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Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.
The Garrison Melmoth was an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and built by Peter Garrison. The project was commenced in 1968 and it first flew on 6 September 1973. The aircraft was designed and built from scratch, drawing on Garrison's previous experience working on the Practavia Sprite. The Melmoth was destroyed on the ground in ...
The aircraft's test pilot was Richard Kosi, EAA 666459, who also acted as an EAA technical counselor on the build. A prior unintentional flight occurred in 2016, when an unexpected gust resulted in a takeoff during a taxi test. [5] Later in 2018, the aircraft was put up for sale by Bally. [6]
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1973-74 General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 1 passenger Length: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Wing area: 155 sq ft (14.4 m 2) Empty weight: 750 lb (340 kg) Gross weight: 1,275 lb (578 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 four-cylinder, horizontally opposed air-cooled piston engine, 65 hp (48 kW ...
In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the EAA launched "Project Econoplane" to develop an aircraft with high fuel economy that would therefore be affordable for its members to operate. [1] The Pober Pixie was the result, with a Volkswagen air-cooled engine of 1835 cc [ 2 ] and a fuel consumption of 3 to 3.5 US Gal (11 to 13 L) per hour.
Two aircraft have been built with a third one in development. N442LT is the first tail number. N497LT is the second. [18] [19] Berkut Jet A Berkut using a modified GE T-58 turbine engine, built by Jerrold Jorritsma, registration number N3255U. [20] Crashed in Loveland, Colorado on May 9, 2010. [21] [22] Berkez or Berk-EZ
Zeferu left Alemaya University campus to join the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy, but his application to become a pilot was refused. So in 2001, he decided to build his own plane in order to fulfill his lifelong dream of flight. [2] The Zeferu K-570A aeroplane failed to fly on its first outing, on 15 June 2015, when the propeller ...
The BK-1 is an all-aluminum, monocoque/semi-monocoque, single-engine, low-wing airplane, with either conventional or tricycle landing gear. The BK-1.3 is a modified version, 30% larger than the original, with full-span flaperons .