Letters
Expletive Not Deleted (Best Letter)Dagnabbit! Tarmac is a material, not a place. Are you fed up with the medias ignorance? Places on airports have...
Archive: April 1998
On our April 1998 cover was the sleek, motorglider-esque Europa. Actually, not just one but three of them, celebrating the latest Europa XS model,...
Letters
Wankel EnginesIn "Mistral Magic" , Paul Janssens wrote: "The engine is very good as long as it has ceramic seals. The old Wankel engine...
Letters
Doug Reeves' "Unusual Attitude" article in the February 2012 issue provoked a lot of responses. Here's a sample.—Ed.
Safety…in Numbers
Doug Reeves directed us all to...
How Bad Could a Prop Strike Be?
A prop strike, even at very low speed and power, is a serious matter.
In Case You Missed It
Homebuilt Accidents: Passing the Engine Baton
How does the Rotax 912 compare to traditional engines used in small homebuilts?
Firewall Forward: Oil Coolers and Oil Lines
The right oil cooler, installed correctly, can maximize your engine’s life. Of course, you’ll also need to consider crankcase breathers, oil separators, oil filters, oil lines and connections.
Engine Beat
Exhaust systems do more than just get air into and out of aircraft engines. Exhaust system design, in terms of exhaust pipe length, diameter and tuning, affect the efficiency and performance of the engine, for better or worse.