Corvair
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Continental
Thanks to their complex and high-pressure nature, diesel (Jet A-burning) piston engines are premium devices full of expensive parts, and their penetration into the...
Two Stroke
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Jets & Turboprops
PBS Aerospace
Even with all the recent interest in small turboprops, there is but one place to burn kerosene in the build-it-yourself world. The SubSonex...
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
Two-Stroke
2022 Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet...
Rotary (Wankel)
Engine Buyer's Guide Index
Introduction
Flat Four-Stroke Gasoline
Inline and V Four-Stroke
Radial and Rotary
Rotary (Wankel)
Compression Ignition (Diesel & Jet A)
Volkswagen
...
In Case You Missed It
![SR-1 cowl being integrated with spinner and cooling ducts. The cowl is assembled to itself/to the fuse primarily with countersunk #8 screws. [All images credited to Eric Stewart]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1KP.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Custom Cowl Fabrication: Building the SR-1 Composite Cowl")
Custom Cowl Fabrication: Building the SR-1 Composite Cowl
The cowl for the SR-1 was the last set of molds to be produced...
Straight Floats to Amphibs
Fed up with the restrictions of being able to land on water only, builder Mervin Zinck came up with a design to add retractable gear to his floats. By Don Ledger.
