r/homebuilt
ActiveAmateur Built Experimental Aircraft
A place for anyone interested in building and flying homebuilt aircraft. Welcome!
Members
12,823
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
41
Created
2012
January 2, 2012
Total posts
3.2K
archived
Total comments
27.6K
archived
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Frequently asked questions about r/homebuilt
How many members does r/homebuilt have?
r/homebuilt had 12,823 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/homebuilt dead?
No. r/homebuilt is active — the most recent post was today, with 41 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/homebuilt created?
r/homebuilt was created on January 2, 2012.
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