Sausage, Law and Breadboards

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Otto von Bismarck said that if you enjoy sausage and law, you should never watch either of them being made. I will add to...

Improper Bolt Length

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A bolt should extend beyond the nut by 1–3 threads. If it is any longer, then the next size shorter bolt should be used....

A Seal Deal

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Radial oil seals, the kind found on rotating parts such as crankshafts, cam shafts and axles, are wear items and occasionally need to be...

Pick the Best Rubber Hose for Your Fuel System

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It’s hard to deny that rubber hose is still a popular choice for many homebuilt fuel systems. It is relatively inexpensive and very easy...

Horizontal Stabilizer Crack

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In 2014 Van’s Aircraft put out a service bulletin for potential cracking in the horizontal stabilizers of the RV-6, RV-7 and RV-8 series of...

The Proof Is in the Putting

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Putting it on the hangar roof and wiring it to the airplane, that is. This is the first of a whole lot of things...

Breaker Breaker

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Your aircraft’s electrical system requires some form of electrical overload protection. This is usually addressed by utilizing a number of circuit breakers or fuses....

Yearly Condition Inspection, Part II

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This time we will finish up our condition inspection and look at the sometimes controversial topics of service bulletins and airworthiness directives. About this time...

Prop-aganda

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The other day I heard about a guy at my local airport lamenting the cost of overhauling the prop on his $4 million SOCATA...

Summer-Time

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I love to look at the beautiful work and magnificent instrument panels that our KITPLANES® readers show us in these pages. But I also...

In Case You Missed It

Getting Started on the GlaStar Project

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Starting on the wings and ordering more parts.

Building the ‘Beater – Part 6

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As promised, Lycoming delivered the Thunderbolt engine in December to Vertical Aviation. Since this...

Wind Tunnel

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The aerodynamics of an airplane sometimes don't cooperate with the pilots desire to roll, and instead produce both yaw and roll. Contributing factors are aileron parasite drag, induced drag between the wings and changes in the roll rate itself;

Fire in the Hole

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Were all used to the standard red canister fire extinguisher, often encased behind glass, that we've grown up with at school, work and at home. But the need to put out flames in racecars has brought about a new generation of extinguishers, suitable for aircraft, which offers effective protection in a small and attractive package.