Genghis
I appreciate your detailed answer.
I am rather curious as to why a UK company would choose to conduct flight testing in an obscure corner of Malaysia? There's a lot of flight test infrastructure and expertise in the UK, but it's not something for which the Malays are particularly known.
I left your question unsaid in my list but I am just as curious to the background to the test.
I was fascinated by the concept of the Jetpod when it was publicised in 2004 but have struggled to find any detailed specifications for the prototype (not surprisingly) in the interim. It is particularly sad to see the prototype flight end in this tragic way.