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Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series
...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
...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!
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
...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
...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
...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
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
...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
...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
...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...
