Tom Wilson
Pumping avgas and waxing flight school airplanes got Tom into general aviation in 1973, but the lure of racing cars and motorcycles sent him down a motor journalism career heavy on engines and racing. Today he still writes for peanuts and flies for fun.
Mojave Experimental Fly-In This Saturday
Eyeballing airplanes and easy access to their designers/pilots.
Hawking That New Engine
After 20 years the long-gestating DeltaHawk diesel is suddenly hotter than Jeff LaVelle’s turbos on a 400-mph lap.
Real Pylon Racing: Sport Class Unleashed at Las Cruces October 19...
For those missing their annual dose of wing-to-wing pylon air racing last month, the Sport Class has the cure.
Air Racing: A Report
With the announcement of Roswell, New Mexico, as the new home of the National Air Races, it seems a good time to give an update on the go-fast crowd.
Thomas The Historian
One moment we were in Oshkosh 2024, the next instant we glanced behind us and we were in 1932 at the Thompson Trophy races.
Red, Round and Gorgeous
Everyone kept asking us if we’d seen the red Hatz out on the homebuilt line, and when we walked up to Rick and Kathy Schultz’s spanking new biplane we knew why.
Off The Scale!
2/3 scale P-38 - an apex experimental, one of those over the top builds defying all norms of dedication and craftiness and it’s available for close inspection next to the Brown Arch.
Findlay Failure: Not Detonation
During the AirVenture Cup point-to-point race last Sunday front runner Andrew Findlay suffered a major engine failure in his One Moment Racing Lancair Super Legacy.
Viking’s Latest—And Some Zodiac Eye Candy
There are couple of things of note in the Viking Aircraft Engines booth this year.
In Case You Missed It
Archive: December 2002
Eighteen years ago this issue, we put Jack Harper’s single-seat Breezy derivative on the...
Engine Update
UL Power engines have gained popularity in the homebuilt community in recent years. Marc Cook takes a closer look at the Belgian-made line and the people behind it.
Mini Satcoms
The short list includes considering how, where and why you’ll use the device, plus app interfaces and data costs. SPOT and Garmin are standouts.
Wind Tunnel
Stall flutter is the result of the elastic axis of a wings surface being aft of the aerodynamic center, resulting in instability. A vicious cycle of lift, twist, stall and lift may ensue.