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Hands-On Kit Airplane Building Workshop Classes at the Zenith Aircraft Factory
...Zeniths new kits, featuring final hole size, match-drilled parts. In the process of building the rudder assembly, participants tackle many activities including learning how to read drawings (blueprints) and work...
Crew Coordination, Working the Weather
...it showed how comfortable having a reliable and well-trained partner can be in helping to evaluate not only a course of action—but the decision-making process that goes into that plan....
Van’s RV-15 Prototype Gets a New Tail
...for the design. Recall that Van’s was adamant that the first article was not really a prototype in the normal sense—because we all think a prototype leads directly to a...
Sling Shot
...rocker arms have a new machining process. The forged pistons are stronger and have new-design rings, plus, as in the 915, they’re served by oil squirts aimed at the inside...
Marketability
...point, we have discussed the mission capability of a new airplane design and how it will be manufactured. We now turn our attention to making sure the airplane sells. Marketability...
Second Chance Six
...to make some fairings for the gear legs using a similar process. Thank you, Kerry! One Big To-Do List Oftentimes, we would talk about things that needed to be done...
Where Are the Instructions?
...all have different talents and abilities when it comes to building. Most kit vendors have designed their products to ensure success for most first-time builders. What Can Go Wrong? It...
Thought Exercise: The Drive Socket
...because I knew the “how to make it” part of the process would have to be figured first. The rem that became the machining stock needed to have the rough...
Buy the Thousand-Pack
This power panel is still in the process of being straightened up – it might get a few more temporary ties before the lacing is finished to neaten some of...
Dollies and Bags
...process and was in no hurry to rush the retrieval, despite the rather large business jet taxiing up with a wingspan that obviously wouldn’t clear. It was time to phone...
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Homebuilt Accidents: Passing the Engine Baton
How does the Rotax 912 compare to traditional engines used in small homebuilts?
Of Novices, Needles and Numbers
I was at 6000 feet agl when I pulled the stick back with consternation,...