The rules on certifying and flying home-built experimental aircraft, such as the Velocity 173 RG that crashed Friday, are detailed in a 150-plus page Federal Aviation Administration document.

In a city known for oil and gas, Midland is home to the first airplane built in the Lone Star State. ... which is the first 100% composite-built airplane.

Reporting from Mojave, California — By day, Justin Gillen works on a satellite-launching aircraft with a wingspan longer than a football field.But in his spare time, the Scaled Comp… ...

Home/Aircraft/ Learjet’s Composite Airframe Bet. Aircraft ... So far there has not been an FAR Part 25 transport airplane built even mostly from composites.

Three engineering siblings launch a company and the home-built airplane of their dreams DarkAero, the company launched by the Karl brothers in 2017 after they all quit their corporate jobs and ...

The pilot who died in a plane crash on Sunday at a small airport in Ottawa County lived along the air strip and had built the experimental aircraft from a kit. Ottawa Executive Airport officials ...

To use composite for something like an airplane wasn’t even thought of 20 years ago.” Richard Austin, boeing south carolina. Enter the 787, the Dreamliner, proudly made here at Boeing South ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built ...

Small plane that crashed off California coast was among a growing number of home-built aircraft More than 33,000 amateur-built aircraft are licensed by the FAA, a figure that has tripled since the ...

More than 33,000 amateur-built aircraft are licensed by the FAA, a figure that has tripled since the 1980s. The administration designates any non-commercial, recreational aircraft as ...

There are roughly 30,000 amateur-built planes currently certified in the U.S., according to experimental aircraft enthusiasts. The total number of registered airworthy aircraft has tripled since ...