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Disconnected Pitot Line
Ever lose your airspeed in flight? The nylon lines held in the “push-grip” fittings...
Down to Earth
When it came to choosing a kit aircraft to build, columnist Amy Laboda and her husband opted for a metal design, in part because it would be resistant to destruction by lightning strike and also because fatigue is easier to detect in metal than it is in a composite plane. However, new nanotube technology, if integrated into composite construction material, could not only help identify wear problems, but also potentially heal them.
Three Battery Problems Lead to Accidents
Three battery-related accidents, one now 10 years old, the others more recent, point to...