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Onex Sport Aircraft Receives FAA NKET Approval
Sonex Aircraft LLC has announced that the FAA's National Kit Evaluation Team (NKET) has approved and published amateur building checklists for the company's Onex...
Summit Aircraft Skis for Cubs
Summit Aircraft has introduced a larger snow ski for Super Cub Aircraft. The lightweight skis are constructed entirely of carbon fiber and each weighs...
Sonex Aircraft to Hold 50th Workshop
Sonex Aircraft LLC has announced that it will be holding its 50th Sonex Builder Workshop on the weekend of January 28-29, 2012. The Sonex...
WhirlWind Announces Composite Rotax Propeller
WhirlWind Propellers has introduced a new composite ground adjustable propeller for the LSA Rotax 912/914 engine. According to the company, the blades feature a...
KITPLANES Announces New Online Classifieds
KITPLANES is proud to announce a new and expanded online classified site with FREE ads to individuals who have aircraft or projects for sale....
Step-by-Step RV-12 Build Video From HomebuiltHELP
HomebuiltHELP, producer of DVDs for experimental aircraft builders, has introduced a complete DVD series on building a Van's RV-12 aircraft kit. Each title in...
Plane-Power Announces New Alternator
Plane-Power Ltd. has introduced its FAA-certified C28-150, a lightweight, high-output, gear-driven, 150-amp alternator for Continental 520 and 550 engines. The alternator features built-in noise...
RANS S-19 Added to FAA 51% List
RANS Designs President Randy Schlitter has announced that the S-19 Venterra will join the official Federal Aviation Administration 51% list. Schlitter said that making...
Two New Evolutions Take Flight
Austin, Texas, residents Neal Longwill and Kevin Jackson have spent the past 10 months building two Lancair Evolutions. On Wednesday, October 19, both aircraft...
Wicks Aircraft Adds Bluetooth Receiver
Wicks Aircraft Supply has added the Dual XGPS150 universal Bluetook Receiver to its product lineup. The receiver works with iPad, iPad touch, iPhone and...
In Case You Missed It
Reinventing the Wheel
Do you really need to spend your time coming up with a better solution when the one provided is more than good enough?
Around the Patch
Have you checked your fuel system for leaks lately? Turns out there's a good reason to periodically conduct a thorough investigation. Incipient leaks may go undetected. Worse, when the O-ring on the fuel-selector valve goes bad, it could allow air into the system, which means your engine could misbehave at a most inconvenient time. Often, this malady is difficult to diagnose and the assumption is that the fuel selector is OK when it is not.
Metal Magic: How To Back Rivet
Master aircraft builder Paul Dye demonstrates how to "back rivet" metal for a clean,...