A Report From the Smokehouse
Today has been an unusual day at the air races, if only because wildfire smoke has taken over the schedule. Visibility has ranged from,...
And We’re Racing (for awhile)
With 10 miles of visibility today the pylons are getting dusted today at Reno. Or were until our early afternoon deadline when the smoke...
Dan Gilbert
Dan Gilbert, designer and builder of current Formula One front runner Fraed Naught among others, unexpectedly passed away at home yesterday of an aneurysm. The...
Turbo Glamour
Imagine if you had this pile of custom-built turbo plumbing to put on your airplane. How long do you think it would take to...
Real Racing Today
With an incoming cold front starting to push, the smoke has cleared for the best visibility so far this week and the racers are...
Endeavor For Sale
Readers familiar with Formula One air racing may have been wondering where F1 racing standout Endeavor has been this year. The short answer is Endeavor...
Reno Diaries 2022 – Ep. 5
Happy to report the Gold Sport pilots got on the course today! Unfortunately Andy Findlay had to pull off after two laps, leaving Jeff...
Shhhh – I’m Blending In
Walking the pits at Reno, you pass through a few rows of RV’s, Lancairs, and Glasairs, then a couple of aisles of T-6’s. Next,...
Finals, Finally
Sunday has dawned cool and darkly overcast which is just fine with the racers at Stihl National Championship Air Races at Reno, Nevada. For...
In Case You Missed it
Wind Tunnel
Increasing the weight of an aircraft will affect its performance in all phases of flight.
Metallic Puce and Other Considerations
Airplane people tend to be drawn to all Machines That Move Us. Cars, motorcycles,...
Wind Tunnel
Tail stalls have been in the news lately-Barnaby Wainfan dissects this phenomenon, and clarifies what to do and what not to do.