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Aero ‘lectrics
...is in large turbine aircraft, it is still a cheap, easy way for you to keep from spending literally hundreds of hours later troubleshooting the electrical system in your aircraft...
New Turbine Venom Hits the Skies
The latest version of the Turbine Legend – the Venom has made its first fight in Florida, and the company is promising to complete its flight test program in the...
Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design
...that economize foam usage. Avoid the temptation to bond the foam to the base with construction or similar adhesive. You will not get an even bond line, and any unbonded...
Resin Infusion
...intended) forever. However, the popularity of infusion in commercial production (notably boat hulls and wind turbine blades) has spurred the development of low-viscosity structural resins designed for free flow. Compared...
Dry Tappet Clearance
...intake pushrod. 5. Now you can remove the plunger from the tappet with a slightly bent piece of safety wire. Resist the temptation to use a magnet to remove the...
Spirit of Flight Award
...As you can see the accident rate for the Lancair IV-P turbine was astronomical during this period. LOBO has met with the FAA on many occasions in an ongoing effort...
Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series
...of its Evolution turbine airplane, Lancair said it was ceasing production of the Legacy kits. “Closing down production of the Legacy line was a tough but necessary decision,” the company...
New Hartzell 5-Blade Carbon Fiber Prop Boosts Speed, Climb Rates for Turbine Evolution
...a three-knot increase in cruise speed and a 144 feet-per-minute increase in climb rate in the Turbine Evolution. “This gives pilots and owners of the Turbine Evolution a new propeller...
Super Seawind – Turbine Power!
How’s this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit in 2005, and after 15,000 man-hours...
Findlay’s Flyer
...Andr is central to the Lancair’s re-contoured, more aerodynamic belly profile and new intakes, to name just a couple things. Also a Stihl employee until recently—where he built a turbine-powered...
In Case You Missed It
What You Don’t Need to Know Can Hurt You
Building an airplane should be mostly fun, sometimes challenging, and infinitely rewarding, but confidence...
Design Process: Landing Gear, Part 5
For the past few editions of Wind Tunnel, we’ve been exploring the factors that...
Ask the DAR
Converting an ultralight to ELSA, kit without a bill of sale, engine missing its data plate.
A Futuristic Anachronism
Ultimate experimenter Paul Lipps has used his own homebuilt, a Lancair 320, as a test bed for his many innovations, which include reflexed flaps, an ultra-long pitot tube for more accurate readings, a solar-powered fan for the cockpit, a cowl scoop for ultra cooling of the magneto, extremely close clearances between the spinner and the prop, and a one-of-a-kind propeller.