Completions

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Bucholz Kitfox Supersport N825CB

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We bought our kit at the 2008 Copperstate Fly-in with the idea that we would complete the Kitfox in 2 years.  "Life got in...

Smith Sonex N439M

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After 5 years, 3 months, and 2,360 hours, plans-built Sonex N439M first flew on June 21, 2014. Other than a misbehaving airspeed indicator, the first flight...

First Flight -"Risky Business" Columnist Sid Mayeux

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When one of our regular columnists here at Kitplanes finishes and flies a new airplane, we like to celebrate a little! We received word...

Baker Sonex

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I completed my scratch-built Sonex on February 28, 2015. First flight was March 8, 2015. Sonex SN 1534 is a taildragger and equipped with an...

Rhea Van's RV-7

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My slow-build Rv-7 was started in August of 2012. I work full time so this was an evening and weekend project. This is my third...

Marzulli Zenith CH-701 "Seven-Oh-Fun"

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This is the Seven-Oh-Fun, N701GV. It posses the uncanny ability to be seen at almost every airport in Western Washington on a nice Summer...

MacPherson WindFire Helicopter

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I have 140 fun flying hours to date in my WindFire helicopter. It's powered by a Subaru EA81 engine short block, rebuilt by Ron @ RAM...

Tomasulo RV-4

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Tony Tomasulo's Rv-4 after 12 1/2 years of building. It's powered by an O-360-A1A new Lycoming with roller lifters with a fixed pitch Sensenich...

Dries van Vuuren's Plansbuilt W10 Tailwind

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Having built two RVs I needed a real challenge so I decided on the Tailwind. Two years and 2400 hours later, the Tailwind took to the sky on...

Courreges Sonex, Argentina

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My Sonex took to the air for the first time on July 23, 2014. I completed the project after almost four years of building...

In Case You Missed It

Love and Hate

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Mistakes were made. (And fixed.)

Man on a Mission

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Tom Needham, with the help of his son Daniel and numerous friends, completes a Sportsman 2+2 and will use the plane's big hauling capacity and short-field performance to shuttle people and supplies between remote locations in Africa.

Wind Tunnel

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Design process, part 2-how high should you fly?

Misplaced Confidence

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Advice from a kit manufacturers technical support manager.