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Economical Kit Planes to Build and Fly. This is a Varieze  that my father and I are currently working on in our Hanger, it is about 7. The first time I saw the Varieze Kit Planes was with my Father at the 1. Oshkosh Airshow. It was a very strange looking plane. The longer you looked at it, the. I. remember my father saying to me, we have to build or buy one of these someday I nodded. Ready for takeoff Find the best remote control planes, RC model airplanes, and aircraft with this expert buying guide. The top 10 RC planes reviewed. AIRCRAFT SPRUCE CATALOG PDF DOWNLOAD To view the files youll need the Adobe Acrobat reader. If you dont have the Adobe reader, you can download it. Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. Older VAF News Home Previous News your ad here. November 15, 2017. Issue No. 4,438. Collecting Stories with our RV7A. Sandra Thoma. When looking for Kit to buy. You can look for projects in Trade a plane, many people start projects and never finish them for. Another great place to look is www. Wicks Aircraft Motorsports is another great source to choose from over 3. Aircraft Kits. You can choose to build either a Wood Plane,an Aluminum Plane or a Composite Plane. When looking for Kit Plane to build, I highly recommend that you look for one that has already been started. This will save you a lot of time and money in the building process. Many Pilots who start their projects either loose there health or there desire to finish them. If you take your time, do your research, and have the patience. You could wind up with a very in expensive project to buy and finish. Especially right now in this economy, its a buyers market out there. A word of warning though, take your time and become very familiar with every aspect of the plane you are looking to buy. I recommend that you talk with various builders and learn all you can from them before setting out to purchase that first plane. The first time my Father and I bought a Varieze project that had previously flown, it turned into a nightmare. So I speak from experience when I say become an authority on the plane you set out to purchase. Know everything there is to know, and take someone with you who is very knowledgeable on the specific type plane you want to purchase. A friends Varieze with a Continental 0 2. HP Engine Baggage Pods, this airplane flies 2. Aircraft Airworthiness How does this affect you My Background FAA Inspector since 1995 Graduate of FAA Approved AP School IA since 1981 Started career at flight. Its hard to believe that this airplane began with nothing more than big blocks of foam, epoxy, fiberglass cloth and a manual. But that is the way everyone begins building one of these. They are very simple to work on, but it takes quite awhile to finish one if you have a job and are working on it part time. Many are built by individuals who have retired and have the time to spend working on it. Everything needed for your Kit Plane can be ordered through Wicks aviation motorsports catalog. And most of your tools and supplies can be built by you and purchased locally at any near by hardware store. How long it takes to build a kit plane, depends on how picky you are and the amount of time you can put into it. All you need is the is the desire and a good place to work on it, many build them right in there garages. The Varieze with a Continental O2. Conard Home Built Composite Airplane. Its length is 1. Wingspan is 2. Wing area of 5. 3. It has an Empty Weight of 5. Max Takeoff Weight of 1,0. This plane holds 2. US gallons in the wings with a 2. This plane has a Max speed of 1. Stall Speed of just 5. It has a 1,6. 00 foot per minute climb rate and a flying range of around 8. This is one of the reasons why pilots love these planes so much. There fast, efficient, and very economical. Many Pilots have said it is much like flying a fighter the way you set in the cockpit. You lean back and your control stick is located along the right side. Cam Security Software Web Window on this page. This is a Burt Rutan Design Cozy Composite Airplane. The Cozy is a four place composite Kit Plane, they are considerably larger than a Varieze as you can clearly see. Even though I have never flown one of these before, the people I have spoken to say they fly really great But In my experience what ever a pilot owns and flies is always the best flying airplane to them. I