syseng68k
Thanks for a splendid overwiew. In an absence of reliable data, it is most welcome. My guess is that there will be no "gotchas" here, the silence from the principals is more indicative of embarrassment than the desire to protect new "magic".....
Spec. Operations. Maintenance. Safety.
At a guess, this new airplane was the victim of unwarranted excitement followed by intense worry, and an inability to accept some limitations in an ego driven project. Leading to secrecy, then desperation..
What a surprise.
It is a BATTERY. With a useful life, a performance profile that demands monitoring, and a payoff that demands attention, and 'useful insecurity' on the part of the operator/builder.
Insufficient capacity, (spec), overconfidence (ops), and fear (the tail wags the dog). No one, NO ONE, expects perfection. In a wild flurry to avoid the perception of imperfection, the project is put on the chopping block.
Nevermind, when all else fails (it might) there is the RAT.