Well, you know – we all want to change the world. In this case it’s a revolutionary new program by Evolution Aircraft in Redmond, OR that allows us to participate in building our own airplane. A high performance, four-passenger, single engine, pressurized turbo prop with trailing link landing gear and a 850 HP Pratt and Whitney PT-6 engine. Vroom! https://vimeo.com/216881103
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- We’ll be Evolution #87. Mike talked to many owner pilots who love this plane.
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- We donned safety goggles, masks, aprons and cut proof gloves.
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- Sanding to rough up the wing surface before glue application.
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- Our tasks are low-skilled and we are HIGHLY supervised.
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- Mike finds this job riveting.
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- Vacuuming all that carbon fiber dust. Carbon fiber is 40% lighter and 10 times stronger than aluminum.
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- Yes, he is actually DRILLING HOLES.
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- Our shell – we’re checking out the baggage compartment.
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- Imagine how many hours the Wright brothers spent studying bird wings to come up with a viable model.
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- These wires are the complete avionics – the central nervous system of our plane.
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- The wings are on! Sometimes we get excited just watching the glue dry.
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- The finished plane will look something like this in March 2018.
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