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Down to Earth
When it came to choosing a kit aircraft to build, columnist Amy Laboda and her husband opted for a metal design, in part because it would be resistant to destruction by lightning strike and also because fatigue is easier to detect in metal than it is in a composite plane. However, new nanotube technology, if integrated into composite construction material, could not only help identify wear problems, but also potentially heal them.
Various and Sundry
Awash with ideas and follow-up chores, the writing workbench is looking about as disheveled...
Disintegrated Drive Coupling
Ever wonder why the standby alternator or vacuum pump isn’t working? There is a...
The Big Toot
The Big Toot Tommy Meyer built is not the two-seat biplane his father envisioned....