Facebook Twitter Youtube
Home Magazine Designer's Notebook Page 12

Designer's Notebook

Latest

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 0
Local crippling.

Prop Momentum Theory

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Proper selection and design of the propeller is one of the keys to airplane performance.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 0
Buckling of Panels.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Last month we took a look at using hinge-line offset to aerodynamically balance control surfaces. Offset hinge balances are effective, but they were not...

Stressing Structure Series Reference Library

David Paule - 0
The engineering publications referenced in the KITPLANES series "Stressing Structures" by David Paule.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 0
Tubes, struts, and column buckling.

Wind Tunnel: Offset hinge lines

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Offset hinge lines.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 0
Bending.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Stiffness.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Beefing it up.
1...111213...23Page 12 of 23

In Case You Missed It

Spacewalker II Project

Bill Repucci - 6
Switching from scratch build to restoration.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Critical flutter airspeed.

Prop Gyro

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
A rotating propeller acts as a gyroscope.

Speedster Evolution

Scott Spangler - 0
Kitfox Series 7 steps up to speed.
© 2026 Firecrown Media Inc. All rights reserved. ® KITPLANES is a registered trademark of Firecrown Media Inc.