Lewis Bjork, Author at KITPLANES

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Lewis Bjork has constructed many airplanes, authored a few books and numerous articles. He enjoyed flying for SkyWest Airlines the last twenty years, and is married to Linda, a very patient wife. They are the parents of five children.

The Seat

Lewis Bjork - February 16, 2018 1

If you're going to design the perfect airplane, which piece do you work on first?

Error Chain

Lewis Bjork - August 18, 2017 1

The demise of the Cosmic Fish.

Driving Down the High Costs of Aircraft Ownership

Lewis Bjork - September 20, 2016 0

Building a trailer for a Quickie Q200.

Taming the Lancair IV

Lewis Bjork - August 18, 2015 3

Vortecx winglets make a glass speedster faster, slower, and safer.

Holey Cowl

Lewis Bjork - May 6, 2015 2

Adventures with fiberglass.

Empty Nest Syndrome

Lewis Bjork - September 19, 2014 0

Looking for a new project to fill the shop.

How to Build Your Own Engine (Or Maybe Not)

Lewis Bjork - July 18, 2014 2

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

Emmy and Sarah

Lewis Bjork - May 22, 2014 0

Finding the perfect trainer.

In Case You Missed It

What’s New

Kitplanes - February 18, 2013 0

Rockwell BenchJaws introduced, Kitfox Aircraft offers engine options, and Garmin debuts new VHF, nav/com radios.

Firewall Forward Video Series Introduction

Kitplanes - February 22, 2022 1

A new video series about the major firewall-forward tasks a new airplane builder needs to know.

Error Chain

Myron Nelson - April 20, 2017 0

Prop governor failure-everything was wonderful, right up until it suddenly wasn't.

The Coming Revolution

James P. Hauser - July 27, 2012 0

Tremendous progress has been made in the Automatic Speech Recognition realm (think iPhone’s Siri), and this technology may be a boon to solo pilots sooner than you think. By James P. Hauser.