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Wind Tunnel

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Horizontal tail design.

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 1
Algebra and the elevator control system.

Wind Tunnel

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Spring systems.

Stressing Structure: Margins of Safety

David Paule - 1
Margins of Safety.

How Skin Condition Affects Aircraft Performance

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
In the last few editions of Wind Tunnel, we looked at how changes to the surface of an airplane's skin can affect the aerodynamic...

Stressing Structure

David Paule - 0
Z-Brackets and the free-body diagram.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 1
Ice!

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
Simple aerodynamic improvements with tape.

Wind Tunnel

Barnaby Wainfan - 0
VTOL flight modes.

Wind Tunnel

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VTOL safety and control problems.
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