Like Racing Snake, I too do not want to see the project fail. However, what worries me is that 1000s of enthusiasts have donated cash on the basis that the aircraft will fly and take part in airshows. I (and others) have reasonable doubts about the viability of flight and airshow participation because there is no current evidence to back it up.
I notice that not a single one of my valid questions has been answered. Why is that???
I am tired of hearing that the 'CAA is on board with the project'. Well, of course they are - it's a government agency that's not going to go around pouring cold water on anything. BUT, they will want solid evidence that the aircraft is safe to stooge around above people's heads at airshows. The project team is presumably having to pass one hurdle after another as they approach the Permit to Fly. BUT, if they fall at just one - it's back to the drawing board.