Hi cldvr
Full STC in 13 days - perhaps a record? (Wasn't planned to be like that - late changes in approach to the task from CAA and EASA).
Flight testing (3 trips) with CAA (Paul Mulcahy) on board along with our test pilot, Dan Griffiths and Tim Orchard from Tecnam UK. Ended up with a Vne restriction (very conservatively set) of 130kts and a deployment speed of about 80kts to get best effect of the streaming pyros. Dedicated battery for the pyros and LEDs so no impact on aircraft systems. Stress analysis of wingtip sleeves and pyro mounts. Our design team at Fairoaks did a great job to achieve this with considerable hassle so I was delighted when I saw it work on time at the stadium - not quite what happened on all of the previous test flights. Excellent support from Tim Dews at Airborne Composites who made the wingtip sleeves, Paul Sawney (welder) from Wycombe who created the pyro mounts, Gama Engineering staff for certification and installation, and not forgetting the Aerobility team to pull it all together.