August 2003
Article by Mike Whaley
Curtis visited us after Oshkosh to continue working through the details of the design. He was tickled to see the progress and the fuselage sitting on the gear.
The wing construction was started. Began producing CNC rib jigs and built a number of ribs.
- August 15: Curtis with the prototype fuselage, just after Oshkosh… a proud papa if we ever saw one!
- The the seat backs and floorboards are temporary to get a feel for seat geometeries and ergonometrics.
- The mount for the removable vertical fin. Different, interchangeable profiles of the vertical and horizontal surfaces will be offered in the future, to suit different applications and aesthetics.