Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2016
“EMG-6 Shop Notes” is a day-to-day accounting of what’s going on in the shop with the EMG-6 Electric Motor Glider. August 29,2016 Jason hard at work making up sub assembly kits. In this picture here Jason has been boxing up elevator Kits. Detailed pictures of …
In this video we begin the baseline testing for the 3-D printed vortex generator article. The baseline test was to get a video of the tuft tested wing as a comparative analysis against the additional tests that will be conducted with different 3-D printed vortex …
3-D Printed Handheld Radio Mount Although originally designed for the a Piper J-3 Cub, hence the color. This mount can be used on any aircraft including the EMG-6. The radio mount is designed with a split clamp system which allows the installation and positioning on …
3 Bladed Sterna Propeller July 19, 2016 We Receive The 3 Bladed Sterna Propeller We received one of the propellers that we will be testing on the R and D motor. We have had extensive consultation with Sterna propellers about the propeller that would …
“EMG-6 Shop Notes” is a day-to-day accounting of what’s going on in the shop with the EMG-6 Electric Motor Glider. July 19, 2016 Display Boards Before every show we have to work on the advertising, brochures, and display boards to demonstrate some of the different …
EMG-6 Prototype #2 finishes certification on Thursday, we conduct 12 test flights on Friday, and aircraft is being disassembled on Saturday for the trip to EAA Air Venture 2016 in Oshkosh Wisconsin. This video is a compilation of the flights that occurred on Friday July …
Raw video of the first test flight on Prototype #2. About 650 foot altitude on the tow. Just at sunset no lift left at all. Aircraft handled well. Very Smooth, Stable and controllable.
“EMG-6 Shop Notes” is a day-to-day accounting of what’s going on in the shop with the EMG-6 Electric Motor Glider. June 29, 2016 Aft Fuselage Enclosure we have finished the lower wing gap seals and are now proceeding to enclose the aft cabin area. The …
A look at the use of 3-D printing technology to build the EMG-6 Electric Motor Glider. All of the 140+ 3-D printed part files available for free download.
Tube Marking Tools For the builders that are building the EMG-6 from plans and the basic kits, There are a lot of holes that need to be drilled in the tubing throughout the build process. As a result we have developed a series of tube …
Carol Carpenter Flies the EMG-6-250. These are the last flights on the EMG-6-250 . The engine and many of the parts were removed to complete Prototype #2 in order to start the Installation of the Polini 250 into the Cabin of Prototype #3. This will …
Cutting Flight Control Gap Seals from Pool Noodles In this video we go through the process of converting pool noodles into low-cost lightweight, and easy to install foam gap seals for the EMG-6 electric motor glider. Let’s go through the detailed procedures on how we …
