Epoxy is the future, its used in nearly all the latest high tech aircraft, F1, space stuff etc


however they do tend to use the much safer prepreg systems, and when trimming and sanding the comonents are fully cured as they are cooked in a clave,

however with bucket and brush you do have to be ...

yes i can confirm, the Ez's and other rutan type canards are deffinatly not suitable for aero's

Strange things happen with welding rules, it appears that fuel tanks do not have to be welded by an approved welder never mind what material its made of, but exhaust systems do require an approved welder.
Personally I'd prefere to see a reasonable weld by a competant welder (not CAA welder ) on ...

just a quick note,

viking dragon fly isnt available as far as im aware,


the Long ez is missing from your list, its available in the form of the OpenEz http://opencanard.com (also supported on the canardzone forum, although down at the moment, it will be back soon)

There are actually 2 Q200's at turweston, both the Tri cycle versions

one is Mick Davies and is currently undergoing test flight

the other is mine and was brought over from the states, so has been stripped of paint ect for inspection and ready for rebuild, have also just purchased a low hour O-200 ...