Recently Completed Aircraft Was Still Flying Off Required Test
Program
It is one of the most depressing of facts, in the sport aviation
community, that the first 40 hours in an experimental aircraft's
life are likely to be the most dangerous. A recently completed
Tailwind was the latest victim to that fact when a test flight
showed the aircraft exhibiting power problems, followed by a
descent into tall trees. The impact was fatal to the single pilot
on board the aircraft.