Tom Wilson
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
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
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...
51 Questions
The press of business being what it is, I recently found myself in bucolically superior British Columbia at Murphy Aircraft. The major result of...
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
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
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
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)
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)
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...
In Case You Missed It
Wind Tunnel
Columnist Barnaby Wainfan continues his flight-testing discussion by taking up the topic of longitudinal stability. By identifying the origin of the problem, whether it be a control-system issue, a too-small static margin, or a combination of the two, the flight tests he recommends will help to isolate the issue.
Homebuilt Aircraft Safety 1998-2008
Far be it from Ron Wanttajas experience to be complacent when it comes to aircraft accident statistics. In this article, he updates two previous articles on the subject of homebuilt aircraft safety and digs deep to find meaning and context for the numbers.
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AdobeStock_125628775.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Roll Recovery, Part 2")