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David Paule 12-25-2018 03:10 PM

How Do You Refer To Your Unfinished Airplane?
 
Since most of my visitors are non-homebuilders, and for that matter, non-pilots, I call it the "kit airplane." In fact, that's the way I tend to think of it now, even though I haven an N number reserved.

So how do you refer to yours?

Dave
RV-3B in the shop

Considerably later - I forgot to include something that should have been included, sorry. I use the term "kit airplane" to differentiate it from my flying Cessna out in a hangar at the airport, which most shop visitors know I have.
Dave

scrollF4 12-25-2018 03:24 PM

Airplane project.

rv9builder 12-25-2018 03:45 PM

Yep, airplane project.

Joeyo68 12-25-2018 03:45 PM

She has been named. Her name is Jane (for Plane Jane). The other woman in my life that gets a lot of my attention. Still building the fuselage.

ty1295 12-25-2018 04:02 PM

The Girlfriend. Fianc? is ok with the name even.


It might just makes it way onto the airplane when flying, that way I can tell everyone I spent time with the girlfriend, took her for a ride, went on a trip with her, etc.

DaleB 12-25-2018 06:07 PM

Airplane project. Or, if I'm not in the mood to play 20 questions, my woodworking project.

plehrke 12-25-2018 06:37 PM

I called it my Project or my Hobbie. Tried to stress it was not an airplane until I received the airworthiness certificate. That always seemed to make visitors feel like there was a formal process to get approval to fly as they typical envisioned a garage built airplane to be unregulated.

mgomez 12-25-2018 06:54 PM

The airplane
 
I?m going to the workshop to work on the airplane.

I?m buying parts for the airplane.

I need your help with the airplane.

I?d love to take out the trash, but I?m buried in the back of the airplane.

Michael Burbidge 12-25-2018 07:59 PM

Least favorite question
 
My least favorite question when people hear I built an airplane is, "oh was it a kit?" The term kit does not do justice to the nature of building a Vans aircraft.

Most are surprised when I show them a picture. "Oh wow, it's a real airplane"

Michael-

Paul 5r4 12-25-2018 08:28 PM

I use to refer to mine as "Dash 7" because it had an airlinery sound.


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