Eric Rearwin sent us a report on his Rearwin Speedster project, which is under restoration at Tim Talen's shop in Jasper, OR. This is a factory prototype Speedster and it is powered by a very rare Cirrus engine:
Monday July 5 was "birthing day" when we rolled the Speedster out of the shop and into the hangar for assembly! The tail feathers are on and the wings go on tomorrow, if we can line up the crew!
Also more news: the Hamilton-Standard Propeller is at the prop shop, Western Aircraft Propellor in Troutdale, OR, and will be completely reconditioned with plated hub and polished blades. They will do the complete tuneup and have it ready in about 30 days.
We were able to find the correct tubes for these unusual 7.00 x 5 Autofan wheels (circa 1933) and as I had the correct tires on hand we were able to get the wheels and tires all mounted up. They look great: Goodrich Silvertown aircraft tires. Unfortunately they get covered up by the wheel pants! It looks like we should be getting ready for a test run of the engine by late August and first flight soon thereafter.
