Firewall Forward: Tools of the Trade

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Here are the tools you'll need during your engine installation, plus suggestions for keeping them organized.

Engine Update: New Life for Old Radials

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Barrett Precision Engines has taken the nine-cylinder Vedeneyev M14P radial engine to a whole other level with a fuel-injection upgrade and new ignition system. By Marc Cook.

Build It Better: Show Me the Data!

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Don’t believe everything you hear when making an important building or maintenance decision—do your homework.

Ask the DAR

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DAR Mel Asberry talks about doing the airworthiness inspection on the Van’s RV-1.

Switch Blade

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Weighing just 11 pounds for a hub and three blades, the new carbon-fiber prop from Whirl Wind Propellers improves the performance in both climb and cruise on a RANS S-7.

Firewall Forward: Choosing a Prop for Your Project

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Wood or composite? Constant speed or fixed pitch? The choice of propeller should be made just as carefully as the choice of an engine. Dave Prizio outlines some of the important factors to consider.

Unusual Attitude

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If you want to install an alternative engine in your aircraft, make sure you've thought through the issues of weight, thrust line, cooling and cowling.

Build It Better: Where’s Your Margin?

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How can you give yourself that margin of safety that you hope you'll never need?

Cable Classroom

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Most homebuilt aircraft use control cables, so it's helpful to understand how to select, install and maintain them.

Completions

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Builders share their successes.

In Case You Missed It

What’s Your Angle?

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Angle of attack indicators make better pilots and might save your life.

Building the ‘Beater – Part 6

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As promised, Lycoming delivered the Thunderbolt engine in December to Vertical Aviation. Since this...

Flying in the Ford World

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Sage philosopher and aviation nut Uncle Ishmael explains how, for about the price of a 4-year-old Ford pickup truck, you can own a serviceable homebuilt aircraft. Youll probably have to forgo anything certified, and hone your scrounging skills, but when all is said and done, isn't getting up in the air flying better than sitting on the ground dreaming?

Home Shop Wheel-ee

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Home shop wheel-ee.