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Build A Spark Plug Resistance Tester

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Checking resistance is an important part of plug maintenance. By Michel Suire.

Safety Is No Accident: Auto-Engine Conversions

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Ron Wanttaja crunches the numbers to determine whether homebuilts powered by auto-engine conversions are inherently less safe than their traditional engine brethren.

The Home Machinist

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Charlie Taylor, the Wright brothers trusted right-hand man and machinist, made their early powered flight experiments possible. And he built the engine using only a drill press, a lathe, a simple scale and more than a little ingenuity; by Bob Fritz.

Flying Qualities and the Horizontal Tail

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An airplane's horizontal tail is critical to stabilizing the airplane in pitch, trimming out pitching moments caused by the wing and providing control power for maneuverability.