How Skin Condition Affects Aircraft Performance

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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

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Z-Brackets and the free-body diagram.

Wind Tunnel

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Ice!

Wind Tunnel

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Simple aerodynamic improvements with tape.

Wind Tunnel

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VTOL flight modes.

Wind Tunnel

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VTOL safety and control problems.

Wind Tunnel

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VTOL aircraft.

Wind Tunnel

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STOL!

Wind Tunnel

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Critical flutter airspeed.

Wind Tunnel

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Tail surface flutter.

In Case You Missed It

Leaky Static Lines

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Ever wonder why static systems often start to leak after a couple of years?...

Ask the DAR

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DAR Mel Asberry answers questions about when you need A&P signoff, re-certifying an airplane to make it an LSA (hint: cant be done) and pre-registration of an Experimental.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Anodize, anodize, and aluminum exercise.

The Home Machinist

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Home Machinist Bob Fritz had been looking for a way to compare the effectiveness of various screw extractors he had accumulated in his toolbox, and he found a willing test subject in a Cessna 170s 60-year-old gas tank.