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A builder can’t be faulted for thinking this part, dimensioned to 64ths of an inch and .001 of a millimeter, is critical, but the precise dimensions spring from the designer setting the CAD program’s auto dimensioning resolution far too low.

Measuring: Go To Lengths To Get It Right

Kerry Fores - November 20, 2025 0

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Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - June 21, 2013 0

Trailing edges are more than afterthoughts.

Kit Stuff

Robrucha - July 27, 2012 0

Drawing on experience; by cartoonist Robrucha.

Cooling Outlet Design

Barnaby Wainfan - January 16, 2024 2

The design must focus on sufficiently cooling the engine while minimizing drag.

Rear Cockpit

Tom Wilson - April 15, 2019 2

Youthful ignorant that I was, it took a few years for me to realize...