Ross Farnham
In addition to being a homebuilder, Ross Farnham runs Racetech Inc., which builds, supports, and distributes SDS (Simple Digital Systems) EFI and EI kits for Experimental aircraft engines. He currently flies an RV-6A powered by a turbo EJ22 Subaru.
The Meredith Effect-Fact or Fiction?
Can a properly ducted radiator offset all internal cooling drag and produce thrust?
In Case You Missed it
Aero ‘lectrics
Columnist Jim Weir sounds off on an all-purpose beeper that will work for most anything you want to call attention to in the cockpit.
Wind Tunnel
The diagnosis of pitch sensitivity problems boils down to one of two things: too little static margin or control system problems. This month we discuss how to modify the airplane to fix them;
To Launch a Light Sport
Its 90% done with 90% to go! Bob Fritz has a flyable airplane and a semi-long list of things still left to do to improve it.
Design Process: Roll Control
The primary function of the wing is to generate lift, but it must also incorporate control surfaces to control the airplane in roll.