The Propeller under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft 7DAYS5 2 pilot figures

2 pilot figures

The EAA logo embroidery on the left chest ties it all together

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At the time

25” / Extended: 6

The Propeller under the Bed: A Personal History of Homebuilt Aircraft 7DAYS5 2 pilot figuresOn July 25, 2010, Arnold Ebneter flew across the country in a plane he designed and built himself, setting an aviation world record for aircraft of its class. He was eighty two at the time and the flight represented the culmination of a dream he'd cultivated since his childhood in the 1930s. Eileen Bjorkman herself a pilot and aeronautical engineer frames her father's journey from teenage airplane enthusiast to Air Force pilot and Boeing engineer in