No Brake Fluid

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Perhaps brake lines in the cockpit should be part of the preflight? This aircraft was moments away from having no left brake due to...

What a Darling(ton) Noisemaker

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Mostly we’d like our airplanes to be quiet. Somehow, “airplane” and “quiet” don’t belong in the same sentence. We’ve got roughly 5000 explosions per...

Cogswell’s Molds, Part 2

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Last month I discussed the slump and drape molds that Steve Cogswell used for making fiberglass concealers/accessory panels for his RV-8. (Also see “A...

Another Alternator Gotcha

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Well, it seems to be the season for alternator problems, as just this week I had to diagnose another interesting one. As with any...

That’s Shear Nuts

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The aircraft bolts we use to build our projects will always be paired with an appropriate nut to complete the mission of holding components...

Firewall Forward: Intake and Exhaust Systems

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In the next installment of KITPLANES Firewall Forward sponsored by Tempest editor at large Paul Dye takes a close look at intake and exhaust...

Design Process: The Rudder

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The fixed portion of the vertical tail of an airplane provides directional stability. The rudder provides directional control. When the pilot deflects the rudder, it...

Leaky Primer Line

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Primer lines need to be silver soldered into their fittings. Using RTV to fix a leak is not acceptable and poses a serious fire...

Round…and Around…We Go

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Stay with me here. This is going to be a very interesting and somewhat difficult project. But worth the read, I guarantee. No matter how...

Low Fuel, Idiot, Light

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In the year 2019 BC (before COVID), I made a number of cross-country trips between 300 and 500 miles. While these distances were well...

In Case You Missed it

Checkpoints

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First year maintenance.

Stars and Biplanes

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Rear cockpit

The Home Machinist

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This month Home Machinist Bob Fritz answers readers letters and passes along some of their better ideas.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Get the LED out.