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Building on the Past
...of drawings for the more than 12,000 PMA parts it makes for classic Pipers, Aeroncas, and Taylorcraft. The boom subsided as the 1950s transitioned to the 1960s, and the homebuilding...
Risky Business
...shaping and fabrication, prime ‘n paint, body shop, upholstery…the growing list of skills keeps building throughout this journey, and Kelli Girl is starting to look like a real airplane. However,...
Nose Job!
...suit. He even offered to sell the old spinner for me. When I started building my RV-7, there was never any question in my mind about what was going to...
Ray Hill’s Wag-A-Bond
...Old-Fashioned Homebuilding Ray Hill approached his Wag-A-Bond project in the traditional way—buy material, build a few parts, then buy more material and keep building. He always kept an eye out...
The New Guy
...Connection by Bob Nuckolls. This book is the bible of Experimental aircraft electronics. It includes everything from theory to practical application and best-practice rules for building a reliable system. From...
Editor’s Log
...of the flight, he was on top of a solid overcast with below-IFR weather underneath the clouds and convective activity building up behind him. What he realized was that, although...
Aero ‘lectrics
...the case gets spit-sizzle hot-poof. As to the metal case, c’mon, you are building airplanes. You can’t build a small aluminum box? “But Jim,” you say, “my little electronic goodie...
The Meredith Effect-Fact or Fiction?
...to drag, viscosity, separation, heat transfer, and wakes, they seemed more interested in developing equations to explain every facet of the physics, rather than building and testing actual radiator duct...
Ask The DAR
...Ann, have built seven amateur-built airplanes including two ultralight types, a Moni Motorglider, a Dragonfly Mk2, two RV-6s and a Zenair CH 601HDS. They are currently building a scratch-built biplane....
Deal Makers and Deal Breakers
...Many buyers see the potential value in an Experimental airplane, but do not wish to go to the trouble of building one themselves. This makes for an active and potentially...
In Case You Missed It
Building Before Buying
Potential Sonex builders learn basic skills before writing a big check for a kit.
Mind the Gap
An ill-fitting joint where the wing joins the fuselage doesn't leap to mind as a foremost source of induced drag, but the effects can be significant.
Buying Used: Long-EZ
Construction workmanship varies greatly, so it pays to have experienced eyes look over your temptation before you succumb to its charms.
Around the Patch
Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook discusses his recent visit to a Zenith Aircraft factory workshop where he had the pleasure of flying some airplanes and pulling some rivets.