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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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Dick Starks - January 18, 2010 0

Dick Starks and The Dawn Patrol attend the biennial Rendezvous on hallowed ground: the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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Robrucha - October 7, 2010 0

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

GlaStar in flight

Return to Flight

Marc Cook - April 26, 2021 5

A GlaStar’s Titan IO-340’s tale of tweaks and temptations.

Hide the Hinge

Eric Stewart - May 22, 2014 0

“Trick” hinge mods that are simple to incorporate into certain hinged assemblies.