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Aero ‘lectrics
...all you get is about 25 mA of current, hardly enough to cause any smoke or other character building events.) Hook one resistor lead into the anode lead hook of...
25th Anniversary: Rutan’s Take
...final product does not fly like a Rutan design, if it flies at all. As someone who grew up building models, Rutan also understood what tools and materials homebuilders were...
Insurance Update: Experimentals and LSAs
...in the project has reached a certain point, and usually before the home-based project is trailered to the airport. Insurance companies do recommend project insurance during the building process, particularly...
Completions
...to fly, and I would recommend it to anyone who has a dream of building a helicopter. Remember to use both the factory and the great web sites to gain...
Return of the Turbo-Compound
...efficient aircraft piston engine sitting on the shelf that nobody is building. Its called a turbo-compound engine. Some 9000 were built in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and they...
Kitfox Super Sport Series 7
...exists to the southwest of the main hangar that could hold another building. Such volume is unlikely to put a strain on the company’s kit end of the business, even...
Zenith Announces Slate of Summer Gatherings
...tour the Zenith Aircraft facilities. On the two days before the fly-in, Zenith will host one of its popular workshops where participants gain hands-on kit aircraft building experience. (Prior registration...
The Little Bush Plane That Could
...is due to hit the market. Its a two-seat design powered by a stock Mazda RX-7 rotary engine. In this issue, Martin advocates building a scale model trainer if you’re...
Down to Earth
...multi-engine and single-engine flight instructor ratings, and glider and rotorcraft (gyroplane) ratings. She and her husband live in Florida, along with two daughters, and recently finished building a Vans RV-10....
Letters
...articles were of great interest to me as I am installing a Jabiru 3300 in a Fisher Celebrity kit. I am finally finishing after eight years of building. What caught...
In Case You Missed It
2013 Engine Buyer’s Guide
For homebuilders, power is a top-of-mind issue, and engines are among their most important decisions. From the familiar Lycomings and Continentals to the options in radials, here’s what the traditional aircraft-engine market offers.
The Home Machinist (Part 10)
You're not alone if you've been flummoxed or frustrated when trying to decode technical drawings or blueprints. They seem to use a language all their own, one that many of us are not privy to. Fear not. Author Bob Fritz will give you the tools you need to visualize the item being described, and hell make such documents intelligible to the uninitiated.
Survival of the Smartest
Surviving an emergency or crash landing in a remote area is just the beginning of staying alive long term. Thinking about what you might need and equipping yourself adequately for the type of flying you intend to do are essential to making it until help arrives.