Completions

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Barry Haley's Pelican

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My Ultravia Pelican PL was started back in the 1990s by Dick Randolph, a WWII P-47 fighter pilot who served with the 313th Fighter...

Bill Prokes' Stolp Starlet

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Stolp SA-500 Starlet N23ME was completed in November of 2016 . The project spanned approximately 4 years. The Engine is a Franklin 4AC-199 E-3...

Scholes RV-12 – N935RS

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In April of 2011 I ordered a kit from Van's Aircraft--the E-LSA RV12, and I have been building it since then. Last fall (2017) I finally...

Leedom/Hlavac KitFox Lite

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N200HL started life as a KitFox Lite kit. The engine is a Rotax 503 with a 3.47:1 reduction. The motor mount, carbon full cowl...

Anderson Van's RV-4

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After on-and-off construction started in November, 1991, N144DV took to the air on July 4, 2016. (Yes, that's 25 years into a 3-year project!) A...
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Dave Armando’s Kitfox Speedster Model V

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After 6 years of building my 2001 Kitfox Speedster Model V was flown.
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Dave Armando’s Rotorway 162F

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After 600 hours of build time my 2008 Rotorway 162F helicopter departed the earth. First flight was from my driveway after pushing it out...

Folkerts Murphy Super Rebel

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Wednesday, January 24th, 2017 at high noon, N25SR, a Murphy Super Rebel SR2500, took to the skies for approximately 45 minutes. I bought the kit...

John Albritton's Jet Eze

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This day was a long time coming for me. Flying my own jet! This couldn't have been possible without the help and expertise of the...

Rich Macrafic's RV-7A

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RV-7A N4956T, after a 12-year build, flew for the first time on 10/09/2017 from KRST (Rochester, MN). Everybody talks about the "RV smile" after that...

In Case You Missed It

The Future of Homebuilding: Builders

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If we could magically transport a modern homebuilder back to the 1960s, they would...

Aero ‘lectrics

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Staying current.

Torque Plates

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Torque plates are installed before any cylinders go on at the Lycoming engine...

Stressing Structure

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Torque tubes and the shear modulus.