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  1. TomCassuttGrandson

    Unreleased Cassutt 111M/11M Racer Design Files Journal_Test Data & Analysis (part 2)- Tom Cassutt Archives

    Hello Everbody! Here is Part 2 from my last post, Unreleased Cassutt111M/11M Racers Design Files Journal from my Grandfather Tom Cassutt's personal aviation and aircraft design archives. As I mentioned, I broke the PDF into 2 parts because of the file size, therefore this is Part 2 of 2...
  2. TomCassuttGrandson

    Cassutt's Compilation of Useful Formulas & Terms: Plane & Spherical Trigonometry_Goniometry

    Hello Everybody! I hope you're all doing well. Here is another super resourceful Quick Reference document from my Grandfather Tom Cassutt's aircraft design archives that he consistently used and referred back to during his lifetime as a pilot, aircraft designer, and builder. I always remembered...
  3. TomCassuttGrandson

    Cassutt Aviation Design Archives - The Drag Physics of Stone Skipping

    Hello Everybody! This is an amazing article from my Grandfather Tom Cassutt's personal aviation design files that I'm currently going thru, archiving in our Cassutt Aviation Museum & Library, & also releasing to the public so other Aeronautical Engineers, airplane designers, builders, etc. can...
  4. BocquetDragFormula.jpg

    BocquetDragFormula.jpg

    This amazing article from Discover Magazine August 2003 titled "Walking on Water" talks about how "the gravity-conquering grace of a well thrown rock has inspired bomb makers, airplane designers, and physicists." It discusses the Physics of Drag & how to use the Bocquet formula. Another gr8 Cassutt
  5. PhysicsStoneSkipping3.jpg

    PhysicsStoneSkipping3.jpg

    This amazing article from Discover Magazine August 2003 titled "Walking on Water" talks about how "the gravity-conquering grace of a well thrown rock has inspired bomb makers, airplane designers, and physicists." It discusses the Physics of Drag & how to use the Bocquet formula. Another gr8 Cassutt
  6. MetalsDensities1.jpg

    MetalsDensities1.jpg

    Quick reference Table showing the densities of common metals used in aviation design
  7. 1958NationalChampTomCassutt.jpg

    1958NationalChampTomCassutt.jpg

    This article is from the 1958 Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, Indiana when Tom won his 1st National Air Race title w/ his Cassutt 111 Racer. Tom never bragged nor even told us grandkids about his wins & accolades racing so this is my 1st time to ever see this content. It's really amazing; super proud
  8. 1958NewsArticleTomNatChamp.jpg

    1958NewsArticleTomNatChamp.jpg

    This is an awesome article I recently found in my Grandfather Tom's personal records archives from 1958 when he won the Goodyear National Air Races in Ft. Wayne, Indiana w/ his 1st plane the Cassutt Special 1 Racer (Cassutt 111)
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