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Also known as amateur-built aircraft, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits. Although the aircraft is constructed by an amateur, the finished product is often of good quality; the safety record of homebuilt aircraft is generally comparable to that of certified aircraft, once out of the testing phase that is required after construction is complete.

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In the United States, homebuilt aircraft may be licensed Experimental under FAA regulations, provided that the owner has done at least 51% of the construction work. The first aircraft to be offered for sale as plans, rather than a completed airframe, was the Ace Baby Ace in the late 1920s. Homebuilt aircraft gained in popularity in the US in the 1950s with the formation of the Experimental Aircraft Association and with a large demand for light aircraft created by ex-military pilots after World War II.

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