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Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 13

Things to do while in the holding pattern.

Second Chance Six

Part 12: Final painted parts, installing wings and things, autopilot servos.

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Part 11: Starting to wire my Advanced Flight Systems panel, installing a new fuel selector and more!

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Part 10: small, important projects— brake lines, fuel lines, baffling and fairings.

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 12

Another customization?

Second Chance Six

Part 9: With good company and a plan of action, things got rolling! Including the wheels.

Building the Affordaplane, Part 4

What engine should be used in this project?

Building the 750SD XTREME: Part 11

Sure, you can buy intercoolers off the shelf but sometimes you have to DIY it. Here’s how.

Second Chance Six

Part 8: Brakes, Faeth’s and a fuselage on the freeway.

Building the Affordaplane, Part 3

Plane and simple.

In Case You Missed It

warehouse forklift

Demand and Supply

Marc Cook - 0
We’re all tired of talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m certain, but there’s no...

NEXRAD for Kit Aircraft Drivers

Myron Nelson - 0
Free access to weather information can be a tremendous safety tool for wise, cautious pilots.

Following Footsteps

Myron Nelson - 5
I was an airplane nut for as long as I can remember even though...

Supercharged F-1 Rocket

Ed Wischmeyer - 1
While builder Wolfgang Meyn loved the F-1 Rocket quickbuild kit, things got a little more complicated (and exciting) when he decided to add an Aero Supercharger Solutions supercharger teamed up with a modified Airflow Performance fuel-injection system; by Ed Wischmeyer.
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