I have considerable experience with experimental aircraft, including avionics, composites, engine installation, hydraulics, and wiring. Avionics includes the antennas, instrument panel, and engine controls. Hydraulics work includes designing and installing hydraulic components and plumbing. Considerable experience with electrohydraulic servo valves used on large commercial and military aircraft.
Composites work includes plugs, molds, and parts fabrication. Plug work involves hand and CNC fabrication and lofting of plugs from plans and SolidWorks models. Parts fabrication experience includes using layup schedules, vacuum bagging, and cure cycles with controlled thermal profiles. Familiar with composite fabrication quality control methods, including mixing methods and coupon testing.
Worked with Experimental Aviation and Renaissance Composites in the 1990s and have considerable experience with the Berkut. This aircraft is a pusher-prop, canard, tandem two-seat vehicle fabricated primarily out of carbon fiber, Kevlar, and fiberglass. It is powered by a 6-cylinder, 540 cubic inch, 260 horsepower Lycoming engine.
While consulting for XCOR Aerospace, I designed and installed the EZ-Rocket wiring. This work included complete wiring diagrams, bill of materials, and other documentation.