The passing of three family members took a great deal of wind out of our sails...but we are back on track to a 2022 release date.
A quick update...
Reverse engineering the movie A6 took much longer than anticipated due to original movie A6 design issues. Creating new molds for a multiple piece fuselage has improved transportability as well as enabled a weight reduction to less than 25% of the movie A6 fuselages. Using infusion of two Airex densities provided an opportunity to create a working rudder, tailhook, and rear access bay while reducing the flex of the rudderless original movie A6's.
The Matrix gear created for two movie A6's was not flown. It was created for static images if the USN aircraft carrier static shots were problematic. All flying A6 models in "The Flight Of The Intruder" film were either lofted by hand in Washington state or pickup truck in the SoCal desert...no ROG. With our huge reduction in weight and increased rigidity we were permitted to design functional flaps (absent on movie A6's) and electric retracts with printed scale strut features. The printed cockpit components await assembly after the flying stab cradle is completed this week.
Will post new pics as latest components are assembled.