Tag: tailwind

Pilots, especially those in low-powered aircraft, must always know how much energy they have available to maintain flight.

Those who plan to build an aircraft from a kit would do well to visit the factory and get to know not only the owners but also the operation. So counsels Editor-in-Chief Marc Cook, whose recent visit to the RANS factory left him favorably impressed. RANS manufacturing is diversified to weather the ups and downs of the market, and the company knows what works and sticks to it.

Test pilot Chuck Berthe flew the Arion Lightning not once but twice, in two different factory demonstrators.

Design process-CG limits and tail size, part 2.