read

Resin, Carbon, Repeat…

The second half of the week the team really accomplished a lot. We completed laying up the molds for the roof braces…

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Peter MullerMar 261 min read

Fuselage Mold… Check!

This week we finished the lower fuselage mold so it’s ready to create the first lower fuselage part in the next week or…

johntwApr 11 min read

Andrey, Obviously I am aware of all the naysaying out there.

Peter Muller

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Peter,

Generally I keep my digital footprint as non-existent as possible, but I feel compelled to tip my hat to you here. As a pilot and scientist I have found your methodical and steady progress to be extremely exciting. My wife and I are always looking forward to the updates. I’m sure you don’t need the encouragement, but…

Peter MullerFeb 21 min read

No Pane No Gain

Monday we were glassing the plugs for the windows as well as one of the door frame plugs. Today we glassed the other door frame plug and also sanded and sprayed putty on the ones from Monday.

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Peter MullerFeb 91 min read

Gettin’ Jiggy With It

Among other things we’re designing a jig to allow us to trim the fuselage lower part and align other parts like the forward bulkhead and firewall with it.

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Peter Muller2 days ago1 min read

A Day at the Spar…

This week was a very busy one. Here is the video update.

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Peter MullerMar 221 min read

Prepping for Shipment

On Monday we welcomed our new team member Zach and then we got to work on glassing the bracing on the front window mold…

Peter MullerJan 191 min read

Plugging Away

This week we’re still working on getting more of the plugs further along while we prepare for creating larger molds. The small one we created on Friday just needs bracing added to the back of it before it can be released from the plug. We’re also waiting for our new piece of equipment that will allow us…

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Peter MullerDec 12, 20151 min read

Plug Making 101

Here’s the skinny on what a plug is and how to create one.

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Peter MullerJan 301 min read

Running in the Black

The second half of this week we were busy with a lot of sanding in preparation for the black top coat that was sprayed onto several plugs on Thursday. Then it was back to building platforms and milling the plugs for all the windows.