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Eric Stewart is designing and building the SR-1, a speed plane for setting records in the FAI c-1a/0 category (takeoff weight less than 661 pounds, including pilot and fuel). You can see more at facebook.com/TheSR1Project, including additional photos and videos of the subjects in this series of articles.

Building a Composite Fuel Tank

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How to keep it lightweight and leak-free.

Custom Tools for Rod End Installation and Alignment

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Tightening rod end bearings is easy when you make the right tools.

Custom Composite Inspection Panels

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How to add panels to already-molded skins.

Composite Sheared Wingtips

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A step-by-step process to make DIY molds for sheared wingtips.

On the Edge

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Hot-rodding the venerable Rotax four-strokes.

Build Your Own Steel Shop Table

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It’s a great alternative to wood.

Shining a Light on DarkAero

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Ryley, Keegan and River Karl provide a behind-the-scenes view of the DarkAero 1.

DarkAero Keeps It Light

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The Karl brothers bring a new carbon fiber speedster to market.

Testing, Testing!

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Part 3: Testing components and assemblies.

Testing, Testing!

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Part 2: Determining Material Properties

In Case You Missed It

The Independence Project: Winging It

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Dave Martin and EAA Chapter 292 take on the latest offering from Vans Aircraft: the RV-12 LSA kit.

Plane and Simple: Perfect Cuts in Aluminum

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Making the perfect cut.

How to Build Your Own Engine (Or Maybe Not)

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Adding a rotary engine to a Q2 is easier said than done.
Leakdown-Tester

The Big Scare

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You look down at the instruments, and instantly energy drains down your body as if bomb bay doors on the soles of your feet had opened and the concrete floor were a sponge.