See the Aero-News Network’s Jim Campbell interview with Dan at the Sebring Expo 2014. This is an excellent overview of the Panther!! Great job Dan, Jim, Ashley and the crew @ Aero-News Network! Aero-News Network Sebring Video
We had a great time at SNF this year. The traffic was good through the booth all week. We had many familiar faces, and got to meet people we hadn’t yet put a face with their name from online chatting, emails and phone calls. Sun ‘N Fun is a great place to hang out with […]
This was the first year we attended the Sebring Sport Expo in Sebring FL. What a great show! The vendor support, show layout and attendance was excellent, and this will certainly be a show we put on the “must attend list” from now on. Even though the weather was cool for FL we had steady all day […]
Panther Intro at OSH 2013 by Dan Johnson
Flight testing continues on the Panther with over 27 hours of flight time showing on the hobbs. To date, the Panther has shown no bad habits or traits. It is predictable and easy to fly, goes where you point it and with the 100-110 HP Corvair performs like an aircraft with more horsepower. For a LSA conforming aircraft, it has […]
We received a few suggestions from followers regarding video, one being a roll bar mounted view, which enables the viewer to feel like they are looking over the pilot’s shoulder. The other was in flight commentary, so the viewer understands what is going on in the cockpit. Like we said in the beginning we are a […]
Here is a synopsis of Bob’s flight per his words – Video link at the bottom – “These are my first impressions of the Panther after an approximate 40 minute flight on April 23, 2013. The location was at Haller Airpark, a turf runway at 1825 local time. Winds were light with a slight right […]
With 8 flights and over 5 hours flight time in N515XP I guess I’m the worlds high time pilot for Panther LS sport aircraft, and it is time to give my impressions. These are only impressions and flight testing will continue over the next 4-5 weeks (if all goes well). The airspeeds given are plus or […]
Flight testing has continued since Sun’NFun. So far there have been 4 test flights and approximately 2.5 hours on the airframe. Testing is going well, only small tweaks to the avionics required so far. We are also working on a FAQ page update, this will be posted soon. Enjoy! See the video on YouTube here: […]
We took the Panther back down to our local public airport this morning for the first test flight – and it was amazing! The weather was super calm and clear, we couldn’t have asked for better conditions for a test flight. The Panther team pulled together and we all knew it was time for business. […]
Today Team Panther trailer-ed Panther N515XP down for what hoped would be the first flight. We knew the morning would be good weather, but that a system was going to roll in by the afternoon. Dan and Paul simply folded the wings, quick disconnected the fuel lines and rolled the Panther into our standard car/Panther […]
The Panther LS N515XP experienced her first taxi this evening! Everyone was very excited, and we couldn’t be happier with how she looks. Dan was happy with the controls, and everything went very smoothly. Here are some pictures (double click to make it full screen) and a short, fun video clip (click the diagonal arrows […]
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 […]
