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Vintage V12's in Tehachapi, CA is the world's leading shop specializing in building Merlin, Griffon, and Allison engines for restoration and racing. Since 1981, owner Jose Flores and his team have been dedicated to breathing life back into World War II fighters, from complete restorations for museums to championship-winning planes at the Reno Air Races. Their meticulous engine restoration process includes disassembly, cleaning, inspection, and final testing to ensure each engine meets or exceeds the original manufacturer's performance specifications. With a highly skilled team of technicians and a passion for these mechanical works of art, Vintage V12's offers unparalleled craftsmanship, performance, and safety in every engine that powers these historic planes.Generated from the website

Welcome to Flight Research, Inc Flight Research, Inc leads the industry in innovative flight test solutions. Whether your project is aircraft or weapons related, from systems certification, to STC certification to aircraft type certification, nobody does flight test better than we do. We can design and implement a comprehensive flight test program for your aircraft, or we can test your product or equipment on our aircraft, which range from small general aviation aircraft to helicopters to supersonic fighters. We also offer chase, pace, photographic and telemetry support. Take a look at our capabilites, and then contact us! Let's talk about your needs and how we can meet them. Flight Research was founded in 1981 in Mojave, California, to meet the growing need for private-sector specialists in flight test design and implementation. Besides the various services we offer commercially, we also supply aircraft and technical services to our sister organization, the National Test Pilot School. We are very proud of our reputation as an on-time, cost-effective, customer support-oriented organization. FRI's staff has extensive experience in flight-testing new and modified aircraft. Our flight test services have included specialized single flights required by customers, to STC projects, to full FAA certification. FRI's engineering staff includes: Many of our engineers are also FAA DER's in their respective fields. Our maintenance team of experienced airframe and powerplant mechanics, avionics, electronics and instrumentation technicians, structure and sheet metal people very well complements our engineering staff. They all have extensive experience modifying and instrumenting aircraft for flight either on a one time or continuous basis. FRI President, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it FRI Director Of Maintenance, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it