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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 - 2
The original Corben Baby Ace designed by Orland “Ace” Corben in 1929. [Credit: Wikimedia Commons]

Vintage Homebuilts: The Big Three

Randall Brink - 1
Polliwagen

Polliwagen

Ron Wanttaja - 0
Mini-Coupe

Chris Tena Mini-Coupe

Ron Wanttaja - 0
Wheeler Express illustration

Wheeler Express—Yesteryear’s Homebuilts

Ron Wanttaja - 1

Dyke Delta

Ron Wanttaja - 0

Kitfox Celebrates Forty, Too

Marc Cook - 0

Four Decades Old, Look At Us Now

Marc Cook - 4

Archive: February 1985

Kitplanes - 0

Archive: May 2014

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In Case You Missed It

Hidden Tinnerman Washers

Bill Repucci - 0
A new approach to reinforcing holes for wheel pant attach screws.

Aging Aviators and Safety

Ron Wanttaja - 8
When is it time to hang up the helmet and goggles for the last time?

Spacewalker II Project

Bill Repucci - 6
Switching from scratch build to restoration.

Sawtooth Climb Performance

Nigel Speedy - 1
A traditional flight test technique for determining Vx and Vy.
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