Hello Brian,
No charge fom engineering but no e.m.f. from anyonr else. Looks like the old PFA spirit got left behind somewhere.
Cant you have a word with James Dyson and ask him what he can come up with, not sure what it would look like though so Francis might retract his offer!

Thanks for the info ...

Whats happened to electric powered aircraft?
Is anyone building one?
Engineering were going to put the first one through the system free of charge, did it happen?
With elecric cars like the Leaf, and elecric motor bikes coming onto the market it wont be long before there is a plentifull supply of ...

To be elligible for a permit your aircraft must comply with Annex2 of regulation 216 which says
It must be of simple design
The design must have been established prior to 1955
Production must have ceased prior to 1975.
I think that you qualify on all counts but for some reason everyone, including ...

Dont forget Mike Whittakers MW7. Easily fits in a single garage, folds quickly
single handed. Takes off from your back garden. cheap to build and fly and being single seat you dont have to take passengers.