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"Also known as amateur-built aircraft, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits. Although the aircraft is constructed by an amateur, the finished product is often of good quality; the safety record of homebuilt aircraft is generally comparable to that of certified aircraft, once out of the testing phase that is required after construction is complete.
In the United States, homebuilt aircraft may be licensed Experimental under FAA regulations, provided that the owner has done at least 51% of the construction work. The first aircraft to be offered for sale as plans, rather than a completed airframe, was the Ace Baby Ace in the late 1920s. Homebuilt aircraft gained in popularity in the US in the 1950s with the formation of the Experimental Aircraft Association and with a large demand for light aircraft created by ex-military pilots after World War II.
Homebuilt aircraft are typically small, one- to four-seat sportsplanes, and employ simple methods of construction. Fabric-covered wood or metal frames and plywood are common in the aircraft structure, but increasingly, fiberglass is being used. Engines are often either the same as or similar to the engines used in certified aircraft or converted from automobile engines, with Volkswagen air-cooled flat-4s and Subaru-based liquid-cooled engines proving popular along with the Mazda wankel engines as the Mazda RX7. The use of automotive engines helps to keep costs down, but many builders use dedicated aircraft engines which typically give better performance and/or reliability. There are some newer aircraft engines becoming common, such as those from Rotax and Jabiru, that use modern technology to keep costs and fuel burn down compared to the small Lycoming or Continental engines.
A combination of litigation, which has discouraged general aviation manufacturers from introducing new designs, and cost has led to homebuilts outselling factory types by five to one. In 2003, the number of homebuilt aircraft produced in the USA exceeded the number produced by any single certified manufacturer."
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