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Renegade Redo
...a styling upgrade are a move to a Verner radial (you couldn’t swing an old spar without hitting a Verner at AirVenture this year), along with a bunch of stringers...
Archive: October 2011
...answer: Was the 180-hp upgrade worth the effort? As we discussed in the previous installments, the difference in weight and cost between the O-320, O-340 and O-360 engines was minimal....
Matching a Tailwheel to the Terrain
...Airframes Alaska forwarded him an upgrade kit with a one-piece swing arm. It has now performed wonderfully on more than 1000 landings in the backcountry. My friend Ted Waltman, who...
Excess Horsepower!
...have the climb performance to make getting to those higher altitudes worth the effort. Multiple landing-gear options are available, including the Airstreak tundra mains (left) and an upgraded tailwheel (right)....
Radial and Rotary (Traditional)
...taken over by son Cliff Coy as father George has retired. Barret Precision Engine’s upgrade to the M14 radial is the most powerful version available at 440 hp (right). It’s...
Air-cooled Volkswagen
The air-cooled Volkswagen aero conversion community shares many characteristics. Obviously they are all built from the VW Type-1 engine, even if some have been upgraded to the point where there...
Nothing Small About It
...aerodynamic effects of chines and channels, strakes, steps and deadrise angles. Ultimately the Gweduck ended up with a carefully iterated hull shape, featuring some distinctive channels including the spray suppression...
Dynon Introduces Bigger Big Screen
...taller by 1.3 inches. But what’s interesting is that the panel cutout for the “guts” is exactly the same as for the 10-inch screen. In theory, you could upgrade to...
Going Glass
...never know when an extra inch or two will help make a future upgrade easier. Finally, I thought I’d learned a valuable lesson from my Sportsman project prior to 2010....
In Case You Missed it
Primer on Paint
Decisions, decisions. One of the blessings of building an airplane is the ability to...
Firewall Forward: Engine Mounts
Dynafocal, conical or DIY? Some engine-mount decisions are dictated by your choice of engine, but there’s more to it than that. Dave Prizio walks you through the process of mating engine to airframe.
