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Wind Tunnel
...the duct behind it. This is particularly important for inlets that feed air to turbine or turbofan engines, as turbo machinery can be sensitive to turbulence in the incoming air....
Around the Patch
...recreational users. With their volume, they help keep the costs down. Should they leave the scene by, say, moving their equipment to turbine power, we would be in a world...
New 1090ES Traffic Receiver Leverages ADS-B Network
Trig Avionics is adding the possibility of 1090ES ADS-B receiver capability to general aviation with three products targeted at light aircraft, high-performance aircraft and turbine aircraft. The TA62, TA63 and...
Wind Tunnel
...Figure 4. Homebuilders need to be particularly on guard against creeping weight growth. The temptation to add equipment, interior appointments, fancy finishes and structural beef ups can add a lot...
Flight Review: Lancair Launches the Piston Evolution
Development of new high-end aircraft—kitbuilt or production line, your choice—might leave you thinking that everybody has come down with a bad case of Turbine Fever. Why is that? They (turbines)...
Safety is No Accident: Lancair Designs
...the Lancair IVs involved in accidents carried Continental engines, though eight had turbine engines (and the turbine engine was the cause of the accident in three of these cases). Is...
Detail Man
...flew it some, but discovered his needs had changed and sold it to John Cook, a South African expat and Walter turbine importer now living in DeLand, Florida. At last...
Velocity, Increased
...with turbine speed and piston efficiency on a high-performance, single-engine acquisition budget? Most experienced pilots and aircraft owners would say, “Yeah, right.” Or perhaps, “You’re dreaming.” Just as there’s no...
Kerosene Dreams
...the next detent, and the turbine starts sucking and squeezing air. At the next detent, the turbine spins faster, a pump squirts a steady stream of fuel into the combustion...
Constant-Speed Props
...and are in the market for a propeller. Where do you turn? Avia. The company offers a full line of propellers for piston and turbine aircraft with engines ranging from...
In Case You Missed It
15 Ways to Make Your Airplane Safer
Ed Wischmeyer reminds us of some simple maintenance tasks that will help keep an aircraft shipshape.
Three to Get Ready
"…Now go cat, go…But don't you…Step on my Blue Suede Shoes." Elvis was singing...
University of Jabiru
If you're considering or have already made the decision to use a Jabiru engine on your kit aircraft, Texas Sport Cub builder Dave Prizio says this three-day course will add to your confidence when installing and maintaining it.