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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...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
...power buses, dozens of serial computer channels, and antennas for the variety of transmitters and receivers needed for flight in the clouds. Complex homebuilts include aircraft with turbine engines and...
So You Want to Get Paid to Build?
...commented (on condition of anonymity): “I have engineers designing turbine blades on their computers who I am pretty sure if I handed them a real turbine blade, wouldn’t know what...
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Down to Earth
After a reluctant transition from paper to pixels, Amy Laboda explores the options available in digital-charting apps and how she arrived at a decision.
Buying Trouble-Purchased Homebuilt Accident Rates
Up to half the homebuilt fleet is owned by non-builders.