Table of Contents
December 2004 Issue
Cover Story
The Spacemaker: Velocity's Dash 5
Ever find yourself in a dream-state movie that stars you as the pilot-in-command of a futuristic aircraft--a sleek, sexy, sophisticated machine with remarkable capabilities but almost intuitive flying response? Or find yourself filling in for a lack of external stimulation with some old-fashioned fantasy flying, zooming around the airspace in a one-of-a-kind speedster that's equally at home at major metropolitan airports and out-of-the-way aerodromes? By Dave Higdon
Homebuilt Aircraft Directory
We list 349 fixed-wing aircraft built from kits and give special designation to Light-Sport legal designs (A-F); compiled by Julia Downie.
Continued (F-P).
Continued (P-Z).
Aircraft Company Cross-Reference
You can find the company if you know the name of the design.
Flight Reports
The Spacemaker: Velocity's Dash 5
Velocity Aircraft's XL model beefs up with added seas and baggage space; by Dave Higdon.
Shop Talk
Riveting Basics for the Non-Metal Builder
This long-trusted airplane construction process is simpler than you think; by Ishmael Puentes.
How Piston Engines Make Power, Part 8
In the last part of this series, "Turbo Tom" Wyatt concludes with a discussion on supercharging.
Gas Welding for the Non-Welder, Part 1
Zenith 601 builder Scott Laughlin presents a beginner's guide to basic gas welding; by Scott Laughlin.
How to build temporary antennas for composite and metal aircraft; by Jim Weir.
Designer's Notebook
The Cooper-Harper scale offers a quantitative way to rate flying qualities; by Barnaby Wainfan
Exploring
Readers respond to the Top 20 Most Influential article; by Brian E. Clark.
Electronic ignition from E-MAG ignitions; edited by Brian E. Clark.
KITPLANES Reader's Choice Awards 2004
The pools have closed and the results are in! Compiled by Julia Downie.
Seagull Aerosports takes a new angle on weight-shift construction with a fully enclosed cockpit; by Dan Johnson.
Kit Bits
Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
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At AOPA Summit in Hartford, Garmin will unveil its latest portable, the touchscreen aera 796. Take a video tour of the navigator's features, which include synthetic vision, enhanced chart functions, and a new touchscreen interface.
KITPLANES talked to PS Engineering’s Mark Scheuer about the new PAR100EX Experimental-class audio panel with a communication radio.
KITPLANES talks with Zenith Aircraft’s Sebastien Heintz at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES gets the scoop on Garmin’s developments and rebates for the G3X EFIS at Sun ‘n Fun 2011.
KITPLANES caught up with Dynon Avionics at Sun ‘n Fun to get a glimpse of the new DX15 handheld com radio.
KITPLANES tours the Whirlwind Propeller factory where the firm's fixed-pitch and ground-adjustable propellers are made, as well as the blades for Whirlwind constant-speed props.
