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Tag: kitbuilding history
Kit Building Then and Now
Randall Brink
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February 13, 2026
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In Case You Missed It
Family Affair
Mike Taylor
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July 16, 2015
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Building a Legend Cub at the factory.
Aero ‘lectrics
Jim Weir
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November 7, 2010
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Jim Weir describes some close encounters with power regulators of the plastic and metal-can kind.
Kit Stuff
Robrucha
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October 27, 2013
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Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.
The Dawn Patrol
Dick Starks
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August 21, 2013
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It’s The Great Pumpkin Drop Charlie Brown!
![Aircraft designs now can be built in a fraction of the time necessary in the early days of homebuilding. [Credit: Adobe Stock]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AdobeStock_1336488.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Kit Building Then and Now")
