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Slap an Engine On It and Go Fly!
...swept-back planform. The fuselage is welded 4130 steel with spruce spars and plywood ribs, all covered with fabric of course. The wing is a Clark YH airfoil design (the H...
Stick to the Plans
...seals. Stahr Painter With the VAF scheme set before he finished construction, Kirk had time to puzzle out the airplane’s planform paint. The emblem’s lightning-bolt transition from red reality on...
Wind Tunnel
...of the wing MAC can be achieved by changing the wing planform and introducing a modest amount of wing sweep. One example of this approach is the swept-back upper wings...
Backcountry Cruzer
...and the Sonex weighed 600 pounds with its 80 hp AeroVee engine. The mass was pretty close, but the wing planform was not.” The Cruzer’s high-wing design provides good ground...
Design Process: Span and Aspect Ratio
...turn our attention to details of the planform. The most fundamental design decision at this point is the choice of span and aspect ratio. These two parameters are mathematically linked...
SX Appeal
...offset 2° to the right and 1.5° down to account for P-factor. The wing is small, no two ways about it. Reminiscent of the Metroliner, the high-aspect-ratio planform is best...
Hiperbipe
...that it is a straightforward, easy-to-fly airframe. The flat sides, while making a dramatic and unusual planform, separate the air into two planes rather than introducing the complex airflow of...
Design Process: Vertical Tail Spin Considerations
...2: Different combinations of tail position and fin planform will affect how much of the vertical tail remains effective in a spin. Figure 2 shows how some combinations of tail...
September 2022
On the cover: Tricycle gear and taildragger versions of Sling’s new High Wing fly in formation near Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographed by Bruce Perkins. Table of contents Sling High Wing…...
F1 Rocket Update
...preferred wing for low altitude, aerobatic and general performance use. The tapered wing is aimed at high altitude cross-country cruising and features both a tapered planform and some washout along...
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