Completions

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Eric Kallio's RV-10

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After 5 years of building my RV-10, N518RV took to the air in February 2010. It was painted in August, after phase 1 was...

Craig Walls' Alaskan Rebel

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My wife, Debrya and I recently finished our Murphy Rebel. We spent almost 4 years building our baby. The first flight took place on...

Christensen Mirage Marathon

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I began construction of my modified Mirage Marathon in October of 1996. I decided to make mine a traildragger rather than this model’s fixed...

Jim Bower's RV-6A

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N143DJ first flew on August 10, 2011 after nearly 11 1/2 years of slow building. She has an AeroSport Power O-320, a Catto prop,...

Brazilian GALILEU Classic

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Dear friends, I am a Brazilian subscriber and that is my GALILEU. She is a heavily modified Corben Baby Ace built from scratch over seven years...

Joe Senatori's Safari Helicopter

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I started this project in 1998 after a visit to Oshkosh. I built this Safari from plans doing the entire frame welding myself and...

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. First...

Tony Kirk's RV 6-A

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I started building my RV-6A, N57TK, on July 4, 2002 and I flew the first flight on September 5, 2005. The empennage and wings...

Phil Bolenbaugh's RANS Coyote II (S-6ES)

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N403PB received her airworthiness certificate in April, 2010 after 14 months and 1,500 hours of build time. Powered by the Rotax 912UL engine,...

Tim Delf’s Sky Jeep

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After 10 enjoyable years of on and off building, my plans built Zenith CH701 aircraft received its airworthiness certificate on March 10, 2011 and...

In Case You Missed It

rv-14 aileron

Design Process: Roll Control

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The primary function of the wing is to generate lift, but it must also incorporate control surfaces to control the airplane in roll.

Ask the DAR

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Mel Asberry looks at who can and cannot sign off on homebuilt aircraft inspections.

Family Legend

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Starting as a Texas Sport kit, a little Cub with the unlikely name of Scrappy grew, with a host of custom touches and multigenerational effort, into a cherished family heirloom.

Induction Wave Propagation

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Yet another way to increase engine volumetric efficiency.