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Ken Scott

Ken Scott
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Ken Scott is a longtime employee of Van's Aircraft and also a multi-airframe builder (RV-6, KK-1, RV-12) whose quest for new skills remains unabated. He lives with his wife, Camilla, on a residential airpark near Canby, Oregon.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Fleshing out the forward fuselage.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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The landing gear.

Making a Business out of a Metal Rod

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Harmon Lange has made more landing gear legs than anybody.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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The endless tail.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Welding the fuselage.

Scratch-Built Christavias

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Quickbuild kits too easy? Here's your next project.

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Fuel tanks and wingtips.

The Airplane Van Didnt Want to Build

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How the RV-6 became the most successful kit aircraft yet.

Speed Deburring

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Why turn a hand crank when electrons work so cheap?

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Working on the wings.

In Case You Missed It

Wind Tunnel

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Thrust-line adjustment is a powerful tool for tailoring flying qualities, but it’s complicated.

Tempest AA470 Oil Filter Cutter

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If you’re doing your own routine maintenance—and if you’re not, why not?—you’re going to...

Mr. Bearhawk’s Wild Ride

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Calm winds at the airport and clear skies don’t necessarily mean it’s a good day to go flying!

Got Threads?

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What to do when you've stripped a spark plug hole or other threaded receptacle in your homebuilt (once the cursing has stopped)? We have ways...