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.

Restoring a Stored Homebuilt

Dana Hague - December 23, 2016 2

Expect the unexpected.

Magnetos For Half VW Engines

Dana Hague - May 20, 2016 1

Points to ponder at replacement time.

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In Case You Missed It

Ask the DAR

Mel Asberry - March 15, 2018 0

Electric motors, major repairs, combining parts from several kits, using completed wings.

Torque Wrench Basics

Dave Prizio - May 12, 2020 6

Torque is a twisting or rotational force about an axis such as the length...

Vortex Generators and STOL Performance

Barnaby Wainfan - July 27, 2012 0

One way to solve the problem of flow separation—and stall—is by installing vortex generators on your kit aircraft.

Light Stuff

Roy Beisswenger - January 17, 2012 0

Not all airports welcome “out of the ordinary” aircraft such as gyros, ultralights or powered parachutes. If you’ve been shut out, here are some tips to get you back in. By Roy Beisswenger.