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Eric Stewart

Eric Stewart is currently building his own raceplane, the SR-1 Project.

There was nothing but blue sky in pilot Dan Gray’s view while he pitched up at nearly 60 degrees for his record-breaking climb.

Kitplane Sets New Time-to-Climb Record

This Harmon Rocket uses a rotary engine to get high fast.

Tsunami (with Super Corsair) was named for the rogue waves that can reach a speed of nearly 600 mph.

Born to Race

Just how close a pair of custom-built racers came to unseating the kings of Reno.