The EAA’s One Week Wonder, a Zenith CH-750 built by 2500 volunteers at last year’s AirVenture, is on display in the EAA Welcome Center. The badges of honor earned on it many cross-country trips show and the lack of paint allows volunteers to see their names preserved by the rivets they pulled. Go on by and see if you can find your rivet!
In Case You Missed It
Cowl Flapped
Invention and experimentation in actual practice (compared to idealized fantasy) don’t usually offer up...
The Dawn Patrol
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Dick Starks and The Dawn Patrol saddle, er, trailer up and head to the Salute to Veterans Air Show in Columbia, Missouri. Who else could lend his crimping pliers to a couple of sailors to fix an F-18s wiring problem?
The Airplane Van Didnt Want to Build
How the RV-6 became the most successful kit aircraft yet.
Aircraft Handling: What’s It Mean To You?
Two seasoned test pilots, Chuck Berthe and Ed Wischmeyer, discuss their favorite aircraft and the traits that make the aircraft endearing. They also offer a brief history of aircraft design, and discuss the payoffs and compromises inherent in any design effort. Some of their selections are surprising. a Staff Report.