Flight Reports Comp Air 8 SS52 It's mega utility in a composite package; by Rick Lindstrom. Builder Spotlight The 18-Day Sportsman: Packing the Panel For an accelerated build, planning the panel cannot be a part-time project; by Marc Cook. The Bicycle Mechanic's Flying Dream Two brothers' journey toward a flying homebuilt parallels another pair of brothers. Well, kinda. By Tim Bayer. Completions Builders share their successes with our readers. Shop Talk Detonation and Pre-Ignition Often used interchangeably, detonation and pre-ignition are not only different but significant in different ways; by Walter Atkinson. Air Cooler Basics Keep your oil cool, keep your engine running; by Norm Ellis. Anatomy of a Vernatherm Help wanted: Experienced oil flow manager, 40,000 cycles or more; by Norm Ellis. Product Review: EA DRDT-2 Dimpler With this innovative tool, mechaniczal advantage becomes builder advantage; by Ed Wischmeyer. Engine Beat Hexadyne P60: Four strokes, small package; by Tim Kern. Aero 'Lectrics How hot are we? By Jim Weir. Designer's Notebook Designer Spotlight: Dean Wilson For the patriarch of the two-place, folding-wing light aircraft concept, design is a way of life; by Tim Kern. Wind Tunnel New rules, new designs...it's all good; by Barnaby Wainfan. Exploring What's New The AirCam comes home (again); edited by Brian E. Clark. Around the Patch Some late-summer poolside reading; by Marc Cook. Buying Used: All Things Zenith Here's how to make sure that the previously owned Zenith homebuilt is really for you; by Cory Emberson. Light Stuff Here's the lowdown on Sport Pilot training in a new LSA; by Dave Martin. Kit Bits Contributors Letters Sportplanes Advertising Section List of Advertisers Builders' Marketplace The Classified Builder Kit Stuff Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
KITPLANES' exclusive video highlighting the Europa Monowheel built by Kim Prout. His Europa is one of the highest-time examples in the U.S., and amply shows off the superb combination of agility and utility.
In this exclusive KITPLANES video, we get the low down on the new Garmin G3X with synthetic vision.
CubCrafters' Carbon Cub EX may look old-timey on the outside, but it's high-tech on the inside, not just in the materials used but in the production processes.
KITPLANES sits down with Advanced Flight Systems' founder Rob Hickman to examine his new synthetic-vision EFIS.
JPI's Lance Turk explains the features of the new JPI EDM-740.
Ever wonder what it takes to be the largest kit manufacturer in the world? KITPLANES editor Marc Cook takes a tour of Van's Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon.
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