From the  second issue of the 2004 RVator 

RV-11 MOTORGLIDER UPDATE                    Van

I have been applying evening and some weekend time to it over the past winter. Unlike the well-staffed and well-organized developmental projects in our prototype shop, progress is painfully slow. I blame it on the many variable and unknowns, plus the low productivity of one tired old workman. I’ve often cautioned RV builders that should avoid making changes and trying new ideas because this takes much, much more time than following the plans. I am now hoist on my own petard, having fallen into the trap of building in experimental features which are not really essential to this POC airplane. Sorry, I guess I am a fallible human also. I still have hopes of finishing it this year. We’ll see.

  

  How’s this for a compact instrument panel? 6.5 x 8 inches! The I-K Technologies AIM-1 display provides the airspeed, altitude, RPM, MP, Oil temp & Pressure, fuel pressure, and 4 cyl. EGT and CHT. The radio is a MicroAir and there is space for a variometer, and mag and starter switches.

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The wiring process is underway, as is obvious from the random loose wires. Engine and baffle installation is nearly complete. One "different" feature is the fuel tank, located behind the cockpit and attached only to the upper fuselage skin. Tank and skin await installation until all other internal work is finished in the aft fuselage.