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Wind Tunnel
Flight testing for longitudinal stability problems continues this month as columnist Barnaby Wainfan details tests for stick force as related to trim and stick-free stability of an aircraft. The object is to gather data and analyze it to see if the hypotheses about the nature of the problem hold up under scrutiny.
25th Anniversary: Rutans Take
Burt Rutans elegant and efficient aircraft-and spacecraft-designs are in a league of their own. Amy Laboda looks at Rutans legacy, what hes doing now, and why he may never retire.
I got a real charge out these cartoons. Why are (wire) you always complaining? Would you say a part-time orchestra leader is a semi-conductor? Did you hear about the guy who wanted to get a sex-change and join a convent? He wanted to be a transistor (trans-sister).