• Welcome aboard HomebuiltAirplanes.com, your destination for connecting with a thriving community of more than 10,000 active members, all passionate about home-built aviation. Dive into our comprehensive repository of knowledge, exchange technical insights, arrange get-togethers, and trade aircrafts/parts with like-minded enthusiasts. Unearth a wide-ranging collection of general and kit plane aviation subjects, enriched with engaging imagery, in-depth technical manuals, and rare archives.

    For a nominal fee of $99.99/year or $12.99/month, you can immerse yourself in this dynamic community and unparalleled treasure-trove of aviation knowledge.

    Embark on your journey now!

    Click Here to Become a Premium Member and Experience Homebuilt Airplanes to the Fullest!

Search results

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. O

    Lets talk about diesels.

    Reading the fine print the "E turbo" is there to reduce turbo lag, useful in a high performance car when changing gears. No advantage in an aircraft, a couple of seconds of turbo lag would be OK for takeoff or go-around. Possibly you could argue the case that with a fixed pitch propellor, the...
  2. O

    "Micromaster"-- Centerline twin using small industrial engines

    Presumably the single engine design has the wingspar passing through at the back of the pilots seat. If the wing has to move forward for c.g. then the spar will pass through the pilots body. So I think one has to think about how stuff is positioned w.r.t. the main spar.
  3. O

    Facetmobile

    What he said is correct, he just left out one instance of the word "member", a bent stick is weaker than a straight stick. Trusses (spaceframes) are always made with straight members. OTOH a curved sheet is stiffer along axis than a flat sheet.
Back
Top