Tag: experimental aviation
![Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1010535-324x160.jpg "Conquering the Magneto, Part 2")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AdobeStock_262642207_AGCuesta-324x160.jpg "Winging It")
![Lowell Farrand spent years serving as an FAA DAR and is in the EAA Hall of Fame. He offers sound advise to builders. [Credit: Bill Wilson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unnamed-4-324x160.jpg "Think Like a Builder")
![Humberd and his daughter using the 701 for some farm duty transportation. [All Images Credited to Jon Humberd]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1-3-324x160.jpg "Builder’s Spotlight")
![[Credit: Viking Aircraft Engines]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/engine-324x160.jpg "Editor’s Log")
![Author Bill Wilson takes a break from measuring and cutting the Lexan windshield during his Onex build. [All Images Credit to Bill Wilson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-2-324x160.jpg "Think Like A Builder")
![[Credit: Chat GPT]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Generated-image-324x160.jpg "Homebuilder’s Insurance")
![[Credit: AdobeStock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AdobeStock_1172095184-324x160.jpg "Editor’s Log")
![[Credit: Lisa Turner]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Inspections-324x160.jpg "Last Bits")
![Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/kitfox-s7-sti-04-324x160.jpg "Weight and Flutter")
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Spitfire Squadron Scrambles Again
At Enstone, U.K., groups of builders are creating Spitfire replicas. By Geoff Jones.
