Completions

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Leedom/Hlavac KitFox Lite

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N200HL started life as a KitFox Lite kit. The engine is a Rotax 503 with a 3.47:1 reduction. The motor mount, carbon full cowl...

Pappas Waiex B Turbo

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This is my second Waiex build. My first appeared in a Kitplanes article in 2007. This one took 24 months of part time work...

Bob Talir's Flightstar II SC

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My kit arrived on 2/9/09. After taking inventory, I began building and completed the plane in 480 hours over a 14 month period....

Hopwood Zodiac 601XLB

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Zodiac 601XLB N601LL was first flown on September 12, 2018. It took 11 years from start to finish with numerous long breaks interspersed for...

Brady Butterfield’s Goat 4 Glider

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I made a scratch-built, ultra-light glider over the past summer as an introduction to home-built aircraft. I completed my maiden flight testing this past...

Edward Schupp's RV-9

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My RV 9-A flew on October 10, 2011, after five years of highly enjoyable construction. N797EJ is powered by a Lycoming YO-320-D1A with a...

Completions

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Bob Schmitz and Glen Clarke's Searey This Searey LSX amphibian was built over a three-year period by owners Bob Schmitz and Glen Clarke in...

Bob Cartwright's RV-7

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RV-7 N646RC (Builder # 71194) flew for the first time on the morning of October 4, 2011 after 8 years of construction with Jerry...

Joe Friend's Searey LSX

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My new Searey LSX was completed in August 2015. It is painted to honor the Greatest Generation and styled like the PBY Catalina in...

Thierry Zibi's SAM LS

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5 years ago, I wanted a retro-looking aircraft, like the trainers of the golden age but with modern comfort, construction and flying manners. That...

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Wind Tunnel

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