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>You can, today, buy any manner of uncertified experimental aircraft and fly them in general aviation.

No you can't. Experimental aircraft have to get certified by the FAA.

In the US there's only really one category can carry a person and is unregulated and unlicensed by the FAA and that's Ultralights [0]. <254 lbs dry excluding safety and floatation devices, <5 gallons of fuel capacity, <55 knots and there are strict restrictions on when and where they can fly.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultralight_aircraft_(United_St...

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