Reinhard Metz
Reinhard Metz built his Wheeler Express over an eight-year period and has been flying it for 16 years. He is a retired Bell Labs electrical engineer and has a second career in commercial food equipment. Reinhard lives in Wheaton, Illinois, and often flies out of DuPage Airport with his aviation enthusiastic daughter Ashley.
Build a Custom Display for Your Panel
With some basic electronics and programming skills, it’s not as tough as it seems.
Static Port Location and Altitude Calibration
Often a challenge, accuracy depends on three things: location, location, location.
In Case You Missed It
Buzzwords: Human Factors—The Basics
Small design considerations can have a big impact on comfort, convenience and safety.
Custom Tools for Rod End Installation and Alignment
Tightening rod end bearings is easy when you make the right tools.
Wind Tunnel
When is an airplane in trim? At least to the pilot, the airplane is trimmed when no stick force is required to maintain equilibrium. So how do we achieve this? Barnaby Wainfan explains any number of ways to go about it, including the use of trimtabs, spring systems, sparrow strainers and variable incidence tails.
