Thu, Mar 31, 2005
Five Months Into Flight Testing, Company Says Aircraft Performs
Well
Flight testing on Quest Aircraft's Kodiak continues, as the
aircraft approaches 100 hours in as many flights. The aircraft
started its official flight testing last week that will lead to FAA
certification.
"With our last test flight, we have successfully flown the
Kodiak at all corners of the CG envelope," stated Tom Hamilton,
Chief Technical Officer. "The aircraft has performed extremely well
and has shown great reliability." Hamilton also noted that stall
speeds have been as projected.
"We continue to be pleased with the performance of the Kodiak in
its flight tests," added Paul Schaller, President and CEO. "We have
not encountered any systems or airframe issues that would have
resulted in a change of flight testing procedures." The Kodiak will
make its public debut at the Alaska State Aviation Trade Show in
May 2005 with a formal announcement of the product and its
performance capabilities.
The company continues to grow as well, according to Quest
executives. Last week, with the arrival of the steel structure,
assembly started on a 57,000 square foot expansion to Quest's
Sandpoint facility that will house the Kodiak production line. The
company is also adding additional staff. "Along with hiring
technical personnel, we've also enhanced our sales team as we gear
up for our formal product launch," said Schaller. Quest says it
plans to start taking customer deposits at its Alaskan debut.
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