In 1994 N2BD was flown to the Reno Air Races to drum up business. During this flight the skinning on the vertical stabilizers demonstrated some wrinkling, indicating excessive flex. The problem was considered minor, and a stronger tail design was added. Aviation Week and Space Technology published a positive report on the aircraft in its June 1994 edition,[4] although it noted some horizontal "snaking", not uncommon on an aircraft that is longer than it is wide. By the time Omni Magazine reported on it in its March 1995 issue,[1] the weight was given as 2,410 lb (1,090 kg), although it is not clear if this represents a real change in weight, or alternately changes in the secondary equipment.




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