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Jim Wright’s RV-9A
After 7-1/2 of building I finished my RV-9A in May 2011 and it was painted in 2012. It is running a Lycoming O-320 E3D 150 HP engine with an Ed...
Staying in the Game
...it gave us all. Building a Partnership Certified airplanes are one kind of partnership—but there’s another path. You can band together to build an airplane, thereby defraying a significant part...
Two-axis Electric Trim Controller for Under $50
...to all the grounded terminals. One of the nice things about building something yourself, whether it’s an electronic box or an entire airplane, is the ability to make changes to...
Ask the DAR
...gross weight for a different configuration. Question: I have not kept a running log while building the airplane. However, I did overhaul the engine, mags and carb while adhering to...
Editor’s Log
While I was at NASA, I did some pretty futuristic things—launching humans into space, building a space station, and watching the world go by from the center seat in Mission...
Free Flight
...thing about watching the NEXRAD pictures as we flew from Houston to Sonora was developing a feel for how fast things were building (or not) and how good the coverage...
Onex
...you choose. The factory tour showed Sonex’s progression over the decade-and-a-half the company’s been producing kits. The first building, quickly outgrown, is now devoted to offices and builder support; a...
Going Glass in a Glasair
...and attach points. It was one of those rare times in aircraft building when everything went as planned. Dynon offers autopilot servos in several torque values. Since every airplane is...
Future Fuels, Part 2
...emissions restrictions, the FAA got busy last year in building a certification framework for an unleaded avgas replacement. Last year, the FAA’s Unleaded Avgas Transition rules committee finished its work...
Barrett Precision Engines Building Up Superior XP-400 Engines
Barrett Precision Engines is building the XP-400. Superior Aircraft Parts, supplier of the XP-400 kit engine, announced during Sun ‘n Fun 2013 that it has appointed Barrett Precision Engines of...
In Case You Missed It
Aero ‘lectrics
Jim Weir continues his series on digital logic (CMOS), and makes the little logic circuits do things that their inventors never considered.
Alternate Air Opening
This was discovered on an aircraft during a condition inspection. It really was a...
