If you’ve ever seen some of the high-speed photography taken of aircraft engine cylinders during operation, you realize how much they shake—much like a wet dog trying to dry off! Anything and everything that is attached to the engine needs to be checked regularly for proper tightness. One common problem area is the screws holding the baffling to the engine. Both of these screws were found to be missing on the same aircraft.
In Case You Missed It
Viewfinder
Marc Cook looks at the possibility of Glasair Aviation initiating a new Two Weeks to Taxi builder-assistance program for the Van's RV-10.
Archive: October 1996
Our cover subject for the October 1996 issue was Bobby Cox’s highly modified Pitts...
Engine Theory: Management
Tom Wilson - 0
Ignition and engine management-taking control of the combustion process.