We offer a collection of articles from various sources about our airplanes, presented here for your reading enjoyment. If you are looking for even more information, we also offer reprint packages of many articles concerning a particular aircraft we offer, which saves you the hassle of trying to track down numerous magazines as well as provides a good overview from a variety of authors. If you have any items to add or additional information that should be listed here, please let us know!

Good Resources:

Our friends over at the Cozy Builder's group have done the hard work to completely index many Sport Aviation, Experimenter, and Kitplanes magazines, providing an extensive and accurate index (often with added descriptions of photos, etc.) This is a real boon for researching any homebuilt or sport aircraft or topic. They don't provide the articles themselves, but it will help you know exactly where to look. Three cheers to Thomas Decker, Fred Mahan and Owen Strawn for their work on this project!

Searching The Indices:
To find what you're looking for in the index, hit Ctrl-F ("find") in your browser. The best way though is to install a more advanced searching tool. We really like the Google Toolbar, which can highlight and jump to specified text throughout large webpages.

** A Note Concerning Sport Aviation and Experimenter Magazines:
Early (1950s era) editions of Sport Aviation actually carried the title Experimenter. The EAA lists these magazines as Sport Aviation, even though the magazines themselves (and the footers of the articles) bear the name Experimenter. EAA Experimenter was re-launched as a separate publication many years later. Articles published in these early editions of Sport Aviation (Experimenter) may be listed under either name here, though articles we scan will usually be listed by the name actually printed on the magazine.

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We have a growing list of the articles which we haven't yet been able to scan and post here. This is essentially a list of every article we know about concerning our aircraft, except for the ones already posted below.

