Table of Contents
February 2007 Issue
Cover Story
In keeping with its origins in Australia--where it seems every vehicle has to be up for back-country use--surprising utility lurks in the Jabiru, a nifty little hauler available in both kit and ready-to-fly SLSA versions, with ELSA soon to come.
Builder Spotlight
Who says you can't have it all? As a manufacturer of engines and aircraft, Jabiru lets pilots pick the package that fits; by Ed Wischmeyer.
This is the Cub Mr. Piper would build today; by LeRoy Cook.
A Short History of Light-Sport Aircraft
We'll examine the evolution and possible future of this growing category; by Dave Martin.
2007 Aircraft Directory, Part 3
Everything you wanted to know about LSAs and rotorcraft; compiled by Julia Downie.
Preparation and patience required, and a good scheme helps; by Marc Cook.
Shop Talk
Air and water are primal elements in the great BTU exchange; by Tim Kern.
'58 was a good year for Elvis and coaxial cable; by Jim Weir.
Designer's Notebook
Optimum cruise is not the sole design consideration; by Barnaby Wainfan.
Exploring
First flights and second thoughts; by Marc Cook.
Skykits christens a new SLSA, and great gizmos abound; edited by Mary Bernard.
Designer Spotlight: Tom Peghiny
Good designers may be born not made: This innovator started young and never looked back; by Tim Kern.
An up-close look at in-the-ear units; by Cory Emberson.
Tecnam's Sierra LSA has a lot going for it; by Dave Martin.
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the February issue.
What's New
RST Headset Kit
Cessna LSA
What's New
Skykits LLC
Avotek
KITPLANES Online Bookstore
Steel Breeze
Air Gizmos
Aussie Audacity
Jabiru USA
Jabiru Pacific
American Legend Cub
American Legend Aircraft
Designer Spotlight: Tom Peghiny
CT Design
HPower HKS Engines
Headset Buyers Guide
Aloft Technologies
LightSPEED Aviation
Panther Electronics
Quiet Technologies
Sportsman Paint
Aero-Graphics Design
Master Aircraft Service
Scheme Designers
Light Stuff
Tecnam Sierra
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January 2007
December 2007
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Aviation Consumer
Aviation Safety
AvWeb
IFR Magazine
IFR Refresher
Light Plane Maintenance
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We get a detailed look at Garmin's new G3X package. Paul Bertorelli talks to Garmin's Jim Alpiser at the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
At Sun 'n Fun 2013, KITPLANES editor Paul Dye flew his RV-3 into Lakeland. In this video, he gives us a tour of the airplane's unique design and construction.
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Zenith Aircraft introduced a new version of its CH750, the Cruzer. It's intended to be faster than the STOL version of this airplane.
