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Volksplane VP-1

Low Wing - Wood

Volksplane VP-1Kit/Plans:
William S. Evans
Evans Aircraft
Box 231762
Encinitas, CA 92023

Website: http://www.volksplane.com

The designer wrote to Jack Cox 11-15-97 stating that he has an unlisted phone and will answer questions only by mail.

Book:
Flying the Evans VP by Bill Beatty
Available from J.W. Beatty
3932 Kenosha Avenue
San Diego, CA 92117

Articles in EAA and related publications:

Year Month Page Magazine Article
2001 01 83 Sport Aviation Larry Bell's VP-1 Volksplane (photo & caption)
93 10 119 Sport Aviation Patrick VP-1 w/1600 VW
92 08 94 Sport Aviation Peters VP-1 w/1600 VW
92 08 45 Experimenter High rise, abrupt turn causes crash
92 03 42 Sport Aviation VP-1
91 12 17 Sport Aviation Olenik VP-1 w/Rotax 532
91 12 18 Experimenter Rotax Powered VP-1
89 04 98 Sport Aviation Benzinger VP-1 - Full Cowl, Pitts Windshield, etc.
89 04 39 Experimenter Too Short Prop Causes Crash
88 10 37 Sport Aviation Forming Aluminum Gear for Volksplane
87 11 39 Light Plane World Short Field, High Density Altitude Causes Crash
87 03 96 Sport Aviation Crabtree VP-I with Rounded Fuselage
86 03 39 Sport Aviation Hard landing causes gear support cable to break
86 01 41 Sport Aviation Howe HAPI-powered VP-I
85 07 09 Sport Aviation VP-I sets Class C-1d Speed Record
81 07 05 Sport Aviation Letter from Evans about glass wing VP-I
81 06 04 Sport Aviation Errors in Southern Bell article (letters)
81 04 46 Sport Aviation Parker VP-I (tube-braced gear, foam and glass wings) Also page 60 has Hagthorp VP-I with strut cuffs, Ford power steering cooler
81 03 34 Sport Aviation Don Davis' VP-I (Australian)
80 06 35 Sport Aviation VP-Is with Removable Canopies
80 05 12 Sport Aviation Alexander VP-I (Canopy, 1968 cc engine)* Also, page 13 has Boos VP-I, (light 1800 cc engine)
78 05 06 Sport Aviation VP-I plans corrections, Bolt Placement
78 02 10 Sport Aviation Bulletin-Landing gear attach points
76 03 08 Sport Aviation Tailskid modification
74 10 07 Sport Aviation VP Plywood Selection Note
74 06 21 Sport Aviation VP Accident
74 04 24 Sport Aviation VP Accident
73 07 35 Sport Aviation Flying the Volksplane
72 12 39 Sport Aviation Plywood Substitution
72 10 15 Sport Aviation VP-I and VP-2 Article
72 08 04 Sport Aviation Article on the VP
72 05 28 Sport Aviation Evans VP-I
72 03 44 Sport Aviation Rudder Hinge/My Accident
72 01 06 Sport Aviation Evans VP-I
71 12 43 Sport Aviation Evans VP-I
71 04 30 Sport Aviation VP-I article, also page 36
71 02 75 Sport Aviation Evans VP-I
70 11 45 Sport Aviation Evans VP-I
70 01 22 Sport Aviation VP-I article, also page 54
69 05 30 Sport Aviation Der Volksplane

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