always get nervous driving over drawbridges. One family vacationing at the Jersey shore had to think fast and jump their Toyota over a drawbridge because it started. Keywords manual USED workshop engine. They are known for their high amount of torque at low RPM massive castiron blocks and heads and also their high. Jabiru Aircraft Pty Ltd is an Australian aircraft manufacturer that produces a range of kit and readybuilt civil light aircraft and aircraft engines in Bundaberg. Having been a owner of planes in the past, I know all about that way of thinking. Like the Varivigan, Varieze, Longeze the Cozy III will not stall or spin like a conventional Airplane. This is because the Airfoil on the front of the plane called a conard is designed to stall first, thus preventing the primary wing from ever stalling out. Making this type of Kit Plane very safe for almost any pilot to fly and enjoy. These type planes are very stable and agile in flight as well. The cozy Plane is 1. The Performance Specs on the Cozy are as follows, the Cruise Speed is 1. The Empty Weight is 1. Max takeoff weight is 2. The. typical Engine used on these planes is the I O3. Lycoming. Engine. The engine has a 2. TBO Time Before Overhaul and burns. Solo Aircraft Engine Service Manual' title='Solo Aircraft Engine Service Manual' />The Cozy has a 1,0. NM range at 7. 5 power and a 2. It has a 1,2. 00 foot per minute climb rate at Gross, and a 2,0. Solo. This is a Great Plains Sonerai II. Mid Wing Kit Plane. I purchased the Sonerai II from a friend for only 8,0. June of. 1. 99. 6 and quickly found out it had a few issues. I spent the next. But when the time came to roll it out and start flying, I had my self a wonderful plane. The Sonerai was designed by Steve Monnett and the first one flew in July of 1. This plane still remains my favorite Kit Plane for the price, and they are a. Over the next 4 years I racked up over 3. Father and I to Oshkosh 4 times. This is the largest. Airshow in the world with every kind of plane you can imagine, located in. Oshkosh, Wisconsin home of the EAA Experimental Aircraft. Association. If you want a cheap and fun flying plane, this is your. The Sonerai II is able to perform Basic Aerobatics with no problem, it. G Heavy to 6. G Solo. Make sure it has the wing mod. The Sonerai is 1. Hp Laserjet M1005 Mfp Driver For Windows 7. The empty weight is 5. The power plant used on it, is a Volkswagen air cooled engine. The Great Plains Aircraft Supply Company currently holds the rights to the Sonerai series aircraft. They supply just about anything you need in terms of spare parts and accessories. The Sonerai Performance Numbers are pretty impressive for the amount of investment. The Maximum Speed is 1. This plane has a 3. The Sonerai burns around 5 gallons per. In closing, you could not find a better plane with this kind of performance for less money This is Steve Monnett Designed Sonex 2 place Sports Plane. When building a Sonex Kit Plane, there are two options to choose from, the Conventional Landing Gear or the Tricycle Landing Gear. There are three recommended powerplants to choose from for the Sonex. The 2. 18. 0cc 4 cylinder Volkswagen, the 4 cylinder 2. Jabiru 1. 00 hp or the 6 cylinder Jabiru 3. What engine you choose depends on weather you want performance or the economy. The Sonex is a side by side 2 place Kit plane that is 1. Crackles Right Lower Lobe'>Crackles Right Lower Lobe. Wingspan. The plane stands 4 ft 8 inches high and has a Wing area of 9. It has an Empty Weight of 6. Gross Weight of 1,1. The Airfoil used for the wings is a NACA 6. The average build time if using the Precut, preformed Kit is between 8. The Sonex Performance Specs are as follows Using a 3. Jabiru Engine it has a Cruise Speed of 1. The Stall Speed is 4. Never Exceed Speed is 1. This plane has a flying range of 4. Service Ceiling of 2. The Sonex can do Basic Aerobatics with G Limits at Gross of 4. The maximum Glide Ratio is 1. Climb Rate of 1. 40. The designer of the RV is Richard Van Grunsven, the Manufacturer of these planes is Vans Aircraft. The RV 3 was the first kit plane introduced in 1. Stits Playboy. There are four popular models, the RV 3 single place, the RV 4 Dual tandem Cockpit, the RV 6 side by side Conventional Tricycle versions, and the RV 8 which is a revised version of the RV 4 with a larger cockpit. For the family of four they make the tricycle version only RV 1. There are technically 1.