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.

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.

Do-It-Yourself Tailwheel

Dana Hague - January 18, 2017 7

Adding a custom-designed tailwheel to a Fisher FP-404.

Restoring a Stored Homebuilt

Dana Hague - December 23, 2016 2

Expect the unexpected.

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Dana Hague

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

Do-It-Yourself Tailwheel

Restoring a Stored Homebuilt

In Case You Missed It

Ask the DAR

Inserting Bolts, Installing Nuts

Tips From the New Guy

What’s New