09/27/2008
2008 Fly In |
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09/15/2008
N324AL gets Extended Wingtips |
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09/25/2008
Lynn Nelson Lightning Sport Completed |
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| Wayne
Lenox Lightning Sport Completes Testing |
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06/26/2008
Wayne Lenox Lightning Ready for Inspection |
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05/25/2008
New wing tip installed on Lightning
Prototype |
 
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03/25/2008
New trim system photos |
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| 02/20/2008 |
Updated Manual section 1,
5, 11 posted in owners section |
02/05/2008
New Sub Kits Allow Work to Start with Less
Initial Investment. Click on "Sub Kits"
above |
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01/08/2008
New Canopy Frame and trim strip makes canopy
installation easy and quick. |
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01/08/2008
New Instrument Panel Box simplifies instrument
installation. Looks better as well! |
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11/07/2007
New Single and Dual Landing Light Mount Pockets
Now Available |
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09/24/2007
Lightning Homecoming Great Success
Lightning's Outnumber Vans RV's at SYI Breakfast
Fly In |
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7/13/2007
New Cummins Aluminum Spinners Available in
chrome or polished finish. This is a
smooth running spinner! It made a
great difference on 323AL even though we thought
the fiberglass spinner was true and well
balanced. |
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6/20/2007
Bill Hubbard Flies Home after building &
test flying at Shelbyville |
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| Canopy
Covers Available - These are
really great! |
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03/08/2007
Linda Flies Home |
 
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03/08/2007 New Interior Photos in the Interior
Gallery and new Canopy Photos in Canopy Gallery |
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2/28/2007
Joe Cooper is 10th Lightning to Fly |
 
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2/28/2007
Linda Mathias is 9th Lightning to Fly |
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2/26/2007
Nick taxi's in after first flight of Rick
Bowen's Lightning. Rick's is the eighth
Lightning to fly. |
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2/15/2007
Joe Cooper Inspection - Gary Meuer, DAR inspects
Joe's Plane |
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2/08/2007
New empty weight specification |
The Arion Aircraft
development team has been working hard to reduce
the empty weight of the basic Lightning.
Based on the empty weights of recently completed
Lightnings we are reducing the empty weight spec
by 25 lbs to 775 lbs. Builders can achieve
this weight for a Lightning with VFR
instruments, Becker Radios (they are light),
minimal interior finish, and a wood prop. |
| 2/05/2007
Rick Bowen's in foreground, Linda & Joe Mathias
(yellow), Lightning prototype, and Duane
Sorenson's Lightning at the Lightning build
center |
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2/05/2007
Rick Bowen
receives his EAB airworthiness cert from Gary
Meuer, our local DAR. Empty weight 789 |
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1/19/2007
Nick in John Davis' Lightning before first
flight. John's Interior |
 
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8/24/2006
Earl Ferguson Flys formation with Buz RIch.
Photo from Buz's Esqual LS (Lightning Stuff) |
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6-23-2006
Brian's First Lightning Landing
4.5 meg .mov file |
Click Here to Download and View |
6/23/2006
Nick & Brian in Greg Hobbs Lightning |
 
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4-19-2006
First Flight of First Customer Built Lightning |
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Nick
Otterback taxis in after first flight in N430GH
built by Greg Hobbs |
4-10-2006
Flight Home from Sun N Fun |
 
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4-4-2006
Sun N Fun Booth |
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3/28/2006
Interior Photos |
 
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Sport Lightning Announced |
....click
here |
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Air to Air
Photos 3/15/06 |
See Taxi
& Flight Gallery |
3/14/2006
First Customer Built Lightning
Greg Hobbs, Marana AZ builds in our Build
Center |
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3/10/2006
Air to air shots |
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| 3/3/06
First
Flight |
 
 
 
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2/24/2006
First Start Up and Taxi
First Taxi Video
7 meg |
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2/16/2006
Canopy Installed |
 
 
 
 
 
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2/15/2006
Canopy Arrives
Initial Fit and Bonding |
 
 
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1/30/2006
Seats & Cockpit |
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1/24/2006
Wings Installed Final Time |
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1/5-2006
Lightning Cowl Finalized |
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1/5/2006
FWF & Engine Compartment Finalized |
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12/20/2005
Canopy Frame Installed |
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12/20/2005
BRS Installation Finalized |
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12/15/2005
Wheel & Gear Fairings Set for Trial |
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