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Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson
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Matt Johnson is a private pilot who is currently building his first kit aircraft, a Van’s RV-7A. He is the C.T.O. for a technology firm and lives with his wife, Melissa, and two kids in San Antonio, Texas.

The Garage Mahal

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If the RV-7 turns out half as well as the workshop in which it is being built, itll be a winner. By Matt Johnson.

In Case You Missed It

Van’s RV-12

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In typical fashion, Van’s Aircraft refused to rest on its laurels after the RV-12’s prototype debut last year, and sought to improve on an already good design. The new production airplane has changed (beyond its color), with a castering nosewheel, toe brakes instead of a grip, reshaped control sticks for better clearance, ground-adjustable seats fore and aft as well as in tilt, and the list goes on. Best of all, this day/VFR machine is still a delight to fly; by Ed Kolano.

Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design

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3D-printed composite part molds, part 2.

Editor’s Log

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Its about the people.

Here We Go Again

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Looking ahead to the aircraft kits and plans—for airplanes and rotorcraft—available for 2025