Completions

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Van's 10,000 Flying Airplanes

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Congratulations to David Porter, who recently reported the first flight of his RV-7 and became the official 10,000th Van's RV aircraft to transition from...

Robert Anderson's RV-8

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After many years of both building and not building (about 50/50) N184GC (One RV-8 for Grandpa Christensen) and I made the maiden flight on...

David Jacob Heino's Sonex

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I completed Sonex #1072 on August 18, 2014 and made the first flight on August 22, 2014 from Charlie Brown/Fulton County Airport in Atlanta,...

Jake Hayes' CubCrafters EX

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My CubCrafters EX N-96FV was finished July 30, 2016 - last weekend of AirVenture. My 87-year old Dad was the first passenger after my...

Lance Hooley's Jet Eze

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It started with a visit with the Rutan guru Robert Harris of what was the EZ Hangar in Covington TN, now EZ Jets. I...

Bill Hogue's AutoGyro MTO Sport

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I had been researching gyroplane technology for the past 20 years and knew that the modern gyroplane was an amazing aircraft. After scoring a...

Sturm Velocity

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Velocity 173 Fixed Gear Elite N653TS has taken just shy of 20 years to morph from several boxes of fiberglass parts to the plane...

Jim Agua's RV12

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N696VA is an RV12 built as an EAB. The plane took four and a half years and I logged 1900 hours in the build...

Ed Lee's Sonex

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I completed Sonex #1212 and made the first flight August 28, 2016. It now has 112 hours on it with its Corvair 3100cc engine...

David Otero’s RV-7 "Segundo Viento"

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My RV-7 project started on January 5th, 2014. As with most airplane kits, it started with the empennage kit. From the moment I opened...

In Case You Missed It

Ask the DAR

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What do you need to do when you buy an Experimental/Amateur-Built aircraft? What should a builder/owner do when they're ramp checked?

Rear Cockpit

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Progress and the Red Baron.

Making a Business out of a Metal Rod

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Harmon Lange has made more landing gear legs than anybody.

Prop Momentum Theory

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Proper selection and design of the propeller is one of the keys to airplane performance.