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Editor’s Log
...that much more exciting to follow. This month we also begin a new series on building a Lancair Turbine Evolution. I know what some of you may be thinking…. Yes,...
Pilot Proficiency
...the first flight of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. And the first flight in a Cuby is different from the first flight of a Lancair Turbine Evolution. All of these...
More Than a Science Project
...in chief of EAA publications. As a freelancer hes written for Air & Space Smithsonian, Overhaul & Maintenance, Aviation for Women, Twin & Turbine and a number of non-aviation titles....
Sebring at Seven
...shows its new twin tailboom configuration. Kevin Kerwin from California showed off his beautiful new single-seat Composite X helicopter with its 50-hp Mosquito engine. A Solar turbine engine is an...
Letters
...He is also incorrect in comparing rotary engine balance to turbine. Apparently he never sat toward the rear of an MD-80, hearing and feeling the harmonic vibration of the JT8D-217....
Makes You Go Hmmm
...terrific centrifugal force on the rotor bearing at speeds of 10,000 rpm or more. Turbine engines are also subject to the same centrifugal force limits on compressor and turbine blades....
Engine Beat
...a complete core, something to be disassembled and rebuilt before first flight. Well look into each option. Buy Now or Buy Later? There’s a temptation for enthusiastic kit buyers to...
Safety Is No Accident: Auto-Engine Conversions
...M-14Ps, and other foreign reciprocating engines) and Turbine (all jets and turboprops) The number of accidents involving aircraft with the last three categories is low enough to be statistically insignificant....
Wind Tunnel
...the duct behind it. This is particularly important for inlets that feed air to turbine or turbofan engines, as turbo machinery can be sensitive to turbulence in the incoming air....
Around the Patch
...recreational users. With their volume, they help keep the costs down. Should they leave the scene by, say, moving their equipment to turbine power, we would be in a world...
In Case You Missed It
Design Process: Ailerons
Last month we looked at roll control schemes for airplanes where high lift or...
