RADIANT Technology, headed by James Wiebe, has just announced a new pocket-sized artificial horizon instrument. Measuring less than 3” square, this extremely portable unit is called the “Flight Sensor Pack”. It combines other common aircraft instrumentation in one unit: artificial horizon, altimeter, G meter, variometer, VSI, provides density altitude values, ambient temperature as well as pitch and roll. Also, a graphing display shows values accumulated over time. It is powered by an internal rechargeable battery and can be used as a backup instrument for flight. Easy to operate and can be charged via a USB charging port. Price is $299.95 For more information, visit: www.radiantinstruments.com
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Wind Tunnel
Flight testing for longitudinal stability problems continues this month as columnist Barnaby Wainfan details tests for stick force as related to trim and stick-free stability of an aircraft. The object is to gather data and analyze it to see if the hypotheses about the nature of the problem hold up under scrutiny.
Aero ‘lectrics
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