Aero ‘lectrics

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Proper sizing and selection of the wire that goes into an aircraft can have a profound effect on the efficacy of the installation.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Transistors don't like excessive heat, but there's a way to beat it: an engineered heat sink.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir describes some close encounters with power regulators of the plastic and metal-can kind.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir presses the venerable LM317 variable voltage regulator (plus a few other parts) into service as a way to juice up a discharged battery.

Aero ‘lectrics

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How do you condition a battery not in regular use to extend its lifetime? Run it down and then charge it back up. Jim Weir explains how to achieve this with about $10 worth of parts.

Aero ‘lectrics

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The enduring value of the LM386.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir wraps up the Back Yard II wind tee project, illumination and all.

Vacuum Bagging for Homebuilders

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Pleats, punctures and vacuum loss, oh my! Patrick Thomson addresses all of these potential problems and more in the last installment of his series on vacuum bagging at home.

Aero ‘lectrics

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Jim Weir describes how he built the airframe structure of his new-and-improved wind tee.

AeroLectrics

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Why we need regulated voltage in our aircraft and how zener diodes, resistors, transistors and semiconductors help us get there.

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What’s New

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Dr. RoTech introduces an engine analyzer for Rotax 912/914 engines, Planemakers offers builder assistance for composite aircraft, and Ameritech distributes Electroair ignition systems.

Down To Earth

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The founders of the Solar Impulse Project build on their successes with a planned around-the-world flight and a stopover at the Paris Air Show. By Amy Laboda.