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aerodynamics of tail surfaces and strakes

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 6: High AoA Tail Effects

Barnaby Wainfan - August 10, 2025

BAC 1-11 to illustrate pitch characteristics

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 5: High AoA Pitch Characteristics

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 4: Stall Characteristics

Taildragger aircraft at the point of transition from taxiing to flight.

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 3: High-Speed Taxi Testing

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 2: Taxi Testing

Stressing Structure

David Paule - February 16, 2017 2

Crashworthy design overview.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - February 16, 2017 0

More Flying Fleas.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - January 18, 2017 0

The Flying Flea.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - December 23, 2016 0

V-n Diagram.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - December 23, 2016 0

Trike masts.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - November 17, 2016 0

More about trikes.

Analysis Tools

David Paule - October 20, 2016 0

We don't use slide rules anymore. Back in the day, they were handy calculation tools, but limited because they don't have addition or...

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - October 20, 2016 0

Trikes.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - September 20, 2016 0

Pitch non-linearities.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - August 19, 2016 0

Places to save weight and places not to.

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Fuel Dipstick and Holder

Noel Fallwell - August 18, 2017 0

The first photo shows the fuel dipstick I made in its holder, and...

Letters

Kitplanes - May 19, 2017 0

Dave Anders' RV-4I read "Putting the Experiment in Experimental" with a lot of...

Shenanigans

Kerry Fores - January 7, 2021 2

”Experimental Two Sierra X-Ray, Oshkosh Tower, you are clear for touch-and-goes on any runway....

Archive: May 1988

Kitplanes - April 14, 2022 0

An impressively tight shot of the Prescott Pusher homebuilt made sure our May 1988...