Schmetterling Aviation; Memoir of building Van's RV-12 FR2024 firewall construction

firewall construction

avionics and controls

and interviews - all from people who took part in the events that happened over 70 years ago (even the German Luftwaffe pilot who shot down the Susan Ruth) - the stories come alive

Each is a collection of several years worth of his columns from the Experimental Aviation Association's magazine

Schmetterling Aviation; Memoir of building Van's RV-12 FR2024 firewall constructionThe Van's RV 12 is an extremely popular airplane for a number of reasons. It is economical but also offers great performance with a high climb rate, a cruising speed on par with airplanes like the venerable Cessna 172, and is equipped with modern high tech avionics. It's handling qualities are light and enjoyable for short flights around the local area, but it is also a very capable cross country machine, especially when equipped with a two axis