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09-17-2015, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by Low Pass
I only saw one person pick Richard Van Grunsven. Amazing! This guy has put more pilots in the seats of affordable, high-performing experimental planes than anyone else, by an order of magnitude. He's number 3. Orville and Wilbur Wright - 1, 2.
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Once listed, there is not much else to say.
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Originally Posted by JonJay
Jimmy Doolittle
Among his many achievements, the first experimental instrument flights.
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I took the OP's post to mean homebuilt experimental only. If not, I would have mentioned names like Bill Lear, Vincent Bendix, Elmer Sperry, Kelly Johnson, Ed Schmued, and a few others.
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RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
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09-17-2015, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: C09 - Morris
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Bob Bushby - first all metal experimental homebuilt
just a little note Van's made fiberglass parts for the Bushby mustang before he made airplanes.
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09-17-2015, 11:33 AM
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As a Kitfox guy I have to throw in Dan Denney.
But as already mentioned; the general public knows nothing of these guys. Heck, many people don't even know that you can build your own plane.
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Kitfox S6/TD/IO240/SteamIFR Built it
RV10 IO540/AFS5600x3 Bought it
CH750 O200/AFS5500. Built it with 7 friends. DAR-Vic Syracuse
Maule M7-235C Sold it(kind of miss it)
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09-17-2015, 11:50 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by n981ms
As a Kitfox guy I have to throw in Dan Denney.
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I would list Dean Wilson, the Avid Flyer designer, before Dan Denny since the KitFox was based on the Avid but included that oh so cool radial cowl. It was all about marketing for Denney.
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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09-17-2015, 12:16 PM
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Dean Wilson. Agreed.
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Kitfox S6/TD/IO240/SteamIFR Built it
RV10 IO540/AFS5600x3 Bought it
CH750 O200/AFS5500. Built it with 7 friends. DAR-Vic Syracuse
Maule M7-235C Sold it(kind of miss it)
VAF paid 5/2017
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09-17-2015, 12:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
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tangent.....
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Originally Posted by N941WR
I would list Dean Wilson, the Avid Flyer designer, before Dan Denny since the KitFox was based on the Avid but included that oh so cool radial cowl. It was all about marketing for Denney.
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Actually, Denny and Wilson were business partners initially with Dean doing the primary designing, and Dan handling the business plan and marketing ideas.
Before they sold the first kit, they had split and Denny marketed his own (very similar) airplane.
Dean filed suite and they fought in court for a number of years. As usually the only ones that came out ahead on that were the lawyers...
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09-17-2015, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002
Actually, Denny and Wilson were business partners initially with Dean doing the primary designing, and Dan handling the business plan and marketing ideas.
Before they sold the first kit, they had split and Denny marketed his own (very similar) airplane.
Dean filed suite and they fought in court for a number of years. As usually the only ones that came out ahead on that were the lawyers...
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Originally Posted by Low Pass
Yea, but it was two pages into the listing of obscure names. Surprising.
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True on both counts!
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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09-17-2015, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Scranton Pa
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Gustav Whitehead #1
How can we deny recognition to Gustav Whitehead, credited by Jane's Aircraft for flight before the Wright Brothers. He also moved swiftly towards designing and demonstrating the first flying car, a plane with powered wheels.
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09-18-2015, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Huge Howard
......with out Howard Hughes the RV would not have flush rivets. They just would not be the same aircraft, look at your wings and imagine them made with 470 rivets on the skins. More like a nightmare than the dream machine we have!
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09-19-2015, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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Bob Nuckolls definitely deserves mention for all his contributions to the experimental aircraft electrical knowledgebase.
Randy Schlitter (Rans Aircraft) has definitely made his mark on experimental aircraft too.
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