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Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson
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Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.

Commander Klutz and the Lost Planet Airmen

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It’s a fair assumption most KITPLANES® readers were not big on essay writing in school, which at least left me with a job (I’m...

Being Assimilated

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By dint of starting young and aging rapidly, I’ve been doing some of this stuff for a while now. By stuff, I mean flying...

Murphy Radical

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Canada’s maker of practical backwoods airplanes is relaunching their 2+2 Radical.

51 Questions

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The press of business being what it is, I recently found myself in bucolically superior British Columbia at Murphy Aircraft. The major result of...

2023 Engine Buyer’s Guide

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Power up with our annual powerplant directory.

Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index Introduction Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline Inline and V Four-Stroke Radial and Rotary (Traditional) Rotary (Wankel) Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...

Inline and V Four-Stroke

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index Introduction Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline Inline and V Four-Stroke Radial and Rotary (Traditional) Rotary (Wankel) Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...

Radial and Rotary

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index Introduction Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline Inline and V Four-Stroke Radial and Rotary (Traditional) Rotary (Wankel) Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...

Rotary (Wankel)

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index Introduction Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline Inline and V Four-Stroke Radial and Rotary (Traditional) Rotary (Wankel) Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...

Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)

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2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index Introduction Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline Inline and V Four-Stroke Radial and Rotary (Traditional) Rotary (Wankel) Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...

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Field Notes on an Installation

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What you need to consider before installing Garmins new GTN 650/750 series navigators in your homebuilt.

Common In-Flight Failures, Part 2

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This column is a continuation of common in-flight failures that I began discussing in...

Alternator Mods Without Major Surgery

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Another way to modify a Nippondenso alternator for use with an external voltage regulator.

Learning about Lycomings

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Attending the Lycoming Service Class in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.