Sparky Barnes, Author at KITPLANES

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America the Beautiful

Sparky Barnes - April 17, 2024 1

Flying Rosie “from sea to shining sea.”

Oh, Dry Up!

Sparky Barnes - October 16, 2023 3

Jim Katz builds a homemade engine dehumidifier.

This Fly Baby is the Katz’ Meow!

Sparky Barnes - July 14, 2023 5

In the early 1960s, a young Jim Katz was absorbing page after page in Air Progress magazine, and when he saw an article that...

In Case You Missed It

Slicks!

Vic Syracuse - August 17, 2018 0

Bald tire.

Archive: July 2012

Kitplanes - May 6, 2022 0

A decade ago, we had the RANS S-7S on our cover. Although current editor...

Building the Bearhawk LSA

Ken Scott - November 16, 2016 0

Fuel tanks and wingtips.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - April 17, 2012 0

Seemingly inconsequential alterations—even mounting an inflight camera on the airframe—can result in big changes to an aircraft’s handling and performance.