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EAA's
AeroCrafter
8th (newest edition)
416 pages
$34.00
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EAA's
newest edition of their guide to the many kit and
plans built aircraft and rotorcraft that are currently
available. Specifications and color photos are shown
for each aircraft model along with pricing,
availability and a short review. In addition a CD-rom
is included which and allows several methods of
cross referencing and searching for particular features
that are important to your decision, as well as
spread sheets to pre-determine the approximate cost
of your completed project.
In addition, several articles take up the first
120 pages regarding working with the various choices
of materials and other factors about building and
flying sport aircraft. This book includes an enormous
amount of information and can best be described
as 10 days of Oshkosh, neatly wrapped between 2
covers. |
Table
of Contents
What aircraft is right for me?
8
Getting started in aircraft building
12
Working with composites
20
The sheet metal airplane
30
Building with wood
39
Wooden propellers
51
I can do this!
58
Aircraft wiring
65
Control System savvy
74
Fabric Covering
82
Which engine?
90
Filling the holes in your panel
99
Engine guide
105
Propeller guide
117
Kits & Plans
123
CAFE flight report index
334
Type club and newsletter index
339
Aircraft article index
343
Supplies & services
349
CD installation instructions
393
Company index
401
Aircraft name index
409
Regional Fly-ins
413
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