The Trick to Riblets
If you have built (or have attempted to build, or are looking forward to building…) an RV-style metal trim tab, you are probably wondering...
Van’s Aircraft Year-End Update: “Significant Strides”
Van’s Aircraft celebrates 2024 achievements: reduced kit lead times, RV-15 progress, and a new avionics department launch.
Come Up With An Easier Way
The assembly manual might tell you to do something one way, but sometimes it's possible do do it better.
EAA Homebuilders Week Kicks off January 27
The Experimental Aircraft Association will host online homebuilding seminars January 27-31.
Strings Attached
There are times in building an airplane when you want to have some strings attached - particularly when it comes to lining things up....
Warm in Winter, Cool in Summer—My New Seats
I came in from the shop for lunch the other day, and what did I find sitting on the front step of the house?...
Which Control Stick?
Refining the control stick for the F1 Rocket—a balance of comfort, clearance, and decades of piloting perspective.
In Case You Missed It
Marking Rivet Locations
Laying out rivet patterns can take a lot of time, especially when the drawings...
DIY Airport Glideslope Indicator
Author Chuck Deiterich details how to build your own simple but effective visual glideslope indicator using common household construction materials.
To Dream The (Almost Impossible) Dream
Almost from the beginning of aviation, the idea of a plane you could drive/car you could fly has captured both the popular imagination and the hearts of some dedicated experimentalists. The dream remains alive, and realization, the author says, is fettered only by the lack of willing investors; by Murry L. Rozansky.
