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Dynamometer Break-In: Worth It

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Running a new engine on a test stand or, especially, a dyno, makes so much sense we don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it.

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Lancair Love Story

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Few homebuilders forget the first airplane they constructed, even if they go on to do others. That was the case with Mike Maxwell, who had pretty much given up on ever seeing his Lancair 235 again. But life is nothing if not full of surprises, and Mike was in for a big one.

Sikorsky S-38 Project

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Building a 55%-scale, amphibious twin-engine flying boat seems like an ambitious project, and it is. But this former WW-II B-25 commander with four homebuilt aircraft already under his belt tackled it anyway. By Rick Lindstrom.

Future Fuels, Part 2

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When 100LL phases out, the replacement will almost certainly be a 100-octane equivalent. But which one? By Paul Bertorelli.

Spars-The Heart of the Wing

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Riveting the assembly, part 3.