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Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 4: Stall Characteristics

Barnaby Wainfan - April 26, 2025

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

Build, Test, Refine and Fix—Part 1: Ground Tests

Iterate, Modify and Fix

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - August 17, 2018 0

Design process: wing size and takeoffs.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - July 20, 2018 0

Design process-wing size.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - June 14, 2018 1

Design process-initial weights.

Design Process: Size, Bones, and Balance

Barnaby Wainfan - May 18, 2018 0

Up to now in our ongoing series about the design process, we have been considering the aspect of the mission. At this point, the...

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - April 20, 2018 0

Design process, part 7-runway surface.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - March 15, 2018 0

Design process, part 6-obstacles.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - February 16, 2018 0

Design process, part 5-airports.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - January 19, 2018 1

Design process, part 4-more about speed.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - December 10, 2017 0

Design process, part 3-how fast?

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - November 17, 2017 0

Design process, part 2-how high should you fly?

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Robrucha - April 21, 2013 0

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

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Marc Ausman - December 18, 2015 0

Top 10 wiring mistakes. By Marc Ausman.

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Kitplanes - August 18, 2009 0

Digital Edition I really love KITPLANES, as it is one of the few...

Archive: August 2012

Kitplanes - June 18, 2023 0

Our cover story for the August 2012 issue was a special one closely and...