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May the Fourth Be With You. (HT to the original creator) youtu.be/Yy3F9O2k2Yg

Fabricating & testing them notwithstanding, we're not sure what's more fun- developing creative aerodynamic solutions... or evaluating them in the CFD environment! Engineering is as much of an Art as it is a Science. EAA NASA Aeronautics Dan Johnson Fibre Glast

Big day, folks. We are conducting the Preliminary Design Review for our Phoenix 4-place kitplane. A lot of data review and deliberation, but, by close of business, the Phoenix's configuration & shape will be locked. Onward & Upward! EAA Dan Johnson KITPLANES

It's time to step up. A New Era in Light Aviation Awaits. Get in. EAA KITPLANES Dan Johnson FreeCAD (CAD+CAM+FEA)

A major design objective of the Phoenix is the achvievement of an extremely low drag coefficient. CFD results have shown immense progress towards that goal, but in order to take it further, we should take design cues from some well-proven high speed aircraft...

This is mega. That 2.0L turbo I-6 is beyond ideal for our Phoenix prototype. And the timing looks to be perfect. We're in, Kawasaki USA . We'll be more than happy to be a testbed for you. youtu.be/k8hlM3eT4rs

Why this isn't being circulated like it should be for the big deal it is, is a crime. This is no underfunded startup; this is a major industry player that can pull this off! EAA AOPA Dan Johnson Plane&Pilot Magazine KITPLANES FLYING Magazine

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The first round of CFD testing on the preliminary Phoenix OML yielded better than expected results...but we still have more refinement ahead until we freeze. They say the bird below is currently the slipperiest 4-place E-AB out there. Challenge Accepted.

How obnoxious. Designed for one thing and one thing only- to trigger liberals. Put us in for two.

To anyone paying attention, Elon's blow up today shouldn't have come as a surprise. Case and point, H-1B visas. When conservatives showed the slightest bit of disagreement with him he told them to f*ck themselves, declared war on them, and then threatened to have them

A major component of aircraft design is powerplant selection, evaluating a variety of capabilities & limitations against mission requirements. The Phoenix project just passed that milestone. Welcome aboard, BRP-Rotax ! EAA Dan Johnson FreeCAD (CAD+CAM+FEA)

𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗢 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗜 finished the race with no fuel and parked in T1 Fans threw him beers and he drank them 😂 💢 #INDYCAR

Much work on the Phoenix this weekend. Found some more efficiency gains that will also make other areas of the aircraft easier to manufacture, assemble and maintain. It is a lot of work, work that now has us seeing double 😉!!

Since we haven't posted anything of much substance lately, how about an early render of the Phoenix's shape? She has evolved greatly since; this took us a few hours with FreeCAD (CAD+CAM+FEA) , then was put through the paces in the OpenFOAM environment!

CAD Speedmodeling eSports. What a great place to further validate FreeCAD (CAD+CAM+FEA) ? We might just have to form a team! youtu.be/bzBaJnuyvLg

Why Derivative of x² is 2x? Ever wondered why the derivative of x² is 2x, or why the derivative of log x is 1/x? Eminem and Trump break it down using simple numbers, making calculus fun and intuitive! Watch how a small change in x reveals the magic of derivatives. Note : This

Thanks to the new Assembly WB in FreeCAD (CAD+CAM+FEA) , the development of the Phoenix's retractable landing gear is going smoothly, allowing us to iterate accurately & quickly. In fact, we ran a 'v0.1' gear on the OML and did a first CFD simulation earlier today! FreeCAD rocks!

From our family to yours, Happy Independence Day!!