| Vision #001 Visit | |
| Steve Rahm is the designer of the Vision. On December 4-5th, 2001 I flew to Daytona from Chicago and met with him to check out his plane and talk about the 4-place Vision. The Vision proto-type after having flown successfully with conventional landing gear is in the process of a few upgrades. The new tricycle landing gear is in place - converting from a tail dragger to a tri-gear. Also the new engine mount and cowling are coming together. It was great meeting with Steve and picking his brain and bouncing ideas off him on the 4-place. | |
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Chicago skyline just forward of my leading edge. I was give clearance right over top of O'Hare. |
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Steve Rahm - Vision Designer |
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Beefy landing gear |
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Close-up |
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Nose gear |
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Exhaust vent |
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Fresh air inlet - possible |
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Possible venting fan; Placed bulkhead - major air movement. |
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Panel |
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Tail cone |
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New cowling faired in. |
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Canopy on. |
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Engine Mount |
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Elevator trim & fairing |
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Wing fillet details |
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Aluminum screen mesh that forms easily and provides nice temporary backing for compound curves. It is usually sold as gratin to be used over a roof rain gutter. I used this successfully in creating my wing fillets 5 years later. |