Kestrels in Maine?

[PRB]

Never heard of a Kestrel before, but when I saw this on the front page of the news paper up in Augusta over the weekend, I thought it looked a lot like the Epic LT. Looks like this company will be based out of erstwhile NAS Brunswick. If Bill of Lionheart Creations hasn't built this one yet...

http://www.kjonline.com/news/bnas-to-host-plane-plant_2010-07-23.html (http://www.kjonline.com/news/bnas-to-host-plane-plant_2010-07-23.html)

[n4gix]

I saw the Kestral up close and personal on Sunday at Airventure 2010. I crawled through the entire cabin/cockpit area (I had to crawl cause I couldn't bend over far enough to duck-walk!)...

It's very much based off of the Epic LT.

[Dain Arns]

I was thinking this was going to be a thread about the littlest of raptors. :icon_lol:
One of my favorite birds.
Love to watch them hunt.

Back to the subject, that's a good looking turboprop.
Never heard of it before, until today...

Kestrel Aircraft - Disruptive Innovation (http://www.kestrel.aero/)

[Naki]

Hmm the guy from Cirrus is behind it. Ive seen so many aircraft manufacturers start out from scratch and fail...hopefully this one succeeds like Cirrus did.

This looks like the Farnborough aircraft they were proposing in the UK..is it the same machine?

Edit: Looks like it is:

http://farnborough-aircraft.com/

[brad kaste]

Rolls Royce Aviation was noted for naming various engines they manufactured after birds of prey,....such as the Kestrel. Most noted would be the Merlin engine that went into the Spit, Hurricane,...and Lanc.