In April 2014, Kitplanes announced the new 914 iS, specifically tailored for the U.S. market. At the company’s Wels, Austria headquarters, Kitplanes took a brief flight demo in an aircraft equipped with the new engine.
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Building the ‘Beater – Part 4
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Van’s RV-12
In typical fashion, Vans Aircraft refused to rest on its laurels after the RV-12s prototype debut last year, and sought to improve on an already good design. The new production airplane has changed (beyond its color), with a castering nosewheel, toe brakes instead of a grip, reshaped control sticks for better clearance, ground-adjustable seats fore and aft as well as in tilt, and the list goes on. Best of all, this day/VFR machine is still a delight to fly; by Ed Kolano.
Mounting On a Curve
A long time ago, when homebuilders began installing Garmin 430s—the most popular IFR GPS/nav/com...