Alturair

Flight testing for longitudinal stability problems continues this month as columnist Barnaby Wainfan details tests for stick force as related to trim and stick-free stability of an aircraft. The object is to gather data and analyze it to see if the hypotheses about the nature of the problem hold up under scrutiny.

Every aircraft kit is designed with a number of nut and bolt fasteners that...

Prop governor failure-everything was wonderful, right up until it suddenly wasn't.

Last month, we began discussing the factors that can drive the wing of our...