Fuel, Hydraulic, Brake, Pneumatic. Built, Tested, Flying.
Manufacturing Insights Fuel, Hydraulic, Brake, Pneumatic. Built, Tested, Flying. July 19, 2026 Built Before First Flight. Still Holding at Altitude. An aircraft runs on more than its engine. Fuel has to get to the engine. Hydraulics move the landing gear. Brakes need lines that hold under pressure every time. The pitot-static system feeds the instruments […]
Most Machine Shops Can Hold a Tolerance. Not Many Can Wire an Aircraft.
Manufacturing Insights Most Machine Shops Can Hold a Tolerance. Not Many Can Wire an Aircraft. July 5, 2026 The First Time Someone Put on the Headset, It Worked. Every aircraft has a nervous system. Wires running from the cockpit to the engine, the landing gear, the fuel system, every sensor and instrument on board, carrying […]
44 Feet, Vertical, One Job: Hold the Wing
Manufacturing Insights 44 Feet, Vertical, One Job: Hold the Wing June 21, 2026 Building the Jig That Held a Wing Together An aircraft that had been grounded for over a decade flew again. I built the jig that helped get its wing back together. That program, and the years of work that got it there, […]