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Ken Scott

Ken Scott
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Ken Scott is a longtime employee of Van's Aircraft and also a multi-airframe builder (RV-6, KK-1, RV-12) whose quest for new skills remains unabated. He lives with his wife, Camilla, on a residential airpark near Canby, Oregon.

Rotax, Anyone?

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Robert Haag’s RV-4/600 is powered by a Rotax 915 iS engine.

Lady Vi Emergency Landing

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On the way to Oshkosh the only flying VariVggen, "Lady Vi," lost oil pressure over northern Arkansas. Pilot Ryszard Zadow diverted to a small...

The Resurrection of Lady Vi

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RAFE brings a rare and special VariViggen to life.

Van’s–The Middle Ages

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My involvement with Van’s Aircraft started in 1987—if my memory is right. The company had been going for 15 years when I got there,...

How the RV-8 Came to Be

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25 years ago, Richard VanGrunsven designed an aerobatic tandem sport plane that’s also a great traveling machine.
Bull Moose

Meet the Bull Moose

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All Moose, no bull—a throaty American V-8 motivates this outsized Canadian bush plane.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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It’s finally finished!
Rion Bourgeois (left) and Philip Groelz test the tank for leaks.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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What could possibly go wrong?

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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The noisy end.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Assembling some assemblies.

In Case You Missed It

The Turf War Around MOSAIC

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You might think that a long-running proposal to streamline certification and greatly expand (and make far more usable) LSA and sport pilot rules would have the industry locking arm, raising voices in song and, therefore, on a clear path to success. You might, but you’d be wrong.
Aircraft Jacking Solutions

All Jacked Up

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Aircraft Jacking Solutions introduces ease and stability to lifting an airplane

Building the eXenos

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Part 4: Back to the airframe, installing the motor.

The Dawn Patrol

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Road trip.