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![The week ahead: a KC-135 tanker passes over the grounds at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, where Phillips 66 will set up at tents #430 and #431. [Credit: USDA Forest Service]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-22-at-10.01.04-AM.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Phillips 66 Sets Course for Oshkosh With Specials, Seminars—and Popsicles")
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Design Process: Planform Effects on Span Loading and Drag
Last month we started our discussion of wing planforms with a look at the...
Is LiFePO4 in Your Future?
As technology improves and gets cheaper, the answer is probably yes. Gordon Alling.
Wind Tunnel
Multiple engines complicate design, because not only must the airplane be able to maintain flight on one engine, but also the pilot must be able to control it. Lateral/directional stability issues are key;
Ask the DAR
Certified aircraft converted to Experimental, ELSA vs. E/A-B, op limits for major changes.