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Fuel Cells, Part 3
...and explains the performance benefits and power available from a high-efficiency electric drive system. Project Objectives This project focuses on designing, building and testing a safe, practical two-place general aviation...
Fuel Cells, Part 2
...we are building the plane to fly solely on batteries. We call the amount of batteries the plane can hold the battery-weight fraction. Obviously, the larger the fraction of batteries,...
Metal Workshop Setup
...need the right tools. If you are building from a modern kit, say, a Murphy Rebel or a Van’s RV-7, the only large stationary tools you really need are an...
Composite Flats, Part 2
... Now, at last, it was time to start building. We prepared the mold and mold flange surfaces with Zyvax mold-release agent and started spraying on the creamy clamshell white...
Homebuilt vs. Certified
...either FAR Part 23 certification or the freedom of homebuilding means to those facing such a delectable decision. The original GlaStar was a product of the Stoddard-Hamilton conglomeration, but there...
First Time Builders
So you’re thinking about building an airplane, and you’ve never done anything like this before. You are aware of the statistics that a large percentage of homebuilt aircraft aren’t completed...
In Case You Missed It
The Independence Project: Tackling the Tail
Dave Martin and the builders of Chapter 292 break out the rivet guns and bucking bars, and work on the RV-12 tail.
![After nearly 75 years, the basic Tailwind design remains sound. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4636.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "The Wittman Tailwind")
The Wittman Tailwind
Still viable in an age of uber-expensive composite homebuilts, the Wittman Tailwind continues to...