Will there be smoke? One builder’s RV-10 comes to life!

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KITPLANES longtime contributor Larry Anglisano gets to witness the first power up of Mark Welch's partially completed Van's RV-10. A full Garmin G3X Touch...

Shop-Made “Factory Heads”

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Sometimes it's form over function.

Improve It

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Homebuilders enjoy improving things. We like our stuff to look better than stock.

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Around the Patch

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Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook weighs the relative merits of perfectionism in building and maintaining homebuilts versus using the aircraft for its intended purpose: flying.
The most difficult compromises live in the middle of the performance envelope, while the easiest decisions are found at each end of the spectrum. This VW installation emphasizes economy over performance, so a prop gearbox would be an obvious complication.

Compromises

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Never one to revel in the practical, recently I found myself expounding to a colleague on why the general aviation world moves at 2700 rpm.

Design Process: Wing Size and Stall Speed

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Last month, we began discussing the factors that can drive the wing of our...

Souls On Board: Two

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The FAA will soon allow an additional pilot during Phase 1 testing.