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Stuart Fields

Stuart Fields
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Anodizing and Fatigue Life

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Yes, you would like to win an award for best helicopter. Yes, you also understand judges score highly on appearance. Yes, plain aluminum...

In Case You Missed It

The New Guy

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Getting advice from the Internet. By David Boeshaar.

Timing

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Building an airplane is something that requires not only specific shop skills and experience,...

Design Process: Vertical Tail Planform

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The size and shape of the planform of the vertical tail determine its ability...

Around the Patch

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Have you checked your fuel system for leaks lately? Turns out there's a good reason to periodically conduct a thorough investigation. Incipient leaks may go undetected. Worse, when the O-ring on the fuel-selector valve goes bad, it could allow air into the system, which means your engine could misbehave at a most inconvenient time. Often, this malady is difficult to diagnose and the assumption is that the fuel selector is OK when it is not.