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Homebuilder’s Insurance
...insurance markets. High-performance turbine experimentals like turbine Lancairs or turboprop conversions may struggle to secure adequate hull coverage limits as few underwriters are willing to expose large limits on experimental...
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Editor’s Log
...panels—no longer the exclusive territory of turbine singles, jets, and big checks. LED lighting, from landing and taxi lights to strobes and recognition packages, has become almost the default choice....
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Homebuilder’s Insurance
...safety history. Hull Value directly impacts premium costs. Most insurers price hull coverage at approximately 1.0 to 1.5 percent of agreed hull value annually for piston experimental aircraft, with turbine...
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Weight In The Balance
...fabricate new engine mounts to move a heavier engine aft to prevent an extreme forward cg condition. On the other hand, turbine conversions usually wind up looking less than graceful...
MOSAIC Is Here: What It Means for Homebuilts
...gear and constant-speed propellers Alternative powerplants, including electric and turbine engines These specifications put new LSAs in direct competition with popular high-performance EABs. This presents a new choice for someone...
Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 5: High AoA Pitch Characteristics
...should immediately apply nose-down elevator to recover to level flight and discontinue stall testing until the behavior of the airplane is understood and fixes are implemented. Avoid the temptation to...
Snapshots From the Whirlwind
...to hot-rod a turbine engine—that was already done by Walter or Pratt & Whitney—there’s something of power, temperature, and fuel limits on the turbines. The Sport guys say they’ve run...
Aircraft Modification Choices
...the interior as a highlight. Today you can find anything from upgraded door handles, Teflon hoses, retractable gear and turbine power mods. It’s almost impossible to discern which ones are...
Oil Filter Testing
...where the sole criteria for approval is likely to be container integrity under pressure and a bypass valve. Only turbine design has a specific requirement related to filtration, stated in...
Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 3: High-Speed Taxi Testing
...airplane would not rotate and coming up with appropriate modifications to fix the issue. Make one change at a time. Avoid the temptation to go for the quick fix. Evaluate...
