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Intake Valve Failure"Error Chain" in the September 2016 issue is a great article, with the exception of why the intake valve keys failed. The...

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Wind TunnelI loved the article on Trikes and would like to add that gyroplanes are also weight shift controlled and have the same...

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WD-40Dave Prizio refers to WD-40 as a lubricant in his article about cables and pulleys . I always thought WD-40 was a lubricant too...

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Weight ReductionI enjoyed David Paule's article about saving weight in aircraft construction . However, I would like to add another perspective. The average American...

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Trim TabsBarnaby Wainfan's recent article about trim tabs advised having enough stiffness in the trim tab system to preclude tab flutter. What about...

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