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Evolution Gear Mishap Delays National Tour
Lancair International announced that its Evolution Turbine Serial Number 0001, which was on a sales tour in Northeast Georgia, experienced a gear-up landing after the pilot executed a go-around due...
Engine Beat
...cites 1550 F as a realistic redline limit for turbine inlet temperatures (TIT) on turbocharger-equipped exhaust systems. These temperatures are rarely seen in normally aspirated or turbo-normalized systems, so such...
Insurance Update: Experimentals and LSAs
...doesn’t mean bad decisions. He also cautioned against the temptation to reduce your airplanes value and underinsure it, and recommends setting aside about 10% of your aircraft budget for proficiency...
What’s New
...balancer for simple, straightforward vibration reduction. The DynaVibe can be used on fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft and on ships with piston or turbine powerplants. Optional National Institute of Standards and Technology...
Return of the Turbo-Compound
...turbine, hook me to a turbine, hook me to a turbine! Anybody who has been around a Mazda rotary-powered race car without a muffler can understand the tremendous kinetic energy...
Down to Earth
...ready for some engine issues. Pilots flying with small turbine engines and those flying behind diesel engines are still a distinct minority, but a minority with an advantage for the...
Report from Friedrichshafen
...engine mod to present. Its exciting to see so many different engines, as well as smaller electric and turbine companies all sharing space at one event. More Volts, Scotty Flight...
DynaVibe Prop Balancer
...or turbine powerplants. Optional NIST traceable calibration is also available, which makes the DynaVibe appropriate for use on certified aircraft. DynaVibe displays the magnitude and phase of propeller vibration, allowing...
Comp Air 9
...personal/utility category is the Comp Air 9. The company’s previous turbine-powered high-wing designs were generally based on the Walter turbine of about 650 shaft horsepower, modified from piston-engine form, a...
Epic Aircraft Shows First Customer-Built Victory and Escape Designs
Epic Aircraft’s Rick Schramek announced that the first two “customer-built” Victory and Escape turbine aircraft had been completed and were displayed at Sun ‘n Fun. The Victory is a single-engine...
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What’s New
This months column includes information on new anti-collision strobe lights and LED position lights, a micro belt sander, a smart servo controller for trim, a desktop model of the Cozy Mark IV and the announcement of a taildragger configuration option for the Eurofox SLSA.
Firewall Forward: Tools of the Trade
Here are the tools you'll need during your engine installation, plus suggestions for keeping them organized.
Hey There, Charlie
I’m sure there were perfectly fine used homebuilts closer to me than N531CE—it was...