Message posted by Griffon314 on April 16, 2006 at 22:23:46 PST:

This article contains more details on the 31 Jan flight of Lockheed Skunkworks' P791 prototype, including a first-person account of the flight and a new photo:

http://www.hacinc.us/industry_news.htm

The reference to the aircraft's n-number in the article, N791LM, lead me to the FAA n-number registry, where we find...

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=791LM&cmndfind.x=10&cmndfind.y=22

which provides a bit more insight, including the type of engines used - little Hirth F30's. Also note that the certificate was only issued for 1 month, expiring 23 Feb 06.

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