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Now;
with a reinvigorated update of the highly regarded GlaStar (an
airplane that ANN's Jim Campbell judged to be one of the industry's
ten best, several years ago), called the Sportsman 2+2, the
folks of Glasair Aviation have been pushing a novel program
executed with exceptional efficiency.
Glasair
Aviation's Customer Assembly Center (CAC) Program offers a two
prong approach that is designed to make their Sportsman 2 +
2 accelerated building assistance program one of the fastest
in the business... A number of programs, of a week to two week
duration, are designed to allow a builder to come to Glasair
Aviation's Customer Assembly Center (CAC) and do as much work
as they once would have taken months... if not years (especially
for those of us who work on "ZST-Zoom Standard Time"),
to accomplish. The "CAC" options allow Glasair Aviation
to offer completion times on the Sportsman aircraft that "no
other aircraft company in the industry can even come close to
matching."
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With
a 2 week Airframe Assembly Option, a builder essentially completes
their airframe, accomplishing Installation of fuel tanks and
fuel lines, Wiring for fuel transfer pumps in wings, Installation
of Nav/Strobe conduit and wiring in wings, Installation of pitot
system in wings, Wings complete and closed, Main Landing Gear
aligned and installed (tail dragger or trike), Wheels and tires
mounted to main gear, Tail Wheel Installed (if tail dragger),
Nose Gear Assembled (if trike), Horizontal Stabilizer aligned
and installed, Elevator rigged and installed (including trim
tab), Rudder rigged and installed, Control yoke, control sticks,
and flap handle assembly installed, Seat assemblies installed
(minus cushions/upholstery), Rudder pedal assemblies and cables
installed, Brake pedals, brake lines and master cylinders installed,
Brake lines installed from pedals to wheels, Aileron/Flap and
Rudder pulley system and control cables rigged and installed,
Stainless Firewall installed (with all wire and cable pass throughs
located and drilled), and wings and wing struts aligned, rigged,
drilled and installed on fuselage. Yes, this does leave some
airframe related items left for the builder to complete, including
fairings for rudder, elevator and wing tips; installation of
windows; stick grips; cabin air system; etc.
The 1 week Firewall Forward Option allows the builder to complete
their 'firewall forward' installation, which means that the
engine mount is installed, as is the engine, Exhaust, Baffling,
Induction system, Oil cooler system, Firewall forward fuel system,
Nose Wheel Assembly (if trike), Cowling, Propeller and governor,
and the spinner and backplates. This leaves the builder with
a chores left... such as CHT/EGT probes, fuel system transducer,
throttle, mixture and prop controls; etc. All in all, it's as
comprehensive a builder program as we've seen for this genre
of aircraft... and customer reports are very enthusiastic...
thereby making the CAC a shoo-in for a program of the year nod.
FMI:
www.glasairaviation.com
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