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Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 4: Stall Characteristics
Barnaby Wainfan
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April 26, 2025
Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 3: High-Speed Taxi Testing
Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 2: Taxi Testing
Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 1: Ground Tests
Iterate, Modify and Fix
Stressing Structure
David Paule
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June 19, 2015
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Load distributions, part 1.
Stressing Structure
David Paule
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May 6, 2015
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Axial stresses and the stress strain diagram.
All-moving Tails
Barnaby Wainfan
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May 6, 2015
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All-moving tails.
Stressing Structure
David Paule
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April 16, 2015
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Cable-operated aileron control system.
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan
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April 16, 2015
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Horizontal tail design.
Stressing Structure
David Paule
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March 20, 2015
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Algebra and the elevator control system.
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan
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March 20, 2015
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Spring systems.
Stressing Structure: Margins of Safety
David Paule
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February 19, 2015
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Margins of Safety.
How Skin Condition Affects Aircraft Performance
Barnaby Wainfan
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February 19, 2015
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In the last few editions of Wind Tunnel, we looked at how changes to the surface of an airplane's skin can affect the aerodynamic...
Stressing Structure
David Paule
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January 23, 2015
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Z-Brackets and the free-body diagram.
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In Case You Missed It
With a Little Help From Your Friends
Marc Cook
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September 28, 2020
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In a world where a COVID-19 forces us inside and further emphasizes virtual relationships—with...
Maintenance Matters: Aircraft Fasteners
Dave Prizio
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December 16, 2013
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Holding it all together. An introduction to aircraft fasteners.
The Dawn Patrol
Dick Starks
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June 5, 2012
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When the chainsaw starters they'd been using on their airplanes for years finally started to give out, Dawn Patrol members searched for a replacement. It turned up in a garden tractor.
Supercharging: The Turbo Alternative
Tom Wilson
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March 16, 2017
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Bill Beaton chose a centrifugal supercharger for racing and cruising.