Letters
A&Ps and ExperimentalsI would like to commend Dave Prizio on his very informative article regarding A&P condition inspections of E/A-B aircraft . As an...
Letters
Intake Valve Failure"Error Chain" in the September 2016 issue is a great article, with the exception of why the intake valve keys failed. The...
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Wind TunnelI loved the article on Trikes and would like to add that gyroplanes are also weight shift controlled and have the same...
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WD-40Dave Prizio refers to WD-40 as a lubricant in his article about cables and pulleys . I always thought WD-40 was a lubricant too...
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Weight ReductionI enjoyed David Paule's article about saving weight in aircraft construction . However, I would like to add another perspective. The average American...
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Columnist Dave Martin had the good fortune to be able to tour the new Rotax engine factory in Gunskirchen, Austria, and he offers a report on the trip including a side trip to Salzburgs Hangar-7.
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The author reviews the Kappa KP-5 LSA, imported by Kappa Aircraft from the Czech Republic. This is a conventional, low-wing, trigear configuration airplane, with a staggered seating arrangement that allows more room for each occupant, while keeping the cockpit narrow. The KP-5 is powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax 912 ULS engine and a Woodcomp three-blade prop, and has a useful load of 583 pounds. Full-power airspeed is stated as 138 mph. Avionics equipment includes a Dynon EFIS and engine monitor, Garmin GPSMAP 496 and Garmin transponder.
