Inspire

APRIL 1, 2020

He performed a lot of the build himself, including installing the landing gear, airfoils in the tail, and most of the tedious portions of construction. Richard Kampeter, EAA Lifetime 1128617, began constructing his Kitfox approximately four years ago.

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Airfoil Tail Hangar 40

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

However, by the mid 1950s, the desire to increase the range and speed of large airplanes led to swept-back wings of high aspect ratio, thin airfoils, and fuselages with high fineness ratios (i.e. long and thin).

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Stability Airfoil Airplanes Pilot 98

AV Web

JULY 23, 2024

For the experimental market, Hartzell has added its Carbon Blended Airfoil propeller (the company has a re-naming contest for this propeller, with a goodie bag for any AirVenture attendee who comes up with a better name) that maintains the same performance gains as its all-metal prop with a savings of 20 pounds in weight.

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Airfoil Knot Airline Airlines 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Supercritical Airfoil During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA scientist Richard Whitcomb led a team of researchers to develop and test a series of unique geometric shapes of airfoils or wing sections that could be applied to subsonic transports to improve lift and reduce drag.

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Wind Shear Airfoil Drag Airlines 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

As North American discovered with the Sabreliner, Lear soon realized that the real expense in designing a new aircraft are the hours spent perfecting the airfoils, landing gear, and major systems. Thus, the search for a suitable design led to Switzerland and the orphaned P-16 lightweight fighter project.

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Jet Airfoil Airplanes Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Remember that wings, propeller blades, and tail surfaces are airfoil-shaped. Ice build-up on the airframe changes the airflow pattern around these airfoils. If you don’t act quickly, you’ll soon feel its effects. They’re designed with precision to utilize the airflow around these surfaces.

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Pitot Tube Drag Lift Airfoil 52

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Additionally, the Shiun incorporated a laminar flow airfoil to reduce drag. In order to minimize the effects of torque on the aircraft, the Shiun was equipped with the MK4D variant of the Kasei engine, which was modified to accept contra-rotating two-bladed propellers.

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Drag Stability Airfoil Torque 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance. This is a Riblett-airfoil airplane with a slow stall speed (we got it down to 42 knots IAS and it didn’t stall) and a cruise speed of 120 knots.

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Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 59

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

For one thing, the F2s fuselage hangs from a completely new wing with two distinct airfoil shapes. An obvious discontinuity leads to a thinner airfoil inboard. Wings, Things Major aerodynamic tweaks have been made. The outboard section of the wing is thicker at the leading edge and has a pronounced droop.

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Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 83

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This was a characteristic of the Mk II and Mk III Bulldogs, but was eliminated in the Mk IV when the airfoil was changed, enclosing the tanks entirely. .” When looking at the Bulldog, notice that the wing is very thin over the cockpit, but bulges to port and starboard to accommodate the 33 Imperial gallon gravity feed fuel tanks.

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Airplanes Crosswind Tail Cockpit 124

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 7, 2024

It featured a laminar flow airfoil, the Allison V-1710 was fitted with a second supercharger, a four-bladed propeller was installed, and the nose cowlings to access the airplane’s 37mm gun and two Browing M2.50 However, the US Army Air Force was still interested in an improved version of the P-39, and so a new design was drafted.

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Airfoil Pilot Stability Tail 52