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Second Chance Six
...mounts. Together they tightened the motor mounts to the engine. Somehow the usual struggle of getting the engine, isolators and engine mount to align gets easier with more people around...
Ultimate Avionics Work Surface
...of it about 24” by 36”—must have come as packing material for something delicate, perhaps my little jet engine! But it is perfect for working on instrument panels. Not only...
Air Racing: A Report
...stock RVs to 400-mph Glasairs and Lancairs, and their culture is heavy on formation flying, a slick presentation and safety-first attitude. They’re also the class running current airframes and engines...
CircuitMaker for Aircraft
...the engine. Let’s also presume the designer isn’t as well up to speed on Ohm’s law as you and I, and he takes a #10 wire from battery to engine—about...
Building the Affordaplane, Part 4
...example: No welding allowed! So, now the biggest challenge confronting me was creating an engine mount needed for the engine installation. First, what engine should be used in this project?...
Wapsi Aero Bright and Affordable Electronic Instruments for Light Planes
...the works. Wapsi currently has instruments for two-cylinder, two-stroke engines ($699), two-cylinder four-stroke engines ($749) and a four-cylinder, four-stroke application ($799). All prices are less probes; the Wapsi devices can...
Keep the Greasy Side Clean
...testing. This is an earlier iteration of the plumbing, before the return check valve was installed. I had installed a homemade oil separator on the Mosler (half VW) engine powering...
Dragonfly Rancher Gets New Life in Florida
Dragonfly Rancher, built for work and fun. There is a two place tandem high wing light plane that looks a little like a single engine AirCam that has been knocking...
The Mule Pitts
...with an IO-360, 200 hp Titan engine using 9.5:1 compression, it was built for advanced-level aerobatic competition. A cockpit set up for aerobatics. No fancy EFISes or autopilots needed. An...
An Old Friend Moves Towards Completion
...year – the engine has been hung and some wiring completed. But the fact that is moving forward isn’t way we like to highlight it. If you zoom in on...
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Flight Testing
You've planned; you've prepared. Now we look at how to conduct your first flight in a homebuilt aircraft.
Down to Earth
Music to a mothers ears. Amy Laboda preps the family Kitfox for her older daughters primary training.
