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2023 Engine Buyer’s Guide
...fighting for the same scarce engine parts as the new-build engines, so don’t expect miracles. But it’s worth looking into. Selecting an Engine For most builders, engine choice could not...
How to Build Your Own Engine (Or Maybe Not)
...loved the idea of a big box of parts and instructions to build my own engine. It looked terrific, seemed at least several steps above the original Revmaster engines in...
2018 Engine Buyer’s Guide
...previous U.S. representative, Advanced Component Engineering (ACE), so don’t be confused. For now, complete engines will be sold direct, with shipment from the European assembly facility in the U.K. Even...
Engine Swap Time
...I purchased an IO-540 from Performance Aircraft Engines in California, followed by my RV-7A with an engine from Barrett, then an engine from Mattituck for the current RV-10. All were...
Firewall Forward: Engine Mounts
...selected an engine and prop and installed a firewall. With that behind us, the next step is to attach the engine to the airframe by means of an engine mount....
2012 Engine Buyer’s Guide
...consumer. In just about every case, the engines on offer are either totally standard, production-line certified engines or those same engines less the certification paperwork and therefore called Experimental engines....
2019 Engine Buyer’s Guide
...AeroMomentum 1.3L, 1.5L, and 2.0L engines are available in both upright and low-profile versions for cowl clearance. A low-profile engine is shown here. AeroMomentum engines are standard with electronic injection...
Maintenance Matters: Engine Overhaul Part I
...engine mounts were unbolted and the engine slid forward. The next stop is the engine shop, in this case Corona Aircraft Engines. An engine hoist such as those sold by...
Engine Beat
...that used engines are only good deals under a narrow set of conditions. Heres Saylors short list of conditions for buying a used engine: Don’t buy a used engine for...
Evaluating a Used Engine
...and replacements have been performed, in which case they wouldn’t be advertised as cheap prop strike engines. An unexamined prop strike engine is worth less than a core engine, in...
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The Home Machinist
If your hacksaw has been relegated to the bottom of your toolbox, chances are its because you don't know how to use it properly. Author Bob Fritz offers a primer on the subject that may make you think more highly of this underused tool. A discussion of cam construction and keyless chucks rounds out this installment.
Archive: April 2012
Formation flying was the subject of our April 2012 cover. RV builder Dave Klages...
Flight Testing
Even current pilots need to hone specific skills before attempting a first flight in their homebuilts. There's only one way to do that: practice. And then practice some more.
