Our Engine Beat special section had 14 pages on the engines available and suitable for homebuilts, including some longtime favorites like the Limbach VW-based engine, Belted Air Power’s V-6 and V-8 conversions, sources for the PZL Franklin designs (the 4A-235 and 6A-350), Moravia LOM engines and others. Included in the list as well: the DeltaHawk diesel and the Dyna-Cam. One can hope.


Howard Levy interviewed Dave Raun, who built a Fisher Horizon 1 because he “felt more comfortable working with wood than with metal. Composite construction was not a consideration. The material kit, priced at $5200 at the time was also respectable, and the Horizon met my two-seat requirement.” Raun finished his Horizon for $12,000 and cruised at 85 mph with a Continental A-65 on the nose.
In our “The Light Stuff” department, Dan Johnson reviewed the Flying K’s Sky Raider, a true Part 103 Ultralight. Dan pointed out at the beginning of this installment that “Our True 103 label is intended only for those aircraft that meet both the letter and the spirit of the law of FAR Part 103. That means a True 103 ultralight is designed specially to meet the rules while offering the most flying fun for the airborne pound. These are energetic and enjoyable airplanes with good design foundations.” According to Johnson, the early sales success of the Sky Raider (50 delivered in the first year), was because “it’s obvious the Brothers Schrader have found a design pilots want.”