KITPLANES

Your Homebuilt Aircraft Authority. We cover topics relevant to anyone who has ever dreamed of building or owning a homebuilt experimental aircraft.

Storm Clouds Over Aurora

KITPLANES

Why Not AoA?

Why Does AoA Work?

On the Nose! • Lockwood’s Rotax-powered RV-9A is more than just fancy rhinoplasty.

Weighty Matters

KITPLANES ENGINE BUYER’S GUIDE • Costs are up and supplies remain tight, so plan accordingly.

Certified vs. Experimental

Dynamometer Break-In: Worth It

Stroke! Stroke!

Circling the Airport

Part 4: Fuel tanks are done! Now what?

Part 9: Change of seasons & modifications.

Looking back on three years with uAvionix’s full-featured EFIS.

The first portable radio with a built-in LEMO jack.

Will That Be Paint or Powder?

Little Buddy, You Can Fly

Tune Out, Turn Off, Drop Out

What Now?

ERCuSi-A Silicon Bronze, the AlternaTIG Option

Oxy-Acetylene: The Most Versatile of All Welding Rigs?

Cooling Outlet Design

Ernie’s Room and Board

GOT WINGS?

Is the Future Here?

February 2014