Designing a brand new sport plane, with Steve Wood

Designing a clean sheet airplane and introducing it to the world by flying to Oshkosh is a bold plan, but that’s exactly what Steve Wood did this year. He tells us all about the Spirit Engineering SE-1, including why staying quiet was important for the company, why good looks matter in an airplane, and why they designed their own engine. Steve also worked at Cessna many years ago, so he talks about the glory days of GA, including the launch of the Cessna Caravan. In the Ready to Copy segment, Steve discusses common design mistakes, the Skypup ultralight, and the Cessna T303. SHOW LINKS: * Spirit Engineering: https://spiriteng.com/se-1-aircraft/ * SE-1 video: https://youtu.be/9BMg5ECULm0 * PilotWorkshops Mastery: https://pilotworkshop.com/