At the time I took that picture (mid August 1999), Gilbert was making few adjustments prior to the final inspection.  The work on this plane is in my opinion very good and Gilbert definitively has been quite creative in addressing issues that were important for him (redundancy, maintainability, balance and performance).
	Engine The engine is an EFI EA-82 (Subaru) with a reduction from Dave Johnson.   The cabin heater is mounted on the firewall.  For another picture of the engine, click here.
	Easy to unplug The builder of this airplane is an expert with electrical systems (in manufacturing applications).  One of the several things that was important for him--and I think it is a good idea-- is to have the possibility to unplug everything easilly in case he wants to remove the engine.
	Fuel System The fuel tanks are made of copper.  Apparently it is easier to solder.  There are two wing locker tanks and one small header tank.
	Fuel System (cont.) Facet fuel pumps are mounted in the centerwing, on the spar.
	Engine Cooling The EA-82 engine being quite heavy, Gilbert  decided to experiment by putting the radiator behind the cabin.  The air exit on each side.  There are 8 automatically activated fans that help air flow when waiting on the ground.  For the air intake, click here.  The radiator is now a Volkwagen Fox unit.  Prior to this, Gilbert tried two Renault radiators with deception (the radiators failed and leaked).
	Cockpit The instrument panel is very nicely laid out.  On the top left is a uEncoder from RMI.  The red light at the top is a warning light that illuminates when any engine instrument is off limits.  Gilbert  also made green and red lights for each of the instruments showing either lor or high limit violation.  This also serve as a backup unit for each instrument..
	Preparing for a test flight Fernand Levesque and Pierre Morel were the two test pilots for Gilbert's aircraft.  Fernand was Gilbert's advisor during the project... he is now my mentor.  Pierre used to teach aerobatic flying and flew over 50 different models of airplanes during his "career".  He also built a CH180 Super Acro many years ago that he still enjoys flying.  Here is a picture of his beautiful plane: