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Build a Bear: Mellow Yellow
...especially the urethanes, require fresh air to be pumped in from outside. I ordered a two-person rig with a turbine HVLP spray gun from Aircraft Technical Support. They were really...
Engine Beat
...65, S 80, S 100 and S 120. Semi-Synthetic Oils Although 100% synthetic engine oils work well in automobile engines and turbine aircraft powerplants, Mobil AV-1, the only all-synthetic reciprocating...
Letters
...as good as the piston engine unless it too uses turbine power extraction! Paul Lipps Taking Exception to the Jabiru Dave Martins column about the Jabiru engines managed to squeeze...
Down to Earth
...your masterpiece and have it flying, its hard to resist the temptation to continue tinkering. Experience Counts The impulse overcame us after wed flown a terrific 6000-mile trip to the...
Letters
Turbo-Compound & More There was a turbocharger for motorcycles that had a variable-stator turbine. With the variable nozzles formed by the stator blades, it was possible to widen the specific...
Around the Patch
...garage for very little time and money. Auto-engine conversions taking over for the traditional dinosaur engines. Fly by wire. The lightweight, fuel-efficient turbine engine. Still waiting? Me, too. Which is...
Bush Hog
...Prices for the kits are advertised as $120,000 for the piston version and $10,000 more for the turbine. Quickbuild prices are $216,000 and $234,000, with the price differences piston/turbine being...
To Launch a Light Sport
...easy use is the turbine. The goal is painting, and it’s simple to really sort it out with the turbine. For versatility, the compressor system gets the nod 3-0. You...
Letters
...big problem with the turbo-compound engines was the violation of the KISS-keep it simple, stupid-rule. Those extra turbines and gearboxes were just trouble waiting to happen. Some of those engines...
LeRoy Cook’s Tour: Tempting Tidbits
Calling all early adopters... Photo: Terrafugia. I must confess to being torn between twin folding-wing temptations. Should I get on the Early Adopter list for the Terrafugia roadable airplane or...
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Alternative Energies
Electric Light Sport Aircraft are few and far between, owing primarily to the heavy batteries eating into LSA weight restrictions. The Alternair Amp is poised to change all that. By Dean Sigler.
Aero ‘lectrics
Make the scene at your next airshow with a homemade aircraft band antenna, state and national flags, and an aircraft data sheet that gives spectators the vital statistics on your aircraft.
Making Progress on the GlaStar Project
Fixing the tail, installing the engine, and hanging the wings.