![[Credit: McFarlane Alaska]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/McFarlane_tailwheel.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "McFarlane Alaska Absorbs Backcountry Favorite T3 Tailwheel")
![[Credit: FAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faa_mosaic-1024x682-1.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "MOSAIC Isn’t a Question of Can You—But Why You’d Build")
![[Credit: EAA]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vintage-in-review-herb-clark.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Vintage in Review Returns to Oshkosh: Five Days, Five Stories, and a Living OX-5")
![[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Company]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/31142685469.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Zenith Throws Open Its Doors for “Fly-In to Summer”")
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
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Every aircraft kit is designed with a number of nut and bolt fasteners that...
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It pays to be thorough and follow the manufacturers instructions to the letter when installing a prop on your homebuilt.