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Old 05-13-2014 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Michaelj2k
Dwight designed the Zeus to use the Taurus wing and stab so no plans are really needed. After Dwight passed, I inquired on the status of Dwight's molds for his products. Loyalhanna Dockyard (http://www.loyalhannadockyard.com) purchased all the boat items Dwight marketed but did not take the airplane stuff. Currently I don't know the status of those items.
I asked some of the boat guys about it...one of them thought that one of the local Argenta-area flyers took the plane molds. In any case, I and a friend asked him back in 1998 about planes, specifically the Zeus. My friend offered to buy 10 of them if he'd make them. Dwight said succinctly: "I don't make airplanes anymore." He didn't seem to have any more on hand. Actually Dwight didn't design it, it was Bill Heger, a pattern flier from the 60s and 70s that designed many other airplanes. Hartman was just the best at fiberglass. I actually have a Zeus fuselage, but it's been painted over 100 times and would take a ton of work. My friend has been looking for one for years.