Quick Fuselage Update and SNF Reminder
The fuselage is back from the powder coat shop and it looks really good. This fuselage is for beta builder Bob Woolley who is building the Panther Sport version with the Lycoming 0-320. You can see the engine mount below as well. If you are coming to SNF come by the booth N-032 and you […]
Cages, Mounts and Cowlings
This update is long overdue – but well worth the wait. Our welding, machine and fiberglass shops have been running non-stop and so much progress has been made! They are DONE! The fuselage fixtures AND the Lycoming dynafocal mount. Beta builder Bob Woolley’s fuselage cage is shown in these photos – and goes to powercoat […]
SNF Dinner and a Movie – Friday April 4th
It’s coming up on that time again! Every year we look forward to Sun ‘N Fun and this year is looking like it might be our best yet. We moved our booth just a bit to give us a little more room and get us closer to the flight line. We are in booth N-032 […]
SNF Dinner and a Movie – Friday April 4th
It’s coming up on that time again! Every year we look forward to Sun ‘N Fun and this year is looking like it might be our best yet. We moved our booth just a bit to give us a little more room and get us closer to the flight line. We are in booth N-032 […]
Rolling Forward
The roll cage has been fitted, and some more adjustments made. Few more adjustments to come, then final welding. Should be ready for powder-coating by the end of next week. Forming of the test wing ribs continues.
Kitplanes.com and GRT Avionics
Check out the header photo at KITPLANES.com And GRT Avionics has a photo on their site too….! Remember to come see us for all of your Avionics needs.
I Do Not Have Time to Build an Airplane!
Well – I beg to differ. What can you accomplish on your EAB project in 1 hour? Consider this little story from today…. So, Dan sent an email late last night to our beta builder Bob Woolley. It went something like this… “I’ve got a few hours of work that could be done if you […]
Panther Tail Cone
We have test fit the Panther tail cone parts and all is coming together nicely. These are the first of the matched tool parts and we are happy with the results! We also finalized much of the fuselage this weekend – very happy with how things are going. Fuselage tubing kits coming soon – full […]
Panther Fuselage Progress and Other Updates
The Panther Fuselage production welding is underway. We have a tube kit professionally cut off of a model that Dan designed with the CNC company. Then the tubes get fitted in the proper fixture and welded. There a many small fixtures, which create the sub pieces of the fuselage – then the sub pieces are […]
Who’s on the Cover of Experimenter?
We are so thrilled to be on the cover of EAA’s Experimenter this month! Click below to see the online magazine or the PDF. There is also a side bar written by Paul Salter about 3D printing as well! EAA Experimenter Jan 2014 Edition – Full Online Magazine ExperimenterJan2014CoverStory – Panther Story Only PDF Version