Unposted Articles page

Last articles update: 11/06/2006 12:05 PM

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	Title/SubTitle		Source		Date		Author(s)		Posted
[ AIRCRAFT ]  SKYBOLT									top
	Boltin' Skybolt    A round engine gives this Skybolt character		Sport Aviation		12/2002		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	Bolt From The Blue    Steen Skybolt G-BVXE - 1998 Air Squadron Trophy winner		Popular Flying		11/12 1998		Ed Hicks		09-21-2004
	The Boss' Toy    Hale Wallace's Skybolt		Sport Aviation		06/1998		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	Skybolt Savvy    The third time is also a charm for Henry Pierce.		Kitplanes		01/1998		Howard Levy		07-21-2003
	Skybolt With A Difference    George Morse used this aircraft as a test bed for the Oldsmobile engine that powers his Prowler		Sport Pilot & Ultralights		05/1997		Norm Goyer		08-08-2003
	Beyond the Super Skybolt    The author and his partner finish a great airplane project and prepare it for the airshow circuit.		Kitplanes		11/1995		Randy Harris		01-14-2004
	Finding a Skybolt at Rainbow's End    James Kirby's Skybolt is an aerobatic pilot's Pot o' Gold.		Kitplanes		11/1995		Howard Levy		01-14-2004
	Steen Aero Lab and the Skybolt    A Study in Longevity		Sport Aviation		07/1994		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	A Bolt in the Blue    The Steen Skybolt is as popular as ever, according to this survey.		Kitplanes		07/1992		Don Downie		07-21-2003
	Storm Warning: Meet the Super Skybolt    A Marriage Of Steen And Pitts For Two		Homebuilt Aircraft		11/1980		Don Dwiggins		07-21-2003
	Aerobatic Skybolt    This beautifully finished Steen Skybolt is one of the homebuilt stars of the Northwest		Sport Flying		08/1979		Michael O'Leary		08-08-2003
	The Agony and the Ecstasy    Jack Hamblin's Skybolt Project		Sport Aviation		06/1979		Jack Hamblin		09-23-2004
	Steen's Bi-Wing Super Bird    We Fly The Skybolt		Sport Flying		10/1977		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	An Aerobatic Pilot's Report On LaMar Steen's 'Skybolt'		Sport Aviation		07/1972		John Gosney		07-30-2003
[ AIRCRAFT ]  PITTS SPECIAL									top
	The Pitts Special    Return of a Legendary Standard		Sport Aviation		01/1999		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	Happy Birthday, Curtis!		Sport Aviation		12/1990		H.G. Frautschy		07-21-2003
	Thank You, Mr. Pitts (Part 2 of 2)    Continued from May 1973		Sport Aviation		06/1973		Tom Poberezny		01-13-2004
	Thank You, Mr. Pitts (Part 1 of 2)		Sport Aviation		05/1973		Tom Poberezny		01-13-2004
	Cover Photo - Pitts Special 'Mr. Midnight' N7021		Sport Aviation		07/1969				02-28-2006
[ AIRCRAFT ]  KNIGHT TWISTER									top
	'Old-Timey' Flying Helps FAAer Fulfill Promise to a Buddy		FAA Intercom		09/2001				07-22-2004
	The Knight Twister		Unknown magazine		?? 19??		John W. Underwood		01-23-2004
	Knight Twister - Hale Wallace's Baby Biplane Bullet		Sport Aviation		10/1999		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	Knight Twister - First Flight    Gilbert/Parker Franklin-Powered Knight Twister 'Tiny Tiger'		Experimenter		07/1993		Bob Gilbert EAA 4900		01-13-2004
	Vernon Payne's History of the Knight Twister    Written in answer to Pete Bower's write-up in [Western] Sport Flyer, March 1985		Vernon Payne		05/1985		Vernon W. Payne		07-19-2003
	Chutzpah!    Aircraft of the EAA Air Museum Collection Prototype		Sport Aviation		05/1981		Fred B. Kacena		12-16-2003
	Knight Twister Chutzpah    Rare aircraft in EAA Museum		Sport Aviation		01/1980				12-16-2003
	Twister's Sisters    A Pictorial Collection of Knight Twisters, Now and Then		Homebuilt Aircraft (Air Trails)		Summer 1971		Staff		07-21-2003
	How Does A 100-Hour Pilot Fly A Knight Twister? Very Carefully!		Sport Aviation		09/1971		Robert M. Uebel		01-08-2004
	Knight Twister 'Imperial'		Sport Aviation		06/1971		C.D. 'Don' Fairbanks		07-21-2003
	The Colonel's Pretty Prairie Special    Back in the thirties it wasn't uncommon to name airplanes after cities -- like Oshkosh and Los Angel...		Homebuilt Aircraft (Air Progress)		Summer 1968		Staff		07-11-2003
	Parsons Knight 'Twister'		Sport Aviation		05/1964		Wayne Streeter		01-07-2004
	What Owners Say... Knight Twister		Sport Aviation		04/1964				01-07-2004
	A Knight Twister Flight Report		Sport Aviation		09/1963		Gus A. Limbach		01-06-2004
	Accident Corner    Report on Crash of Redfern Knight Twister (Described in Jan. 56 Experimenter)		Sport Aviation (Experimenter)		01 (?) 1958 (?)				01-13-2004
	The Sablar Special		Sport Aviation (Experimenter)		02/1958		Tony Sablar		01-13-2004
	Straight Wing Knight Twister		Sport Aviation (Experimenter)		01/1956				01-13-2004
	High Powered 'Knight Twister'		Sport Aviation (Experimenter)		01/1955		Leo J. Kohn		01-13-2004
	High In Popularity		Experimenter		12/1953		Leo J. Kohn		01-02-2004
	Knight Twister Junior    Designed by Vernon W. Payne		Air Trails		07/1949		Air Trails Staff		12-17-2003
	Payne Knight Twister		Air Trails		June or July 1938				12-16-2003
	The New Knight Twister    Here it is, fellows! It's your old Knight Twister of three years ago but it's all dressed up now, pe...		Popular Aviation		10/1937		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	The 'Knight-Twister' Flies    P.A. feels a great interest in the performance of this vest-pocket pursuit ship because it is the ou...		Popular Aviation		Probably 1934		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	More About the Knight Twister    Here are the final details of that interesting little biplane called the 'Knight Twister.' As soon a...		Popular Aviation		03/1934		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	Determining the C. G. Location    Here, Mr. Payne answers an oft repeated request. He shows how to calculate the location of the cente...		Popular Aviation		02/1934		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	Details of Knight-Twister Wing    In response to many requests from our readers, we show the details of the wing structure employed wi...		Popular Aviation		01/1934		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	Details of the Knight-Twister    The fuselage details of the 'vest-pocket pursuit ship' are given here in response to many requests f...		Popular Aviation		11/1933		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
	Designing a Lightplane    New ideas are incorporated in this tiny biplane which should appeal to the lightplane fan, and the a...		Popular Aviation		07/1933		Vernon W. Payne		12-17-2003
[ OTHER ]  SCALE MODELS									top
	The Knight Twister    Control-Line (CL) Model Plans		American Aircraft Modeler		March/April 1968		J. Triggs		12-17-2003
[ OTHER ]  INFORMATION AND HISTORY									top
	Flying High    Air show at Blackwell Field today to honor aerobatics design pioneer		Dothan Eagle (Alabama)		11/04/ 2003		Faith Ford		11-11-2003
	Steen Aero Lab    New millennium technology meets the biplane		Sport Aviation		08/2002		Budd Davisson		11-06-2006
	EAA Honors Sport Aviation's Greats    EAA and NAFI Halls of Fame induct new members		Sport Aviation		12/1998				08-08-2003
	Pioneer Designers    Perspectives On The Homebuilt Movement		Sport Aviation		03/1988		David A. Gustafson		07-21-2003
	Boom in Two-Place Baby Biplanes		Private Pilot		08/1973		Dennis Shattuck		07-21-2003
	Gimme an Open Two-Seater Every Time		Private Pilot		08/1973		Byron G. Wels		07-21-2003
[ OTHER ]  HISTORICAL ADVERTISEMENTS									top
	Steen Aero Lab / Hoffmann Ad - 1998		Sport Aviation		12/1998				07-16-2003
	Steen Aero Lab Ads - 1998		Sport Aviation		06/1998				07-23-2003
	Starfire Ad (Firebolt) - 1994		Kitplanes		06/1994				07-23-2003
	Steen Aero Lab Ad - 1990		Sport Aviation		05/1990				07-23-2003
	Steen Aero Lab Ad - 1979		Sport Flying		08/1979				07-23-2003
	Steen Aero Lab Ad - 1973		Private Pilot		08/1973				07-23-2003
[ VIDEO - TV - FILM ]  SKYBOLT - VIDEO / TV / FILM APPEARANCES									top
	EAA Sport Flying No. 20    Formerly Sport Aviation Video No. 821, originally aired on the SpeedVision network				, No. 20				01-06-2006