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Its said that sailors make good floatplane pilots because they understand the nature of wind on the water. Sailboat racer and pilot Rick Orchard took that sentiment to heart in a big way when he decided to pump up an already large homebuilt (the Murphy Moose) by adding Aerocet amphibious floats and a 550-horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 turbine engine.

The propeller of an airplane generates thrust that drives it through the air. In addition to propelling the airplane, the thrust of the propeller...

One of the curses of modern CAD technology is that designers can draw something up, then have the computer dimension it on the drawing...

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

 Mojave MemoriesI greatly enjoyed Mark Cook’s article “Homebuilding on the Edge” , as it brought back fond memories. In 1974 I was a student...

Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses the many virtues of Kifoxs new Super Sport, which will be powered by a Rotec radial.

American Legends new Super Legend is almost a clone of the ever-popular Super Cub-the company even used Pipers original drawings for some of the Legends parts. The result: a well-balanced, easy-to-fly airplane, with a kit version to be released in 2013. By Paul Bertorelli.

A recent announcement that a major manufacturer would no longer be making and selling carburetors came as a shock. Although another company has taken up the challenge and will supply carbs, at least for the time being, this news may be the impetus needed to move more aviators toward fuel-injected power for their homebuilt aircraft.

Seeing as how we're all part of the Experimental aviation business here, let's talk a little about test flying, shall we? Almost everyone who...

Phenolic-based bulkhead fitting.