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Fixing Axle Fooly

Bob Hadley - March 8, 2025 0

Thought Exercise: The Drive Socket

Bob Hadley - September 3, 2024 0

Fly Cutting a Cove With a Boring Head

Bob Hadley - May 25, 2023 0

Toe Bar

Bob Hadley - December 29, 2021 2

Making Chips for a Purpose!

Paul Dye - March 4, 2019 0

Home Shop Machinist

Bob Hadley - October 22, 2013 0

Bob Fritz, 1947-2011

Mary Bernard - February 9, 2011 0

The Home Machinist – The Mystery Wrench Is a Mystery No...

Bob Fritz - May 7, 2008 0

In Case You Missed It

How the Pros Do It: Jim Kimball Enterprises

Dan Horton - March 20, 2014 0

Jim Kimball Enterprises—Building the better biplane.

Memories

Jim Weir - September 24, 2023 0

It was 1985 when this 42-year-old kid wrote an article for an upstart magazine...

My Home Airport

Ariana Rayment - December 5, 2022 3

Recently I walked into Van’s Aircraft and kissed the cutest engineer I could find....

Taildragger aircraft at the point of transition from taxiing to flight.

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 3: High-Speed Taxi Testing

Barnaby Wainfan - April 9, 2025 2

High-speed taxi testing requires precise control, detailed planning and cautious execution as speeds approach stall and rotation thresholds.