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Odd and Unusual Aircraft

Andrew Robinson - July 23, 2026 1

In Case You Missed It

The fixed-gear twin Cessna 336 almost sunk the design type. Only 195 were sold. Cessna upgraded it to retractable in 1965.

Forgotten Flops

LeRoy Cook - April 1, 2026 2

Many proposed, prototype, and production airplanes died at birth in aviation's golden age.

Design Process: T-Tails

Barnaby Wainfan - October 14, 2022 5

A T-tail is a configuration where the horizontal tail is mounted on top of...

Dating Your Docs & Paint Touch-Up

Myron Nelson - June 19, 2023 2

I’ve been reading recently through a collection of builder log segments with various descriptions...

Letters

Kitplanes - May 20, 2016 0

ShowtimeYour Editor's Log, "On With the Shows!" , drove home an important point that...