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Unfit for Flight
Our culture’s version of schadenfreude often distills down to something called the Darwin Award, where hapless individuals appear to be disproving Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution through their own stupidity....
IRAN
...a hole that is elongating. This is what IRAN is for—looking for things that need repair. So the longer an airframe, engine, or component has been in service, the more...
Mike and Laura Starkey’s RANS S-21: Part 14
...engine area for any signs of wear or anything unusual. We went ahead and readjusted the way the wiring was bundled on either side of the engine where the rough...
Design Process: T-Tails
...Concerns Single-Engine Nosewheel Liftoff On a single-engine tractor-propeller airplane, the T-tail configuration moves the tail and elevators above the slipstream of the propeller in addition to moving them out of...
Holler, Holler, Let’s All Solder (Part 1)
...theory; let’s get on to making our first solder joint. In today’s world we rarely ever just solder two parts together themselves. Mostly we use a fairly thin (0.062-inch) sheet...
Chemysteries
...the machining process and before any surface oxide has formed. To test that theory, I turned a test piece on the lathe and, after cleaning with the degreaser and a...
Training, Teaching and Coaching
...hurry. An engine failure in a twin is a good example. If you feel or hear a sudden loss of power on one side, you have to identify the dead...
Building the eXenos
...the relationships between displayed motor and prop rpm, as well as seeing the power values generated for specific motor-speed conditions. Because our entire “engine monitoring” system was taken directly from...
Is the Future Here?
...spark as they can maximize the benefits of a good combustion chamber. So far, such engines have come from two sources: all-new aviation engines or automobile conversions. The all-new engines...
Dynon Introduces Bigger Big Screen
...taller by 1.3 inches. But what’s interesting is that the panel cutout for the “guts” is exactly the same as for the 10-inch screen. In theory, you could upgrade to...
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AirCam Adventure
When a former editor of KITPLANES gets an invitation to fly with a group of AirCam pilots to the Bahamas, resistance is futile.
Editor’s Log
The free flight of birds inspired the first forays into manned flight—a perfect example of the concept of biomimicry. Editor in Chief Mary Bernard sees a similar resourcefulness in plansbuilders who look at a set of drawings and create an airplane from scratch.
