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Making rare use of my drafting tools for the internal timing. [All Images Credited to Andrew Robinson]
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The integrated ECLIPSE NG features a very sunlight readable display that shows the engine and all flight data organized in one or more pages. [Credit: Fielden Aero LLC]
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[Credit: Dynon]
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Aircraft control surface designs may include counterweights to offset and eliminate flutter. The counterweights should not be eliminated to save weight. [Credit: Kitplanes Archive]
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The author flying his Sinson 108-2 Voyager in the skies above British Columbia, Canada. [Credit: Mike Davenport]
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Left to right, shiny new bulkheads, wooden form blocks, and old bulkheads. [Credit Tinley Ong]
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The painter sprays the door planels of a Glasair Sportsman 2+2. [Credit: Mike Davenport]
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