Tag: glasair

Getting 260 mph out of an O-200 Continental just for fun.

Builders share their successes.

Recently, there has been increasing interest in the efficiency of all vehicles, including airplanes. Designers are seeking to make airplanes that perform better and burn less fuel. Barnaby Wainfan takes a close look at the aerodynamics and mathematics behind this deceptively complex process.

If you're like me, you work on lots of things other than airplanes,...