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Flygfabriken

  1. We have now started the new engine for the first time and it kicked to life without hesitating!
  2. It fits nicely in the fuselage but we have to manufacture a new engine mount and brackets for the coolers etc.
  3. We are at the moment installing the new engine, Rotax 914.
  4. Plan to test it in a few days.
  5. We are at the moment working with a new retractable water rudder.
  6. At the moment we have started painting the new wing. We are also building two new rooms to be used in production.
  7. In parallel with making the airplane ready for more testing we are also building a transportation trailer for the airplane.
  8. We have now added a new video. http://flygfabriken.se/multimedia/videos
  9. At the moment we are reinstalling the engine in the fuselage. New air ducts, new exhaust pipes, some new electronics. A lot of wiring to do!
  10. Added a new video with some cnc-milling and cutting of carbon fibre prepreg. http://www.flygfabriken.se/node/67
  11. We are now working with preparations of the engine in parallel with refitting of the front canopy and some surface finishing.
  12. Soon you can see a picture of our engine test rig at our homepage.
  13. Still working with ailerons, wheel doors and air intake. Started making new outlets for exhaust pipes. Will soon update with some pictures.
  14. End of this week we have been fitting the new wheeldoors, fitting ailerons to wings and continued with air intake.
  15. Today we have started to adjust the air intake and engine cowlings to the new wing. Planned to be ready this week.
  16. We have now added two new photo galleries. www.flygfabriken.se/multimedia/local-photos
  17. We are at the moment installing the central wing permanently. Some pictures coming soon on flickr.
  18. Now we have a new nice twitter feed on our HomePage.
  19. The subscribe function is working just fine now.
  20. We are at the moment solving some issues regarding the subscribe function.