Sportsman Service Bulletin #74 – Fuselage Tail Cone Damage
Glasair Aviation published a service bulletin to address crushed or delaminated portions of the tail cone near the aft tailwheel bracket. The SB is...
Propping Up Our Projects
Our bulk buy with Whirlwind Aviation (WWA) began in June 2013. We realized as a group that there were several builders who were shopping...
Function of Delta-Wing Vortex Generators
Paul Robertson of Aeronautical Testing Services is the engineer Stoddard-Hamilton contracted in 1994 to conduct all the GlaStar developmental flight testing and configuration changes....
Differences in the Sportsman vs. GlaStar
Two of our primary goals in the development of the Sportsman were to make it much easier to build and structurally stronger (so it...
GlaStar vs. Sportsman
I now have about 28 hours in three separate Sportsman planes and about 800 hours in GlaStars, so I feel I am in a...
Montana GlaStar
Written by Martin Elshire
I have been in the aviation industry for most of my life and working on general aviation aircraft electronics for the...
Trike vs. Tail-dragger
Many builders have asked the question, “Trike or taildragger?” My short answer for them would be, “I would suggest you go with the trike,...
GlaStar on Zenair Floats
Written by Bill Bracken
This is my 2010 Glastar on Zenair amphibious floats which I completed over the last 18 months. The first flight took...
GlaStar versus Sportsman: How do they really stack up?
I now have about 800 hours in three separate Sportsman planes and about 800 hours in GlaStars, so I feel I am in a...
What to Expect When You’re Expecting… an Engine
Omar eagerly awaits his shiny new Lycoming Thunderbolt engine. Check out the unboxing video!
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