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Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series

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...of its Evolution turbine airplane, Lancair said it was ceasing production of the Legacy kits. “Closing down production of the Legacy line was a tough but necessary decision,” the company...

New Hartzell 5-Blade Carbon Fiber Prop Boosts Speed, Climb Rates for Turbine Evolution

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...a three-knot increase in cruise speed and a 144 feet-per-minute increase in climb rate in the Turbine Evolution. “This gives pilots and owners of the Turbine Evolution a new propeller...

Super Seawind – Turbine Power!

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How’s this for something new? I met Steve Wightman today, owner and builder of the only turbine-powered Seawind. Starting from a skeleton Quick Kit in 2005, and after 15,000 man-hours...

Findlay’s Flyer

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...Andr is central to the Lancair’s re-contoured, more aerodynamic belly profile and new intakes, to name just a couple things. Also a Stihl employee until recently—where he built a turbine-powered...

Engine Theory: Diesel Engines

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...unavailable in much of the world. But thanks to the rapacious appetite for jet fuel by the airlines and turbine-powered general aviation aircraft, Jet A is a certainty worldwide. Furthermore,...

Tips From the New Guy

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...Once you understand your needs and wants, research equipment options, features, and prices. If you are building an ultralight or a racing turbine, you still need to carefully plan your...

CAFE Foundation Electric Aircraft Symposium, Part Two

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One jet turbine, three generators, 24 ducted fans and 74 “effectors” to control it all. John Langford: Aurora Flight Sciences and the Lightning Strike Dr. Langford opened the second day...

Engine Theory: Forced induction

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...go-to forced induction. Conceptually, a turbocharger couples a centrifugal supercharger with a turbine wheel in the exhaust stream to provide the rotational power. Thus, the good efficiencies of the centrifugal...

Best Practices – Fastener Safety

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...sufficient, because a too-long pin can always be cut off. Always resist the temptation to reuse a cotter pin once it has been put in place and removed. Any cotter...

Pioneers and New Directions

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...Dr. Justin Jaworski and Owl Wings Dr. Jaworksi of Lehigh University sees owl wings as a means to quiet aircraft and wind turbine blades. (http://www.lehigh.edu/engineering/research/resolve/2014v1/bio-jaworski.html) The softness of owl wing...

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Checkpoints

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Skills transference, part 2.

Checkpoints

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Darwin in aviation.

Letters

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Constructive Criticism (Best Letter) I always enjoy your publication. It contains a lot...

Stressing Structure

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Torque tubes and the shear modulus.