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Postcards From Oshkosh
There was much to see at AirVenture 2021. Some photos our reporters took did not make it into our daily coverage from Oshkosh, but...
September 2021
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Ryan ST Reimagined: Timber Tiger Aircraft’s ST-L brings modern technology to a classic design.
Buying Used—Zenith STOL CH 701: For 35...
New Parmetheus G3 Landing and Taxi Lights from WAT
Whelen Aerospace Technologies (WAT) announced today the launch of its brand new Parmetheus™ G3 LED landing and taxi lights.
The new G3 Series is 2.5...
Wood Legal Eagle XL
I completed my Legal Eagle XL at home and covered the wings in my living room and dining room over the winter. Great Wife!!...
Metal Magic: Blind Rivet Techniques
Paul Dye discusses blind or pull rivets—and why they're not just like hardware-store "pop" rivets.
STOL Drag Receives FAA National Accreditation
In 2019, STOL Drag got its start after becoming the first new race class at the Reno Air Races in almost 20 years. This...
Metal Magic: Removing Bad Rivets
How to properly remove bad or damaged rivets. You'll probably do this a lot over the course of an airplane project!
Archive: October 1999
Mike Arnold’s hyper efficient AR-5 was on our October 1999 cover with a report by editor Dave Martin that posed an interesting question: Could...
August 2021
On the cover: Bob Mackey flies Gabriel DeVault’s electric Xenos, which is powered by a Zero motorcycle drivetrain. Photographed near Hollister, California, by Marc...
Huttinger Zenith CH 750 STOL
When I made the decision to purchase the kit after attending a rudder workshop in November of 2015, I envisioned a three-year process at...
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Weight Watchers
There is no doubt that the lighter the airplane, the better it performs and the better it generally seems to handle.
The Home Machinist, Part 6
Paying attention to the working environment and maintaining machining tools in tip-top shape can yield a more polished finished product, while also making the fabrication process easier.
