EC air: Ultralight gliders

Aileron control tube replacement

Published by jp on 10/09/2019

During initial flight tests, we have observed that when performing roll motion, controls felt flexible and there was a “delay”… read more

Published by jp on 16/05/2019

This has been a very exciting weekend for our team, we have been planning this activity for a while, but… read more

Published by admin on 09/07/2018

We are proud to share the 3D CAD model of our Goat glider. Feel free to use it for your… read more

Published by janis on 22/05/2018

During airframe assembly it was discovered that the aileron torque tube inner cranks are located too close so that they… read more

Published by janis on 12/11/2017

We’ve assembled out Goat several times to get used to assembly process and check the flight controls. A couple of… read more

Published by janis on 25/09/2017

After the wing structure assembly was completed by adding composite wingtips and leading edge intermediate ribs we were ready to… read more

Published by janis on 26/01/2017

Although during construction of the wing we are mostly following Sandlin’s drawings and do not make any major alterations, we… read more

Published by janis on 10/01/2017

After the series of tests with Dacron fabric we have started the airframe covering. The estimated sequence is following –… read more

Published by janis on 16/10/2016

It’s time to start with the airframe covering. Two types of fabric were considered: the high-end Oracover and the traditional… read more

Published by janis on 02/10/2016

In order to make sure that all the sub-assemblies and parts fit together we performed the first assembly of our… read more