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Super Sportsman
...for 35 years. He was talking about putting a turbine on the nose because he had also built a very fast turbine-powered Experimental,” Setzer recalls. “But we were concerned about...
Destinations
...is by boat or plane. The temptation to file a flight plan is great, due to the extended water crossing, but be aware that flight service will be difficult to...
Torque and P-factor
...Wikimedia Commons) The problem of torque causing difficulties with roll control reappeared when people started to install turbine engines on some composite kit airplanes originally designed around piston engines. Turbines...
Composite Sheared Wingtips
...Bondo cures too quickly, mix up more Bondo and add the fillet. Avoid the temptation to pop the mold off just yet! We still need to do the other side...
Shopping for Batteries
...including piston, turbine and electric applications. Our survey turned up only 33 respondents who own Aerolithium batteries, but comments were favorable on the company’s dry-cell batteries that have a three-year...
Night Flight
...night vision degradations, making using oxygen earlier and longer often appropriate. Another consideration in certain areas, especially mountainous, is to avoid the temptation of flying direct. Instead, choose an old-school...
TurbAero’s Small Turbine Update
TurbAero, an Australian company with footprints in the U.S. and Canada, is continuing work on its small regenerative turbine for light experimental aircraft. At Sun ‘n Fun, we talked to...
Comp Air 6.2 Prototype Flies in to Sun ‘n Fun
...6.2 for a Walter M601 650 HP turbine. Comp Air is still in flight testing but is confident enough to begin turning out kit packages. The advertised price of the...
Do Diligence
...operation costs. Deeper in the weeds were the odd turbine, rotary and diesel concepts. The brochure numbers always seemed to pencil out nicely, with emphasis on pencil. Options came and...
Always Attack
...turbine. He said it was a delight to fly, but never as much fun as the Mustang, largely due to fuel management. It burned 300 gallons of fuel an hour—5...
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