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Quickie Adoption

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...filled a few years later by a startup called Viking Aircraft; they produced a scaled-up version of the Quickie planform called the Dragonfly. The Dragonfly won the Outstanding New Design...

Wind Tunnel

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...friend asked me to design a wing for a single-seat homebuilt he had under construction. I did so, specifying planform, twist, and recommending an airfoil which gave a good combination...

HP-24

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...a glider to fly a particular profile. What is more important are the planform, convenience, and features like autoconnects—and these are covered well by the HP-24.” Christner has a particular...

The Spin Doctor

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...of the prop.” Back to the blanks: These maple cores are then rough oversize cut to planform shape on a large bandsaw, followed by another oversize cut on the backside...

Orso dItalia

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...build, practical to maintain and flyable with no nasty habits will put the basic strutted high-wing planform on the short list. Whether it’s a tandem or side-by-side may be a...

Wind Tunnel

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...planform, aspect ratio, and airfoil must be chosen so that the tail stalls at a higher airplane angle of attack than the wing. Although the design of a horizontal tail...

Design Process: Wing Design

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...(high, mid or low) Wingspan and aspect ratio Planform shape Airfoils Flaps and other high-lift devices Wing twist Wing structural layout At this point in the design, wing area and...

Wind Tunnel

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...the desired level. Both the size and planform of the spade affect how it changes hinge moment over the full range of control surface deflection. Modifying spades is one of...

Fixed Pitch vs. Constant Speed

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...pitch of the blades, it can’t adjust the blade twist or planform. Why Constant Speed? Looking at Figure 1, we can see the primary reason to choose a constant-speed prop....

Tech-Built Skyotë

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...years ago in the December 1976 issue of Sport Aviation. The Skyotë uses a biplane planform, with a swept wing that will remind you of a B cker B 133...

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