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To Launch A Light Sport
...the same predicament, I’m sure, I panicked. I was 90% done building an RV-6/Mazda rotary on which I’d worked for eight years. The engine was mounted, the prop was in...
Down to Earth
...Building a high-performance aircraft is like that. Take the first engine start, for example. We had our engine built from a core taken off of a Piper Aztec that had...
Designer Spotlight: John Thorp
...which Thorp patented. But the timing was off, and the beginning of the war focused the designers on more pressing tasks such as the design and building of Lockheeds original...
To Dream The (Almost Impossible) Dream
...by people building roadable aircraft in their own garages. They will not be flying cars or VTOL investor scams, nor will they be certified. They will be homebuilt flying motorcycles....
Completions
...this time I flew more than 400 hours, but I always knew something was missing. I wanted to land on water. In 1996 I finished building this plane. In 2006...
Around the Patch
...the empty c.g. forward, reduce elevator gearing and improve the trim system.This tells me Otterback is a sharp guy-and not just his building skills or design chops. No, the smartest...
Letters
...to have more details available later in the year.-Ed. Nice Evinrude You Got There I am very interested in building an airplane in the near future. But when it comes...
Three Bearhawks Make Maiden Flights on the Same Day
...usual build time. An aerodynamics instructor at the USAF flight test center at Edwards, Erb is widely known for the information-rich CD he publishes about scratch-building the Bearhawk. In another...
Three Bearhawks Make Maiden Flights on the Same Day
...time. An aerodynamics instructor at the USAF flight test center at Edwards, Erb is widely known for the information-rich CD he publishes about scratch-building the Bearhawk.In another desert location, in...
Amy's RV-10: ADs Already
...building the tail section (the introductory kit in this airplane). I’ll take a couple days of disassembly and repair time over three and a half years of building any day....
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What’s New
Sportys offers cockpit accessories, Patterson Aerosales introduces a new engine from Italy, and the single-place Onex prototype from Sonex flies. Edited by Mary Bernard.
A Great Compromise
Building an airplane usually requires a long-term commitment, not entirely dissimilar to the one that is made when saying I do. Yet many builders lose sight of this when building, sometimes even forgetting that they have a spouse. The commitment to the project must be matched by the commitment to maintaining a spousal relationship, and a little forethought and planning can help both builder and spouse enjoy not only the process, but the end result.
Metal Magic: Cutting and Shaping Angle Aluminum
In another segment of KITPLANES' Metal Magic series, editor at large Paul Dye shows...