Gabriel DeVault
Gabriel DeVault has built and flown two of his own electric aircraft and assisted in another dozen or so electric aircraft efforts. A founding team member of Zero Motorcycles, he was head of R&D for about five years and used a Zero motor, battery package, controller and engine monitor in his Electric Xenos. He also designed the electric powerplant for the Aerolite EV-103 ultralight.
Electric Airplane Fundamentals
Hi, my name is Gabe and I’m an unabashed electric airplane nerd. I have built and flown two of my own electric aircraft, and...
In Case You Missed It
The Home Machinist
Home Machinist Bob Fritz had been looking for a way to compare the effectiveness of various screw extractors he had accumulated in his toolbox, and he found a willing test subject in a Cessna 170s 60-year-old gas tank.
Statistics, Lies and Damn Lies…
Aviation is a numbers game. We fly the airplane by the numbers, we use...
Down to Earth
Flight instruction has its challenges, but it has many rewards as well. Amy Laboda reflects on her recent successful launch of a brand new pilot.
Editor’s Log
With so many different types of Experimental/kit aircraft available, Paul Dye explains how KITPLANES tries to include something of interest for everyone.