Table of Contents
April 2009 Issue
Flight Reports
Jean Grinvalds’ plansbuilt four-seat pusher design was ahead of its time, predating the Bede BD-5, VariEze, Prescott Pusher and Cirrus VK-30. By Geoff Jones.
Builder Spotlight
AeroTek Aviation’s Beaver-size amphibious kit airplane, the Grizzly, showcases the company’s 550-shaft-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A engine conversion, which has also flown in the Murphy Moose. By Ed Wischmeyer.
Shop Talk
The subject this month is Schmitt triggers and digital gates, which can be employed for a variety of purposes in homebuilt aircraft including use with switches and sensors or panel lighting. By Jim Weir.
Designer's Notebook
Aerodynamics Engineer Barnaby Wainfan dissects one of the most common and possibly least understood flight maneuvers: turns.
Exploring
Recent casualties in the kit-aircraft universe including AirlinkTECH, Pillar Point Avionics and Superior Air Parts reduce services available to builders and potentially eliminate some healthy competiton. By Marc Cook.
Web Links in this Issue
Follow these links to visit the web sites of companies you read about in the April issue.
What’s New
Qref
Van's Aircraft
Raven Aviation
AirCam
Lockwood Aircraft
Grizzly
Aerotek Aviation
Anti-Icing for Experimentals
Kelly Aerospace
RDD Enterprises
Air Power
Ly-Con
Anywhere Map Travel Companion
Anywhere Map
Jabiru (To Launch a Light Sport)
RST Engineering Article
Google SketchUp
Alibre
Jabiru Pacific
Build Your Skills: Fabric
SportAir Workshops
Light Stuff
U.S. Jabiru
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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.
