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A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 6)
...everyone’s surrender to the holiday season (where normal people aren’t much bothered by such esoteric endeavors as airplane building for several weeks). After comparing calendars and our individual upcoming time...
Completions
...built-in oxygen. We are currently building the Europa glider wings for it. We built the kit together, completing all the tasks, including paint and electrical, ourselves and found it to...
A Higher Velocity
...fuselage), retractable gear for $8500 and then budget $2900 for the XL-5 options. Powerplant choices will impact the bottom line. If you’re building an XL or XL-5, the opening gambit...
Aircraft Handling: Making the Compromises Work
...must perform at a higher level. One of the perks of building and flying a kit airplane is getting to play both test pilot and engineer. It seems like a...
Dare To Be Bare
...An RV, on the other hand, is Alclad, which is easier to polish but needs touching up more frequently. Numelin also suggested that if you’re in the building stage, polish...
Aero ‘lectrics
...that if you are building a metal airplane and have to drive fifty bazillion rivets, then this series of articles isn’t for you. However, for average maintenance loads, this is...
Letters
...can be found in some designs offered today…its not macho or cool, its dangerous. Barnabys article on crash survivability and wing loading should be required reading for anyone considering building...
Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 6)
...stuck to it, ruining a wood surface. Building Day 1 Split the foam square into two triangles about 24 inches long. Sand the three edges to about a 1/4-inch radius...
A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 5)
...series expecting nothing but glowing prose about the wonders of building this project, you’ll most likely be disappointed by this reality-based installment. I’d suggest turning from these pages to the...
Shop Safety
...of plane is he building? You get the idea. That brings us around to the fact that there’s more to safety than hardware; there’s good sense and biomechanics. Its been...
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Give Me a Brake
When his Zenith CH 701 wouldn't stay put during runup and tended to roll on an incline, builder Chuck Deiterich came up with a do-it-yourself solution.
Letters
Paid InstructionI enjoyed Dave Martin's "Understanding Experimental Light Sport Aircraft" article , but I...