Is it not the purpose of the experimental category of aircraft to be a proof of concept before continuing to full certification?
I know this is what has been stated regarding the progress from HX50 to HC50, but how does selling lots of the experimental ones sit within what is surely the intent of the process?
Is it intended to make each HX50 slightly different to pretend that it is a design evolving towards full certification and is this just the exploitation of a loophole in the regs?
What happens when the first one spanks in with respect to the preceding aircraft already built and flying if it turns out to be a technical failure?