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Kitplanes Magazine: Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.

Metal Magic: A Quick Look at Edge Rolling

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This short episode of Metal Magic provides some quick tips on the most effective ways to get sheetmetal to "lay down" properly. KITPLANES editor...

Archive: January 1992

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The pointy, provocative nose of the Berkut punctuated our heavily processed cover this month. Inside, it was the first of a two-part story on...

January 2022

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On the cover: Since its first flight in 1986, Paul Cox has logged more than 3300 hours in N80PC, his second plans-built Mustang II....

Metal Magic: Using Reamers For Accurate Holes

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Sometimes a drill bit just won't do. When you want accurate, perfectly round holes in aluminum, you need to use a reamer. KITPLANES editor...

Metal Magic: Cutting Round Instrument Holes

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KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye continues the Metal Magic series with a tutorial on how to cut round holes in aluminum, mainly for...

Gervae Cub Special

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After 5 years and 2000+ hrs, I completed my plans built Cub Special. It has a Continental O-200A with Catto Prop, TK1 Shock Monster...

Archive: April 2007

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Faithful KITPLANES® readers who picked up our April 2007 issue might be forgiven for thinking we’d lost our minds and put a Piper Comanche...

December 2021

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On the cover: Paul Dye flies Mike Lemons’ American Legend MOAC—the “Mother of All Cubs.” Photographed near Wautoma, Wisconsin, by Richard VanderMeulen. Table od contents ...

Metal Magic: Making Square Instrument Holes In Aluminum

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You've built most of your airplane, now it's time for cutting the instrument panel blank. KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye shows you how...

Metal Magic: Learning To Love the Step Drill

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KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye explains the best times to use the so-called step drill (also called a UniBit) for drilling larger holes...

In Case You Missed It

Cracked!

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Take a deep breath–it can be fixed.

First Time Builders

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Here's how to maximize your chance of success.

Ask the DAR

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KR-2 as LSA, overweight ultralights, pre-cover inspections.

Flying Other People’s Planes

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Yes, it's fun-but beware of unexpected problems.