An Oshkosh tour.

By Barnaby Wainfan

EAA AirVenture has just ended as I write this, and we are still smiling from the memories of a great gathering of people and flying machines. As always, Oshkosh offered a wide variety of aircraft, ideas and aerodynamic devices. Here is a brief aerodynamicist’s photo tour of some of the more interesting ways to manipulate air molecules seen at this year’s show.

How about these wheel fairings on Larry Neal’s Super Sky Cycle? The fins on these fairings act as supplemental vertical stabilizers and improve directional stability. The flames and the Caddy taillight have little aerodynamic effect, but they do add “cool.” …

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