Designed by teacher Lamar Steen as a high school engineering project, the prototype first flew in October 1970.

[1][2] The aircraft has a classic structure consisting of a welded tube fuselage and wooden wings, all fabric covered.

The cockpits are frequently constructed as a single tandem cabin with an enclosing bubble canopy.

The Skybolt has become popular as an amateur-built sporting biplane, with over 400 aircraft having been completed from construction plans sold in over 29 countries.

[3] A Skybolt won the Reserve Grand Champion Custom Built for 1979 at the Experimental Aircraft Association airshow in Oshkosh Wisconsin.