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The Ugly Duckling

We all know one of the most appealing parts of the airplane is the cowling. When we started the Panther project one of the main goals was to design a sexy airplane. All of the design work showed exactly what we wanted, but making it happen was another thing. Time is money, and fiberglass work […]

Update on Panther Prototype

Here are pictures of the fuel tank fuel senders, attach brackets,rudder pedals, fuel tank assembly, and the tail spring.

Fuel tank

The fuel tank skins are shown below in the fuel tank jigs. We will be starting on the fuel tanks this week. Pictures will follow along with the build. Usher type fuel caps will be used and are on their way. Our beta builder Tony spicer will be constructing his own fuel tanks as well. […]

Aileron Bell-crank Assembly

The aileron bell-crank assembly details are shown in the pictures below. There will be slight modifications made to the assembly shown, regarding bolts and washers, but the main idea is shown.

Will the Panther Plans have templates?

Here are a few samples pictures on how the plans will come with templates and how easily they will be used to make parts for the Panther. The plans will have to scale templates that can be cut out and simply spray glued to the aluminum sheet or angle, then cut and drilled, and edges […]

More On Panther Wing Fold

We have had a few more questions regarding the wing fold mechanisms/assemblies and thought it worthy of more visual aides. Here are some additional pictures below, with a video of the wing fold process at the bottom. Here you can see the aileron paddle joiner plates. This configuration allows the wing to be pulled out […]