Tail Dragging C-150
Okay, it isn't an experimental, but the spirit is there, and with an infusion of horsepower Ken and Lorraine Morris' Cessna 150 tailwheel conversion...
Vertical Power Adds Features to VP-200
The advanced power management hardware that Vertical Power introduced three years ago has continued to gain features and capabilities. At Oshkosh, VP showed an update to the VP-200 that provides a mode interface with an external EFIS display.
Belite's New Two Place Experimental Design Receives Airworthiness Certificate
Belite Aircraft, known for simple, relatively inexpensive, single-seat airplanes, just received the airworthiness certificate for its first side-by-side, two-seat design - the "Pipper." A "clean-sheet" conventional design, the plane boasts very quick build time, taildragger or tricycle gear options, and a 380-lb empty weight.
Sure, It's VFR
We have a solid overcast here at Wittman Field but the ATIS says it's VFR. Winds calm... visibility 7 miles... overcast at 1000 feet....
No News is the News at FAA “51% Rule” Forum
The FAA's Don Lausman gave a talk today at Sun 'n Fun as an update on the revisions to the Advisory Circulars governing Experimental/Amateur-Built rules.
Risk and Reward in the Thin Air
Losing people in a flight program is gut-wrenchingly hard and today I feel for all of the folks at Scaled Composites. None of them...
Chelton Aviation Adds Altitude Preselect to Autopilot
Less than a year after introducing its AP-3C general avaition autopilot, Chelton Aviation has enhanced its product by making it the first GA autopilot...
Legend Cub a Top Choice for Tailwheel Instruction
American Legend Aircraft Company announced its Legend Cub has won the favor of numerous flight schools for both sport flying and tailwheel training. As...
Flying Brix
If model airplanes are the gateway hobby to building your own experimental, then Thomas Lockwood's Lego-based Flying Brix must be the contemporary version of Guillow's balsa kits--or an alternative to conventional wooden display models.
First Sportsman 2+2 Flies After Completing Builder Assist Program
David Codding of Santa Rosa, California, became the first builder to fly his own Sportsman 2+2 after completing much of the aircraft at Glasair Aviations Customer Assembly Center (CAC) in Arlington, Washington. Starting with a complete fastbuild kit, Codding spent a total of three weeks at the center working 8 hours a day, five days a week, with a crew of factory assistants. At the end of the three weeks, he ended up with an…
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Design Process: Cantilever Wings
Last month we began our discussion of the structural layout of the wing with...
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan explores the optimum size of a wing and the best ways to balance performance and efficiency.