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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...
Javron Super Cub
...30 kits, with three now flying. In addition, Javron made components for Smith Cubs (later Turbine Cubs of Wyoming) for many years, so it can borrow some of that much-longer...
Lycoming iE2 + Evolution = Great Numbers
...high and fast with turbine power, the pressurized Evolution seems well-suited to turbo-assisted piston power as well. At 17,500 ft the cabin pressure is a low 2500 ft for non-fatiguing...
Lancair Piston Evolution Video
At Sun ‘n Fun 2016, Lancair flew in both versions of its flagship Evolution, one turbine and one piston. The piston version has the Lycoming IE2 electronic engine. Kitplanes interviewed...
Piston-Powered Evolution
Lancair originally introduced their Evolution kit with either a Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engine or the Lycoming TEO-540 piston engine. However, as they began selling the turbine-powered kits the...
Flying Legend’s Tucano Replica
...has nicely tapered wings and a generous right-side tilt canopy. The front cowl section definitely gave me the idea that the word “replica” is important to Flying Legend—two faux turbine...
Letters
...program that is much more capable than other programs currently available. Here’s a link: http://dogfeatherdesign.com/ttn_js. –Jeff Point One More Turbine First, I would like to thank you for covering the...
Bendix and Beyond
...then in 1950 was transferred to the jet engine fuel controls section, where he was granted six patents in eight years, all for turbine engine and afterburner fuel controls. Returning...
Light Aircraft Fuel System Design
...with engines requiring gasoline as the only permissible fuel must be no larger than 2.36 inches. For airplanes with turbine engines, the inside diameter of the fuel filler opening must...
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Editor’s Log
As Paul Dye takes the helm at KITPLANES, he looks forward to covering this exciting time in the Experimental aircraft community.
Minimax to the Rescue
It's not easy to find a tug/tow bar assembly substantial enough to handle the job adequately and still be portable enough to be carried aboard.
Little Buddy, You Can Fly
As a design matures, more and more “upgrades” and “improvements” are thrust upon successive builders by those who have gone before. What they are thrusting, really, are opinions.