George Morse used this aircraft as a test bed for the Oldsmobile engine that powers his Prowler (From Sport Pilot & Ultralights, 05/1997, Page 56) By Norm Goyer George Morse used this aircraft as a test bed for the Oldsmobile engine that powers his Prowler. Mic Fry, who lives in Hesperia, California, has [...]
James Kirby's Skybolt is an aerobatic pilot's Pot o' Gold. (From Kitplanes, 11/1995, Page 15) By Howard Levy James Kirby resides at Rainbow's End: a private grass strip airport at Penns Grove, New Jersey, that is truly a homebuilders dream. There he found his own personal Pot o' Gold -- a Steen Skybolt that he [...]
The author and his partner finish a great airplane project and prepare it for the airshow circuit. (From Kitplanes, 11/1995, Page 6, C) By Randy Harris Although many in the aerobatic community are moving swiftly to trade in their biplanes for monoplanes, there are still those of us who relish the attributes of a mature [...]
A Study in Longevity (From Sport Aviation, 07/1994, Page 89) By Budd Davisson Photography by Budd Davisson and Hale Wallace Let's see... Quality is the name of the game Making it a lifestyle Big Business in a small package Professionalism isn't a function of size it's an attitude Design your life style Mountain handicrafts have [...]
The Steen Skybolt is as popular as ever, according to this survey. (From Kitplanes, 07/1992) By Don Downie The Steen Skybolt has been around since 1970 when LaMar Steen, then a Denver high school manual arts teacher, developed the drawings and his class built the prototype. Since then, at least 3000 sets of plans have [...]
A Marriage Of Steen And Pitts For Two (From Homebuilt Aircraft, 11/1980, Page 18) By Don Dwiggins They say there's a homebuilt aircraft design for every pilot, if you just shop around enough. Some like 'em fast, some like 'em slow. Big or little, one wing or two - you name it, you can find [...]
This beautifully finished Steen Skybolt is one of the homebuilt stars of the Northwest (From Sport Flying, 08/1979) By Michael O'Leary Photography by Jim Larsen This beautifully finished Steen Skybolt is one of the homebuilt stars of the Northwest. A bright white biplane, finished with an hour's worth of aerobatic flying over Washington's [...]
Jack Hamblin's Skybolt Project By Jack Hamblin Photography by Jack Hamblin Jack Hamblin (EAA 86780) P.O. Box 201 King Salmon, AK 99613 It seems only fitting that after a person subjects himself to four and one half years of grueling work, frustration, misery and sacrifice, that the event should not go to nought. I once [...]
We Fly The Skybolt (From Sport Flying, 10/1977, Page 34) By Budd Davisson My mind was yelling at me, "Aaahy, Dummy! That was the horizon that just went by, Do something!" So, I hammered the stick forward and punched opposite rudder, bringing the snap roll to an unbelievably sloppy halt. "Tilt!" my brain chided again [...]
(From Sport Aviation, 07/1972, Page 4) By John Gosney Photography by John Gosney and Jack Scholler A FEW MONTHS ago I was in Denver, Colorado and was spending a couple of hours at Jefferson County Airport. While poking around the T-hangars looking for interesting airplanes, a favorite pastime of mine, I found LaMar Steen getting [...]
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Article by Cheryl Everette The Steen Aero Lab office will be closed July 20 - July 27, 2015 during Oshkosh Airventure. We will be at Airventure working our exhibit booth which is in hangar D, booth 4007. If you're there, please come by to see us. We will be back in the office on July [...]
New styles are available now! Article by Mike Whaley Piloti shoes, the revolutionary footwear designed specifically for motorsports which have become highly acclaimed by pilots as well as racing drivers, has returned! After being unavailable for a couple of years (much to the dismay of many loyal customers), the Piloti brand is now under new [...]
Article by Steen Staff Come visit us at our exhibit booth at Sun'N Fun April 21-26. We are outside near hangars B & C at booth N48 & N49. We would love to see you and visit with you.
Article by Steen Staff Steen Aero Lab will have a booth at EAA AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh, WI, which runs from July 20 to July 26. Come see us in display Hangar D, booth 4007... this is on the south end. We look forward to seeing you there!
Article by Steen Staff We are happy to bring to you some brand new products! One that we are very excited about is our new Pitts Wing Assembly Jigs. You can see a photo here or buy it in our store. As any experienced homebuilder can tell you, a huge part of the time spent [...]
March 27, 2010 at San Marcos Muni Airport, TX (KHYI)Article by Steen Staff Our friend Dr. Buck Willis alerted us to the upcoming Biplane Fly-in at San Marcos Muni Airport (KHYI) in San Marcos, TX on March 27. They will have a lunchtime cookout by the CAF Hangar and airframe competitions including best vintage restoration, [...]
Article by Christy Everette We've added pictures from the Sun N' Fun airshow back in April. We have shots of not only our booth, but both planes and booths throughout the show. Enjoy!
[fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""]Sun N' Fun 2008 Photo Gallery April 8, 2008 - April 13, 2008 Article by Christy Everette This is a gallery of all [...]
Paul Muhle's Pitts S1-SS wins Grand Champion Plans-Built Article by Mike Whaley We couldn't be more pleased about all the acro bipes that scored big at AirVenture 2007! Plans-Built Outstanding Workmanship Plaques went to: Michael Marrin, 2006 Skybolt N348MM (St. Petersburg, FL - This plane was in our display tent at Sun 'N Fun 2007) [...]
July 23-31, 2007 Article by Steen Staff While we are at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh and the Brodhead Antique Fly-In, we will be busy taking lots of photos and bringing you reports about what is happening. Please check the Event Reports section for the latest!
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April 15 - 23, 2007 Article by Mike Whaley [fullwidth background_color="" background_image="" background_parallax="none" enable_mobile="no" parallax_speed="0.3" background_repeat="no-repeat" background_position="left top" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_webm="" video_mp4="" video_ogv="" video_preview_image="" overlay_color="" overlay_opacity="0.5" video_mute="yes" video_loop="yes" fade="no" border_size="0px" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="20" padding_bottom="20" padding_left="25" padding_right="25" hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" hide_on_mobile="no" menu_anchor="" class="" id=""][separator style_type="single" top_margin="" bottom_margin="20" sep_color="#8c8c8c" border_size="5px" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]Sunday, April [...]
April 17-23Article by Steen Staff While we are at the Sun 'N Fun Fly-In in Lakeland from April 17 to 23, we will be busy taking lots of photos and bringing you reports about what is happening. Please check the Event Reports section for the latest.
Article by Mike Whaley As a result of Steen's products enjoying steadily growing popularity throughout the world, we are pleased to announce that Andreas Kranz of Aero-Systems is now Steen Aero Lab's exclusive representative in Germany! For more information, please visit our new Non-US Distributors page.
