Because the builder is more likely to be on his or her
own with a plans than with a kit, you don’t want to be a
pioneer. Don’t build an airplane that is a virtual unknown
simply because it appeals to you. If the aviation public
hasn’t taken a design to its heart and built a bunch of
them, there must be a reason for that. The more popular
the design, the more builders’ support there will be available. Airplanes like Tailwinds, Thorps, and Fly Babys have
been built by the hundreds, while other designs have not
been nearly as well-received. This alone says something
about the quality of both the design and the plans. Many
plans leave a lot to the imagination, and some designs
don’t fly well, so they never become successes.
Budd Davisson is an aeronautical engineer, has logged more
than 4,000 hours of dual-given in his Pitts, has flown 300
different types, and has published four books and more
than 2,500 articles. He is editor-in-chief of Flight Journal
magazine. Visit him on www.AirBum.com.
Jim Koepnick
www.EAA.org/photos Plans Built Review
THE PLANS-BUILDER’S CATALOG
This is not a complete list, but has many of the more popular designs. Sport pilot-eligible designs are marked with an asterisk.
Acro Sport I & II
Nesmith Cougar
Pober Junior Ace
Pober Pixie
Super Ace
Baby Great Lakes
Bearhawk
Bearhawk Patrol*
Breezy
Buttercup
Cassutt
Christavia Mk 1, Mk II
Corben Ace Series
Corby Starlet
Cozy
Davis DA-2A
Dyke Delta
Emeraude
Fisher Flying Products
Fly Baby*
Hummel Bird*
Hatz*
Headwind*
Little Toot
Kelly D
KR- 1, KR- 2
Legal/Double Eagle*
Midget Mustang I & II
One Design
Pazmany PL- 1, PL- 2, PL- 4, PL- 9
Pietenpol*
Pitts S-1S
Pitts S-1-11B
Pitts S-1C, S-1SS
Pitts Model 12
Skybolt
Smith Miniplane
Smythe Sidewinder
Sonerai
Sonex*
Space Walker/Revolution*
Starduster Series*
Thatcher CX4*
Thorp T- 18
Volksplane VP- 1*
Wag-A-Bond & Sport Trainer*
Wittman Tailwind
Biplanes
2-place high-wing
Parasol
Parasol
Parasol
1-place biplane
4-place high-wing
2-place high-wing
3-place high wing
2-place high wing
Sport racer
2- & 4-place high-wing
Parasols, 1- & 2-place
1-place monoplane
4-seat composite
2-place metal monoplane
3 to 4-place low-wing
2-place low-wing
2-place low & high-wings
1-place wood monoplane
1-place tiny monoplane
2-place biplane
1-place high-wing
1-place biplane
2-place biplane
1 & 2-place low-wing
1 or 2-seat high-wing
1- & 2-place monoplanes
Aerobatic monoplane
1 & 2-seat, low & high-wing
2-place parasol
Aerobatic biplane
260-hp aerobatic biplane
Aerobatic biplane
Radial biplane
2-place biplane
1-place biplane
2-place metal monoplane
1- & 2-place monoplane
2-place, low-wing
2-place monoplane
1- & 2-place biplanes
1-place VW-powered low-wing
2-place high-speed monoplane
1-place VW-powered low-wing
2-place high-wing
2-place, high-wing
Acro Sport Inc. Tel. 414-529-2609
Acro Sport Inc.
Acro Sport Inc.
Acro Sport Inc.
Acro Sport Inc.
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.BearhawkAircraft.com
www.BearhawkAircraft.com/patrol2
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.LuceAir.com
http://Cassutt.Lornet.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
groups.yahoo.com/group/DA2A/links
Dyke Aircraft Tel. 937-430-8298
slittner@videotron.ca (e-mail)
www.FisherFlying.com
www.BowersFlyBaby.com
www.FlyHummel.com
www.WeeBeastie.com/hatzcb1
www.StewartAircraft.com
www.LittleTootBiplane.com
www.WeeBeastie.com/hatzcb1
www.Fly-KR.com
www.BetterHalfVW.com
www.MustangAero.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.Pazmany.com
www.Pressenter.com/~apietenp
www.AviatAircraft.com
www.AviatAircraft.com
www.SteenAeroLab.com
www.JimKimballEnterprises.com
www.SteenAeroLab.com
www.SkyClassic.net
euwish@ktis.net
www.GPASC.com
www.SonexAircraft.com
www.WarnerAir.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.ThatcherCX4.com
s18thorp@lightspeed.net
www.AircraftSpruce.com
www.WagAero.com
www.AircraftSpruce.com
