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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...
Return of the Turbo-Compound
...turbine, hook me to a turbine, hook me to a turbine! Anybody who has been around a Mazda rotary-powered race car without a muffler can understand the tremendous kinetic energy...
Down to Earth
...ready for some engine issues. Pilots flying with small turbine engines and those flying behind diesel engines are still a distinct minority, but a minority with an advantage for the...
Report from Friedrichshafen
...engine mod to present. Its exciting to see so many different engines, as well as smaller electric and turbine companies all sharing space at one event. More Volts, Scotty Flight...
In Case You Missed It
A Tale of Two Kits
What a difference a few years make. Paul Dye discusses the evolution of kits, using the two he built (Van’s RV-8 and RV-3) as examples.
Free Flight
Surprisingly, building a metal aircraft may also mean getting familiar with fiberglass. Here are some tips to make that portion of the build less painful.
Letters
Directory SuggestionIn your Homebuilt Aircraft Directory , there are kits and plans that are...