EMG-6 Post Apocalyptic Update

This blog post has been quite some time coming, and much anticipated by those that have been avid followers of the website. The blog postings have been sparse- primarily related to our responsibilities as authors to the Sport Aviation / Experimenter magazine articles, Repairman Workshop ...

Load Testing the EMG-6 Strut Fittings (Video)

In this video we take a look at our cool little set up for load testing components and fittings on the EMG-6. We have a 10,000 pound load cell with a digital readout. And using a hydraulic ram and pump from an old dump truck ...

EMG-6 Flight Test #11 Jan 1, 2017 (Video)

This is archive footage from January 1, 2014. This is test flight number 11. This was during the very early phases of flight testing. The aircraft has changed and morphed over the subsequent years. But it's fun to look at some of the early flight ...

3D Printed Press Brake Dies for Building The EMG-6 (Video)

In this video we take a look at our latest invention, 3D printed press brake dies. Born out of necessity, we ended up experimenting with 3D printed press brake dies and found them to be very effective and useful. The original need was to bend ...

Iolani School Builds The EMG-6

 In Honolulu Hawaii there is a very special school. Iolani high school is obviously a very special place. Instructor Martin Emde has engaged his students to start building the EMG-6 electric motor glider. Looking at all of the equipment and state-of-the-art, modern day, equipment that ...

EMG-6 "Shop Notes" August 2017

August 20, 2017 New Updates. More updates to the MGM Compro Rex 30 Motor Click here to see that post. August 7, 2017 Dean Sigler, writes the Sustainable Skies blog for the Sustainable Aviation Foundation. Dean recently wrote a post about MGM Compro Electric Powerplants. …

EMG-6 "Shop Notes" July 2017

July 19, 2017:  Off to Oshkosh The voyage to Oshkosh begins. The 4300 mile round trip journey, has in the past, always been quite eventful. There is always something that goes wrong. We are hoping this year will be the exception. We put a greater …

EMG-6 "Shop Notes" June 2017

  June 28, 2017 It’s time for an update. We continue  our frenetic pace getting ready for Oshkosh. Most everything that we been working on for the last week has been detail stuff. The only big thing that we are still waiting for is the …