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Letters
F-1 RegistrationIn "Ten Years With a Time Machine" , Dave Forster states that he lives in Houston, Texas, yet his plane appears to have...
VamPLIERS Solve Problems
In our many decades building (wrenching on) airplanes, we've run into our fair share of stripped and buggered up screws. Getting them out has...
Camping With Your Airplane Photo Contest Winner Announced
Nicholas Blanck from San Francisco, CA is the winner of the "Camping with your airplane" photo contest with his shot from Cavanaugh Bay, ID...
Smythe Tango XR
On September 1, 2015, N464WS departed Williston, FL - X60 - following a 20-month build, and arrived in Brunswick, ME - KBXM - after...
New Homebuilt Aircraft Council Appointments
The EAA's Homebuilt Aircraft Council added three new members.
Kitplanes Magazine Sponsors Zenith STOL Competition
STOL competition highlights festivities at Zenith Open Hangar Day festival
The second Zenith Aircraft Open Hangar Day STOL Competition is set for Friday, the day...
1,000 RV-12 Kits Sold
On August 27, 2015 the shipping department at Van's Aircraft Inc. had several orders to fill. By the end of the day, they'd rolled...
In Case You Missed It
Build a Custom Plenum That Will Work
For optimum performance, all it takes is a little bit of math and some fiberglass.
Alternative Energies
A new electric ultralight motorglider expands the boundaries of its category—and its plans can be downloaded free. By Dean Sigler.