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Rabbit Holes
...cooling fan movement when turning the prop. I don’t know a lot, but I surely knew that something was amiss and resisted (properly) any temptation to try and force it...
Homebuilt Accidents: Evaluating Engines
...converted car engines; most are newly-engineered. This category includes the Rotax 912, the Jabiru, the Rotec Radial, and others. Turbines: Mostly the Walther 601 series, but there are some Allisons...
BIG: Mojave Experimental Fly-In 2019
...Patey arriving in Draco, the over-the-top Wilga on Pratt & Whitney turbine steroids. Certainly the hero-class leader of back country STOL experimentals, “Draco” features PT-6 power and a showy, high-gloss...
Fly the High Road or the Low Road?
...I usually fly by the “hemorrhoid rule,” leveling off only after the bouncing of rough air abates. Few experimentals can reach FL 280 like this Turbine Evolution, but many non-turbocharged...
How Long Will it Take to Build?
...destination, even 100 hours spent building will be too many. You may want to consider a nice flying example of the homebuilt you want, even avoiding the temptation to buy...
Broadcasting Outer Module – It’s ‘da BOM!
...ADAHRS that connects, via WiFi, to a tablet computer in the cockpit. Powered by its own little turbine wheel (so not only is it a BOM, it is also a...
Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design
...for a Wind Turbine Tower” by O’Connor and Loth. The books referenced in the drag calculations are Theory of Wing Sections by Abbott and von Doenhoff, and Chapter 6 of...
Still Searching for Speed
...can’t enjoy flying if you’re dead.” Lancair IV/IV-P Turbine Lancair IV/IV-P Turbine Cruise: 322 kt Climb: <10 min Fuel efficiency: 10 mpg Seats: 4 Payload: 514 lb Rang:e 1216 nm...
Choosing Plumage for Your Homebuilt
...starts as low as $1,000 for a single-engine kit airplane, escalating up through $1,200 to $1,400 for turbine aircraft, and more for larger planes. Options that drive up cost might...
Phillabaum Helicycle
...pure joy with no surprises. Everything was great fun: the turbine start up whine, the smell of burning Jet-A, the whomp of the blades, the smooth engine hum at 61,500...
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Maintenance Tools
If you are going to do a proper job of maintaining your airplane, you will need some tools that don’t have much use outside of aviation.
Survival of the Smartest
Surviving an emergency or crash landing in a remote area is just the beginning of staying alive long term. Thinking about what you might need and equipping yourself adequately for the type of flying you intend to do are essential to making it until help arrives.
Bob’s Donut Shop
In my April 2021 column, I described making custom rivet nuts to replace self-tapping...