Dave Anders
Dave Anders is a retired dentist and has been flying for 39 years. His RV-4 first flew in 1991 and won Kitbuilt Champion and Reserve Grand Champion awards at Oshkosh. In 1997 the National Aeronautic Association awarded it a World Record for the “Cafe Triaviathon All-Time High Score for Combined Aircraft Performance,” which still stands. He works on its performance continually and has increased its top speed by 44 mph over the years.
Build a Custom Plenum That Will Work
For optimum performance, all it takes is a little bit of math and some fiberglass.
Building a Tunable Carbon Fiber Induction Plenum
There’s always more to learn when increasing your engine’s horsepower output and optimizing volumetric efficiency.
Capturing Helmholtz Free Energy
Energy thats similar to an open-ocean wave break also exists in engines. Can it be harnessed with a tunable induction system?
Putting the Experiment in Experimental
Over 30 modifications resulted in a speed increase of 44 mph.
In Case You Missed It
To Launch a Light Sport
In the third part of this series on building a Jabiru J250 Light Sport airplane, author Bob Fritz installs the elevator, trim and aileron cables, paints some of the interior, installs the master break cylinder, and moves on to the rudder pedals and flaps.
Unfit for Flight
Our culture’s version of schadenfreude often distills down to something called the Darwin Award,...
Viewfinder
Burt Rutan’s 1980s Catbird was originally designed for the CAFE Foundation fuel-efficiency competition, but Marc Cook wonders whether it might make a fine homebuilt kit aircraft today.