Has anyone here build his owne plane?? ???
I really like to do it but I think there's a lot of work...
Anyway, I'm making plans for a small plane, 3m max. wich would take off really fast and with not much room...
Just want your ideas...
(anything is possible, allready tought of a Harrier configuration with model-jet-engines )

no no I mean a REAL plane...

It's something i too have been interested infor several years. I know 2 people who have built their own & follow keenly the various TV series about homebuilts.

One thing I can tell you - if you are thinking of building to your own design - it may be better to start with a kit. I think you'd save yourself a lot of headaches by getting the experience of this. Even a kit will usually take a few 100 hours of meticulous work (right up my street..)

You alos need a reasonable workshop - big enough to store the aircraft & have work surfaces - a mere dream for me at the moment ... I don't even have enough room to start work on a 1929 car I bought 5 years ago which is sadly lying disassembled in an unused stable ... 
Keep us posted

be a man let her know whos boss and say you want that aircraft no matter what:) and of coarse if that doesnt work i'm sure a nice dinner and gift could also work.
but then again who would turn down the opportunity to own an aircraft

well better to be safe than sorry:)
good luck with the convincing

i can't even imagine building my own plane

car yes. . . plane, i think not

thank it dose take a long time and it seams even longer cuz u dont get any where any time fast my dad and i are thinking of building the rv10 when it is put out in kit form it will be a thrill to put tugater and think of it this way u get a plane that seats 4 people goes over 200 knts with one engin u do your own micanics to it and only cost about 40,000$ u will bee luckey to find a beat up old 172 for that kind of $

I've built flying models, does that count?

I am also wanting to buidl my own aircraft but I have to pick between 3 aircraft types.

1. aerobatic
2. cross country
3.  speed
Now you see what I have to choose if I could I would have all 3 in one aircraft what kit plane will let me have aerobatic touring and be able to fly at 200kts? and under $50,000 to build?

Hmmm, don't know about price but in Europe the Europa kitplane is v.popular, its made in the UK. It fills your requirements, saw it on a program called Plane Crazy on Discovery the other day. V.nice little toy, 2 seater. Portable etc.

Ozzy

i am building a wittman w10 tailwind (1500hrs since start and another 1500 hrs left to finish). it's a high wing cross country aircraft designed by steve wittman (he was a air racer) in 1953.  it has a 23 foot wingspan, 19.5 foot long from tip of spinner to tail. will cruise at 170-190 mph depending on engine.  stall speed with flaps 55mph without 65mph.  empty weight should around 850-900 pounds.  gross weight 1425 pounds.  engines can be 85-160 hp.  i will be use a lycoming o-320 which will produce 160hp, which should get me in the upper range of the cruise speed.

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  yes the faa paper can take along time to do.  you usaully start the paper work about six to eight months before you are ready to fly.  the quote above isn't hardly true at all with homebuilt aircraft.  the faa doesn't care if you don't have certified avionics, prop, or engine or not.  in fact most homebuilts don't have certified avionics or props.  usaully the engine is the onlly major component that is certified.  but since the engine is in a homebuilt, the owner doesn't have to comply with the ad's on that engine.  it is still a good it idea to comply with them.

keeping a log of what you did during the building process is one thing that the faa looks for.  this could be a website or a photo ablum with dates and a descprition of whats in the pics.  also they will want some proof that you built at least 51% of the plane, so make sure that in some of the pics that you look like you are working on it.  thats about all they will want to see for proof. 

the builder of the plane can also get a repairmans certificate that will allow him to do the annual without an a and p.  all that the faa will want for this is that you build at least 51% and can proof to them that you have the knowledge (after building it you have more than enough knowledge). 

anybody that wants to get into the world of homebuilts should became a member of the eaa and find a local eaa chapter to join.  the eaa has technical counselors that will do a inspection before you inclose a wing or fuselage and this will help prove to the faa that the plane is airworthy.  there is lots of helpfull information to found in these chapters.   

building your own plane takes time but is very rewarding.  before you decided on a design you like you have to think about what skills it will require, what your piloting skills are, and do you have a wife that will leave you because you are spending more time with plane than her.

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you want a plane that can do some aerobatics and fly at 200 for crosscounty?  i think that you should checkout vans rv series.  they will do what you want for under 50k (can cost more depending on if you want full ifr panel). 

here is a link to my site www.geocities.com\kstwind