The EAA’s One Week Wonder, a Zenith CH-750 built by 2500 volunteers at last year’s AirVenture, is on display in the EAA Welcome Center. The badges of honor earned on it many cross-country trips show and the lack of paint allows volunteers to see their names preserved by the rivets they pulled. Go on by and see if you can find your rivet!
In Case You Missed It
Flight Testing
Personnel roles, emergency contingencies, communications-there are many moving parts involved in the first flight of a homebuilt. Paul Dye catalogs them and offers a sample flight plan that worked for him.
The Motivated Builder
Brent Owens - 0
Building an airplane ranks right up there as one of the most existential things you can do in your lifetime.
Tweaking an Engine/Airframe For Efficiency
Amy Laboda - 0
When an aircraft engine is tightly cowled without cowl flaps, running hot can be a problem. But there are solutions, as author Amy Laboda found out after much research and experimentation.
Maxing Out the Fun Factor
For those who have experienced it, the fun of going on a flying trip...