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Designer Spotlight: John Thorp
...you can find Fletchers equipped with a 550-hp turbine up front! Despite the airframes success as a crop duster, Thorp persisted with the idea that the SkySkooter would make the...
Lake Tahoe – Airshow and Fly-In 2008
...low turnout, some interesting aircraft were on display. Cessna was evident in a beautiful, all-glass aircraft with a prominent Cessna logo. Another head-turner was a CompAir 7 with a turbine...
Turbine Moose: The Ultimate Amphib
...said. Then he grinned and added, “Besides that, turbines sound cool.” The decision was made: a turbine Moose on amphibs. It had been done before, but that airplane was destroyed...
The Ultimate Amphib
...Orchard said. Then he grinned and added, “Besides that, turbines sound cool.” The decision was made: a turbine Moose on amphibs. It had been done before, but that airplane was...
Contributors
...flown a great many high-performance (and turbine) aircraft in his distinguished career, including a long list of hairy-chested warbirds. His flight review of the turbine Moose begins on Page 8....
Build Your Skills: Fabric
...can legally mix systems and experiment with products, the temptation to do so should be avoided. Otherwise, you may be re-covering your airplane within a short period of time. Often...
What’s New
...that the latest addition to its line of high-performance aircraft kits, the Evolution turbine, had completed its fourth flight. The Evolution is the result of 3.5 years of engineering, research...
You Don't Need A Wing If Your Ship's Got That Swing…
Sun ‘n Fun’s Chopper Town provided a graphic reminder Friday that you don’t need a wing if your ship’s got that swing, as a turbine chopper and a Butterfly gyro...
The Home Machinist
...hope you have the wrench and resist the temptation to use a punch and hammer, because this ring has to be rotated, and a hammer is the one tool to...
Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 11)
...dispersed-so these guns are relegated to water-based paints. That led to turbine guns. These use a small turbine blowing warm air through a large diameter hose to generate 3 to...
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Alternative Energies
A new electric ultralight motorglider expands the boundaries of its category—and its plans can be downloaded free. By Dean Sigler.
Unusual Attitude
Vans Aircraft founder Richard VanGrunsven considers flight safety, and how improving our building and piloting skills would do more to reduce the number of mishaps than additional regulations would.
Modifying Tools
Building an airplane in the mountains has its downside. The nearest tool store is...
