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Understanding and Avoiding Spins

Barnaby Wainfan - September 19, 2011

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The STOL Equation

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Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - October 23, 2014 0

VTOL safety and control problems.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - November 21, 2014 0

VTOL flight modes.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - December 19, 2014 0

Simple aerodynamic improvements with tape.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - January 23, 2015 0

Z-Brackets and the free-body diagram.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - January 23, 2015 1

Ice!

Stressing Structure: Margins of Safety

David Paule - February 19, 2015 1

Margins of Safety.

How Skin Condition Affects Aircraft Performance

Barnaby Wainfan - February 19, 2015 0

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 - March 20, 2015 1

Algebra and the elevator control system.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - March 20, 2015 0

Spring systems.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - April 16, 2015 0

Cable-operated aileron control system.

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Paul Dye explains how to both drive and squeeze flush rivets and offers handy tips to getting good, repeatable results.

Ask the DAR

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Required placards, placing an Experimental in an S-Corp., licensing a KR-2 as an LSA.

The Three Bear(hawk)s

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Collin Campbell has built a 4-Place, Patrol, and LSA.

What’s New

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Brightline Bags introduces the FLEX flight-bag system, Full Lotus Floats has a new owner, and Victor Technologies debuts a multiprocess welding system.