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  • Died: Al Schwimmer, 94, pioneer of the company that developed Israel's first home-built jet.

    What's News: World-Wide 2011

  • Five years later, at the invitation of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, Mr. Schwimmer founded what grew to be Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. The company developed Israel's first home-built jet and sells munitions and civilian planes around the globe as the country's largest industrial exporter.

    Arms Smuggler Turned Aviation Entrepreneur Stephen Miller 2011

  • The 68-question survey, available at www.eaa.org through Wednesday, asks participants about everything from their pilot's license and how they learned to fly their home-built plane to why they built it and if the plane has been modified.

    Hand-built aircraft focus of NTSB study 2011

  • Warp Records would be home to a new, bespoke, Meccano-like strain of home-built techno.

    Warp Records: Richard H Kirk looks back on a futuristic life 2011

  • Using a home-built calculator he dubbed the Aeronalyzer, Mr. Kaman came up with innovations in wing design and a dual-rotor configuration, neither of which interested Sikorsky.

    Helicopter Designer and Guitar Hero Stephen Miller 2011

  • The 68-question survey, available at www.eaa.org through Wednesday, asks participants about everything from their pilot's license and how they learned to fly their home-built plane to why they built it and if the plane has been modified.

    Hand-built aircraft focus of NTSB study 2011

  • Five years later, at the invitation of Israel's first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, Mr. Schwimmer founded what grew to be Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. The company developed Israel's first home-built jet and sells munitions and civilian planes around the globe as the country's largest industrial exporter.

    Arms Smuggler Turned Aviation Entrepreneur Stephen Miller 2011

  • Died: Al Schwimmer, 94, pioneer of the company that developed Israel's first home-built jet.

    What's News: World-Wide 2011

  • While Sarge is away, we're likely to see the local boys who have completed their tours and sometimes gather in a home-built "speakeasy," bedecked with the flags of their respective services: Army, Marines, Navy.

    While My Son Serves Dave Shiflett 2011

  • Another development explaining the lack of identifiable vendors is Iran's shift in recent years toward home-built technology, and away from foreign vendors, the report said.

    U.S. Fails to Find Iran Suppliers Christopher Rhoads 2011

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