The Eyes Have It
Do you ever get the feeling that someone's watching you? The paint on the Sparrowhawk gyros on display at Sun 'n Fun drew many...
Our Eyes in the Skies
The need to coordinate the arrival of thousands of aircraft, to manage the airshow flow, and maintain separation on the Lake Parker arrivals demands...
There's a New Four-Blade CS Prop for Warbird Replicas
Dave Hansen of Vari-Prop is pretty excited about the company’s newest product, a four-blade, variable-pitch propeller for warbird replicas that will bolt on to...
Wing-Heating System for High-Performance Kit Aircraft
If your kit is meant to fly high and fast, and especially if you’ve designed the machine to fly well in the clouds, then...
Up, Up and Away
Not all that flies at Sun 'n Fun roars like a radial, buzzes like a hornet or spews smoke during low passes. The traditional...
Continuing Evolution, Corvair Style
I finally got a chance on Friday to catch up with William Wynne of FlyCorvair.com to see if there had been much in the...
You Don't Need A Wing If Your Ship's Got That Swing…
Sun 'n Fun's Chopper Town provided a graphic reminder Friday that you don't need a wing if your ship's got that swing, as a...
The Heroes of Sun 'n Fun
Who are the true heroes of Sun 'n Fun? Are they the airshow performers, putting their lives on the line to entertain and thrill...
TCW Technologies Introduces Intelligent Flap Controller
VFE. Do you know what it is? That’s the maximum speed at which it is safe to deploy the flaps on your airplane. You...
VistaNAV 3.0 Supports New Hardware and Tricks
The latest version of portable synthetic vision software manufacturer Mercury Computer System’s VistaNAV comes with some pretty cool tricks. First, the program, in version...
In Case You Missed It
Special Delivery
There are events in your life where you will always remember the time, place...
Fabric, Demystified and Non-Toxic
Marc Cook takes part in a three-day, fabric-covering course offered by Stewart Systems, learns about the company's water-based product line, and picks up a few pointers along the way.
Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design
Sandwich panels, part 4-a simple, accurate method for molding flanged parts.
