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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...
Cooks 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...
Sonex Announces Single-Seat Jet
...gross weight. It uses a modified version of a turbine used to power radio-controlled aircraft and develops up to 200 pounds of thrust. The plane has not flown, nor has...
Completions
...the test flight. A big thanks to test pilot Doug Schwochert for a great job. The Helicycle is powered by a Solar T-62 turbine and has plenty of power. The...
Evolution Gear Mishap Delays National Tour
Lancair International announced that its Evolution Turbine Serial Number 0001, which was on a sales tour in Northeast Georgia, experienced a gear-up landing after the pilot executed a go-around due...
Engine Beat
...cites 1550 F as a realistic redline limit for turbine inlet temperatures (TIT) on turbocharger-equipped exhaust systems. These temperatures are rarely seen in normally aspirated or turbo-normalized systems, so such...
Insurance Update: Experimentals and LSAs
...doesn’t mean bad decisions. He also cautioned against the temptation to reduce your airplanes value and underinsure it, and recommends setting aside about 10% of your aircraft budget for proficiency...
What’s New
...balancer for simple, straightforward vibration reduction. The DynaVibe can be used on fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft and on ships with piston or turbine powerplants. Optional National Institute of Standards and Technology...
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Wind Tunnel
Seemingly inconsequential alterations—even mounting an inflight camera on the airframe—can result in big changes to an aircraft’s handling and performance.
Building as a Group
The Independence Five is an Oregon-based group building a bevy of DH.2s. Dean Sigler explores their approach to building and reports on how the project is progressing.
Editor’s Log
Change is inevitable, and, in the media world, it’s coming at us hard and fast. Editor in Chief Mary Bernard considers the trends.