Oshkosh, WI – Bob Noll, his wife and three kids all worked on completing his homebuilt RV-9A by this past February. The Experimental Aircraft Association, working with the FAA, whose records make it difficult to count completions, designated Bob’s project as the 30,000th homebuilt aircraft to receive a Certificate of Airworthiness. Noll and his family, representing the entire body of homebuilt aircraft, were honored by EAA, the FAA and Aircraft Spruce during AirVenture 2008.
Aircraft Spruce & Specialty, which has supported and encouraged homebuilding since 1965, recognized Bob Noll’s accomplishment by presenting him with merchandise and a certificate with a retail value of $2,000. Reflecting on the accomplishment, Jim Irwin, president of Aircraft Spruce, said: “It’s taken a long time, a considerable effort and a large sum of money to bring 30,000 homebuilts to the flightlines in this country, but this is clearly a moment we can all be proud of. We’re pleased to have played a role in making this possible for so many of the builders.”
Aircraft Spruce continues to encourage homebuilding and offers complete plans and materials packages for 34 different designs.
For more information visit www.AircraftSpruce.com.
