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Down to Earth
...you are turbine powered there is always engine bleed air for heating air inlets, wings and tail surfaces. You might find this equipment on a tricked-out Lancair Evolution, but probably...
The Ownership Experience
...to cool off the cabin with the flick of a switch on a 100° day. The powerful Pratt & Whitney turbine handles this chore effortlessly. A larger cabin door makes...
Editor’s Log
...can make that happen! In the final episode of a series about a husband and wife team and their Lancair Turbine Evolution, we look in on the Solesbees to see...
Highly Evolved
...fuel is introduced and the work is done. The first turbine power wheel powers the compressor section and the two subsequent power turbine wheels drive the propeller. This provides for...
What’s New
Wicks Aircraft Offers Comprehensive O-Ring Assortment Wicks Aircraft is now offering a large yet inexpensive solution to the problem of finding the right O-ring at the right time. “The temptation...
Ask the DAR
...same “type” as the engine being replaced. If you were changing to a different type of engine such as a turbine, that would be a different matter. Likewise, if you...
2013 Rotorcraft Buyer’s Guide
...The biggest regulatory challenge can be getting approval for alternative engines, if the alternative engine is a turbine. It seems that more and more Experimental helicopters are being built as...
Alternative Energies
...self-launching JetHawk with a 240-pounds-thrust TJ-100 retractable turbine engine, requiring an 8-inch fuselage stretch and a new vertical tail for lower drag, with slightly more area than the DuckHawk’s. Windward...
2013 Kit Aircraft Buyer’s Guide
...its current designs to four: the Evolution Turbine, Evolution Piston, Lancair Legacy and Lancair Legacy FG. Only remaining stock will be sold for the rest. We were unable to track...
Plexiglas Play
...patience. Do not surrender to the temptation to see rapid results—trying to go too fast can generate temperatures in excess of 240°, which spells disaster. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to completely...
In Case You Missed It
Rapid Prototyping and Experimental Design
Epoxy and fuel resistance tests, part 2-choosing an epoxy for a fuel tank.
Unusual Attitude
As Dick Starks rouses the Dawn Patrol, he recalls his aeronautically inspired familiarity with grain crops, and a nimble performance of the Nieuport Stomp.
Lightweight Stepladder
I affectionately refer to my Jabiru light-sport as being a “low high-wing” airplane. This...
Who’s Got the Time?
Are you logging pilot flight time and aircraft time in service correctly? By Owen C. Baker.