Summary of Progress - Picture Group #1

Flight test series #1 thruough #4

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Flight test series #1:

Picture #1. Shows "doglegs" in rotor.

Flight test series #2:

Picture #2. Shows rotor is now straight.

Shows the right rudder is repaired but the two stripes have not been repainted.

Flight test series #3:

Picture #3. Shows the re-designed brake calipers.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #4. Shows the new linear ball bearing mounted push-pull cables running to the rotor-head.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #5. Shows the new control stick for spindle tilt.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #6. Shows the tensioners added to the engine drive belt to keep it tight.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #7. Shows the 5/16-inch diameter steel cable running from the aircraft's nose to the outside of the right tail boom and to the small door above the trailing edge of the right wing. It is covered with a layer of fiberglass.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #7A. Shows the steel cable entering the door opening for the future ballistic chute.

Flight test series #4:

Picture #8. Shows the yellow web-straps running from ceiling to floor behind the seats.

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