Dana Hague, Author at KITPLANES

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Dana soloed at 16 and has been messing around with the low and slow side of aviation ever since. An aerospace engineer by education and mechanical engineer by trade, he’s been taking things apart almost since birth and usually manages to put them back together again. He’s owned and tinkered with a variety of homebuilts over the years and currently flies a Hatz CB-1 biplane.

Oil Cooler Shutter

Dana Hague - July 14, 2025 0

Ditch the duct tape— an adjustable fix for oil coolers.

Keep the Greasy Side Clean

Dana Hague - July 30, 2024 0

Build your own oil separator.

What a Drag

Dana Hague - October 9, 2023 4

Round versus streamline flying wires.

Homemade Compression Tester

Dana Hague - September 24, 2022 9

Why buy a new one when you can build your own?

Do-It-Yourself Camera Mount

Dana Hague - February 20, 2021 4

Homebuilt aircraft struts often require a homebuilt mount.

Metal vs. Wood

Dana Hague - September 12, 2020 4

Part 2: Reworking a wood propeller.

Metal vs. Wood

Dana Hague - August 11, 2020 8

A new prop for an old plane.

A Wooden Kneeboard for Tablets

Dana Hague - January 23, 2020 0

While I owned my‭ ‬Fisher FP-404‭ ‬‭(‬“Restoring a Stored Homebuilt‭,‬”‭ ‬February 2017‭), ‬I was using an Android smartphone running the free Avare navigation app...

New Gear for an Old Plane

Dana Hague - July 20, 2018 1

Building landing gear from scratch for a Starduster One.

Biplane Cross-Country

Dana Hague - March 15, 2018 0

Tennessee to Connecticut in a Starduster SA-100.

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Dana Hague

Oil Cooler Shutter

Keep the Greasy Side Clean

What a Drag

Homemade Compression Tester

Do-It-Yourself Camera Mount

Metal vs. Wood

Metal vs. Wood

A Wooden Kneeboard for Tablets

New Gear for an Old Plane

Biplane Cross-Country

In Case You Missed It

Letters

Letters

Leaky Static Lines

Ask the DAR