A time-lapse video of the complete build of the One Week Wonder, a Van’s RV-12iS constructed during the EAA’s AirVenture, is now available. The two-minute video shows the day-by-day activities and progress from opening the shipping crates at 8 am on Monday morning (first day of AirVenture) to first flight on the following Monday evening.
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