A week ago I was at the ArrowCopter factory (the company is actually called FD-Compisites GmbH) and was impressed by the progress made since the entire factory had burned down on March 30 this year.
Rebuilding is coming along nicely, as this panorama shot shows:
Exterior Panorama
The left portion is the old part of the building complex and was hit the hardest. It was here that the fire started. Offices and the new construction hangar are on the right hand side and already fully operational.
Here is an interior panorama shot taken in the newly rebuilt portion.
Interior Panorama
Currently there are six ArrowCopters being worked on, one of them an annual on a machine stationed in Switzerland. One is the factory demonstrator and four are new machines in various stages of completion.
This is the Swiss machine. I took this photo because it shows nicely the stuff that's usually hidden behind the instrument panel and the rear seat.
Electronic Spaces
A closeup of the electronic bay behind the rear seat reveals that all electronics and most of the pneumatics are collocated here. This makes for easy access, and facilitytes maintenance. Radio and transponder, too, are mounted in the electronic bay with only a remote control display in the instrument panel.
Electronic Bay
Next to assembly and maintenance there is also some exciting development going on. I was sworn to secrecy, so please don't ask for any further details. But rest assured that I'll post here as soon as we can show something tangible.
Greetings, -- Chris.
Rebuilding is coming along nicely, as this panorama shot shows:
Exterior Panorama
The left portion is the old part of the building complex and was hit the hardest. It was here that the fire started. Offices and the new construction hangar are on the right hand side and already fully operational.
Here is an interior panorama shot taken in the newly rebuilt portion.
Interior Panorama
Currently there are six ArrowCopters being worked on, one of them an annual on a machine stationed in Switzerland. One is the factory demonstrator and four are new machines in various stages of completion.
This is the Swiss machine. I took this photo because it shows nicely the stuff that's usually hidden behind the instrument panel and the rear seat.
Electronic Spaces
A closeup of the electronic bay behind the rear seat reveals that all electronics and most of the pneumatics are collocated here. This makes for easy access, and facilitytes maintenance. Radio and transponder, too, are mounted in the electronic bay with only a remote control display in the instrument panel.
Electronic Bay
Next to assembly and maintenance there is also some exciting development going on. I was sworn to secrecy, so please don't ask for any further details. But rest assured that I'll post here as soon as we can show something tangible.
Greetings, -- Chris.