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Van's Aircraft RV Builder Forums and News.

An online information exchange for RV builders and pilots.

Sonex Aircraft customers enjoy participation in a very active on-line discussion community consisting of three Yahoo Groups forums. The Sonex discussion groups have helped create a distinct sense of camaraderie between Sonex builders, and serves as a great way for builders to get quick answers to commonly asked questions, and to get feedback from other builders about their experiences.

CYBER-HOMEBUILDING DRAWS NEW FANS Largest Wisconsin Daily Features cover story on DreamBuildFly.com The story of two young men scratchbuilding a Bearhawk in a basement while a Web audience watches and comments in real time was Thursday's cover story in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Wisconsin's largest daily newspaper. Caleb Ihrig, an Oshkosh engineer, and EAA Multimedia Journalist Brady Lane are friends and building partners who wanted to use basic tools and their basic mechanical knowledge to show how accessible homebuilding can be. A baseball cap-mounted camera streams live video to the Web, which allows viewers to comment, offer tips, and learn along with them. Read the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/pair-building-airplane-on-live-webcasts-132669073.html Photo gallery http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/132662213.html Brady Lane and Caleb Ihrig are on dreambuildfly.com from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays.

If you really love to fly... love to think about, talk about, and learn about avaition, then you're a lot like me. And I think that makes us both AirPigz! When you 'pig out' on something, you take it in like crazy, you just can't get enough. That's what AirPigz is all about. A real passion for anything that gets us off the ground. You know- "hog wild about anything that flies!'

USS Sable and USS Wolverine -- I received this link from Bob Vermeulen concerning the training of World War II Navy pilots on carrier landings on Lake Michigan! There are a lot of very interesting historcal photographs.

Official Site of the Indy Air Race, a sanctioned event of the Sport Air Racing League. Inaugural Indy Air Race August 13, 2011.

Makers of the extremely popular RV line of aircraft. All RV Aircraft are low-wing monoplanes of traditional aluminum construction. Boasting excellent performance numbers, RV kits are also among the most complete and easy to build in the industry.

Efficiency, high performance and beautifly sculpted lines have been the hallmark of Lancair from it's beginning in 1984. In the past decade, the name Lancair has come to represent industry leadership, a success based on an unrelenting commitment to quality and innovation.

Makers of the Tango 2, Tango XR, and Foxtrot 4, TEAM TANGO is a leader in composite, fast-build aircraft kits, taking fabrication technology to a new level.

Sonex Aircraft makes affordable, easy-to-build kits. They have several models including Sonex, Waiex, Xenox, and Onex. All are two place airplanes except the Onex, which is a single place. They have a jet engine powered model in development called the SubSonix, and an electric powered model is in development as well.

Manufacturers of the Escapade and Highlander airplane kits.

ULPower Aero Engines developed this engine specifically for use in light aircraft (fixed wing & rotorcraft). It is built to the highest standards with a fully electronic ignition and multipoint fuel injection (FADEC) system as standard. Horsepower options from 97hp to 130hp.

ROTAX produces annually more than 200,000 engines for Personal Watercraft, All Terrain Vehicles, Snowmobiles, Motorcycles, Kart and Aircraft. Out of this extensive know-how arise top quality products at the forefront of technology.

The Jabiru makes three Aircraft Engines: The 257lb, 2200cc engine is a 4-cylinder 4-stroke horizontally opposed air cooled engine. The 3300cc engine is a 180lb, 6-cylinder 4-stroke horizontally opposed air cooled engine. The 5100cc Aircraft Engine is a 257lb, 8-cylinder 4-stroke horizontally opposed air cooled engine.

The 80hp Aircraft Engine you build yourself!

A full line of modified VW engines.

Developed from Honda Racing

Robinson V-8 Aircraft has everything you need to convert to a LS series V8 with our Base Engine Conversion System. Our kit accepts Constant Speed Propeller. Components are assembled and delivered as a unit. Gain performance and lower your operating costs with a Robinson engine conversion kit!.

Three cylinder, four stroke, water cooled, duel overhead cam engine with an excellent reliability and longevity record to back it up

An Exhilarating flight experience!! An unforgettable adventure! The Perfect Gift.

The online home of the Commemorative Air Force B-29/B-24 Squadron.

6151 Portage Road, Portage, MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Just south of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport.

Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at the site of the world's largest aviation event (EAA AirVenture) the Museum is one of the most extensive aviation attractions in the world.

Warren B. Grimes Field, 1636 North Main Street, Urbana, OH 43078

1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 . . . . . . . . . . near Dayton, OH

Award-winning online Aviation Classes sponsored by EAA, UVSC, and the Thomas Wathen Foundation

MotoArt designs and creates high quality corporate and home furniture made from vintage airplane parts. Their functional sculptures create an eclectic environment in any space and stand in tribute to the great art of aviation.

Beautiful views of the SanFrancisco Bay area from the 246-foot long, modern Zeppelin, Eureka. Owned and operated by Airship Ventures, Eureka has been temporarily branded with the Farmers Insurance name as part of the company's most recent promotional arrangement. Eureka was built by the German company that created the Hindenburg; it is not a blimp, but a semi-rigid zeppelin airship. It is one of only two genuine zeppelins currently flying in the world. You can see Eureka at AirVenture 2011. You might even be able to take a ride!

Check out this 360 degree view of the Space Shuttle Discovery Cockpit. Once it loads, left click on the image and hold, and move your mouse around to view wherever you want. Be sure to look up!

Redbird Flight Simulations was established in 2006 with the specific purpose making simulation more accessible to the general aviation industry. Since its inception Redbird has delivered innovative, reliable and high-quality training devices to flight schools, colleges, universities and individual pilots around the world. With more than 300 devices in service worldwide, Redbird has quickly become the fastest growing and most innovative simulator provider in the industry.