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Practical Electrical
...a connection to a backup battery, or building a backup battery right into their product. A system designed with backup hardware demonstrates a lack of confidence in the normal ops...
Engine Build School
...and sew the upholstery. But very few of us build the engines upon which we so depend. Adding engine building to the list of a homebuilder’s accomplishments may soon become...
Letters
...see something that was for plansbuilt, John Mackay’s story on the LSA-eligible Buttercup. The cable fabricating article was valuable to me as well. Red Hamilton Since I am building a...
On the Prowl
...hydro-formed blocks-this saves loads of building time. The prototype’s instrument panel is simple: a master switch, an avionics switch (for the radio and EFIS), two switches for the ignition and...
2014 Engine Buyer’s Guide
...homebuilding joy. Today the development money is in drones, such as this Northrop Grumman Firebird. Its 350 hp Lycoming TEO-540E gains a real-world test and provides economies of scale for...
How the Pros Do It: Maule, Part 1
...wonder why you didn’t already think of it. Enjoy! This month we’re visiting Maule Air, at Spence Field in Moultrie, Georgia. The Maule family has been building aircraft parts since...
Ask the DAR
...Also, reassembly of an aircraft does not count as building. As mentioned earlier in this month’s column, only one repairman certificate can be issued to each Amateur-Built aircraft. The applicant...
Completions
Dick Harriman’s Waiex My Waiex was started on October 1, 2012 and completed 10 months later with 1350 man-hours of work. My building and flying partner, Mike Tabler, and I...
Maintenance Matters
...building airplanes. He has so far completed three—a GlaStar, a Glasair Sportsman, and a Texas Sport Cub—and he is helping a friend build a fourth, an RV-8. When he isn’t...
Sport Class 2013
...shut, but the practice proves there are good gains from attention to even small details when it comes to aerodynamic cleanliness. It’s something to keep in mind while building. —T.W....
In Case You Missed It
It’s Not Like You’re Building an Airplane
The skills needed to build an airplane are not unique to aviation, nor are they uncommon.
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan examines the design factors that can mitigate damage in an accident and increase the chances of survival.