The Case for Strakes

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These small additions to your aircraft can make a significant improvement in its pitch response and authority at high angles of attack. Barnaby Wainfan gives you the strake story.

Wind Tunnel

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Got separation anxiety? Vortex generators can keep the airflow attached where it belongs.

Wind Tunnel

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Fixed gear or retractable gear? Barnaby Wainfan examines the physics behind this longstanding design question.

Wind Tunnel

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Barnaby Wainfan explores the optimum size of a wing and the best ways to balance performance and efficiency.

Wind Tunnel

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Tail stalls have been in the news lately-Barnaby Wainfan dissects this phenomenon, and clarifies what to do and what not to do.

Wind Tunnel

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Accelerate, pull and fly-thats not all there is to the takeoff. Barnaby Wainfan takes a second-by-second look at the aerodynamics of the takeoff: when it works, and when it doesn't.

Wind Tunnel

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Recently, there has been increasing interest in the efficiency of all vehicles, including airplanes. Designers are seeking to make airplanes that perform better and burn less fuel. Barnaby Wainfan takes a close look at the aerodynamics and mathematics behind this deceptively complex process.

Wind Tunnel

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Aerodynamics Engineer Barnaby Wainfan dissects one of the most common and possibly least understood flight maneuvers: turns.

Flying Qualities and the Horizontal Tail

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An airplane's horizontal tail is critical to stabilizing the airplane in pitch, trimming out pitching moments caused by the wing and providing control power for maneuverability.

Wind Tunnel

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Multiple engines complicate design, because not only must the airplane be able to maintain flight on one engine, but also the pilot must be able to control it. Lateral/directional stability issues are key;

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The Big Scare

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You look down at the instruments, and instantly energy drains down your body as if bomb bay doors on the soles of your feet had opened and the concrete floor were a sponge.

The Snazzier 10

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Inside and out, Van’s updates its four-seater.

Letters

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Us and the Media (Best Letter) I was disappointed to see the first...

2013 Kit Aircraft Buyer’s Guide

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Here’s a look at the newest designs and how the kit aircraft segment of Experimental aviation has changed over the past year. By Mary Bernard and Suzanne B. Bopp.