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  • Accidents (Badwater Bill, Bill Berle, Ronald James Wanttaja)
  • Aero/PC (Brent Regan)
  • Riblett airfoils (Walter Lounsbery, David Lednicer, "highflyer")
  • Aluminum protection (John R. Johnson; "Johnny")
  • Antenna location (Badwater Bill, Ed Hahn)
  • The Area Rule (David Lednicer, Mark Drela)
  • ATC radar coverage (Doug Pardee)
  • Auto engines ("Johnny", "highflyer")
  • Balloon flying (Badwater Bill)
  • Bede ("Johnny", Craig Wall))
  • Bike jumping (C.D.Damron)
  • Bingelis homebuilding books ("highflyer")
  • Boomerangs (Michael A. Pilla)
  • Box canyons (Kevin O'Brien)
  • Canard aircraft (David Lednicer, "highflyer", Richard Riley)
  • Carb ice ("highflyer")
  • Carbon-carbon composites (Richard Riley)
  • Center of Gravity (David Lednicer, "highflyer")
  • Cold fusion (Badwater Bill)
  • Cooling drag (David Lednicer)
  • Crankshaft breakage (Craig C.; Jim Weir)
  • Design book (David Lednicer)
  • Dope (Brett Buck)
  • Drilling 4130 ("Johnny")
  • DUI (Richard Riley)
  • Engine book (Brent Regan)
  • Engine shutoff in training (John R. Johnson, Badwater Bill)
  • Magneto timing ("highflyer")
  • The EAA (Badwater Bill)
  • Emergency (Badwater Bill)
  • The EPA (Badwater Bill)
  • Epoxy (W. Kern Hendricks, Richard Riley)
  • Epoxy fillets (Brett Buck)
  • Epoxy paints (Brett Buck)
  • The FAA (Kevin O'Brien)
  • Fear (Badwater Bill)
  • Finding a crashed plane (Mary Shafer)
  • First Amendment rights (Tony P)
  • Flutter test (Badwater Bill)
  • Virtual Love Making in an Airplane (Badwater Bill)
  • Fuel 101 ("Johnny", "highflyer")
  • Gurney flaps (David Lednicer)
  • Microwaving graphite parts (Brett Buck)
  • Hail (Mary Shafer)
  • Flight of the Human Buzzard (Badwater Bill)
  • Helicopter blades (David Lednicer)
  • Helicopter flying (Badwater Bill)
  • Helicopter tail rotor noise (David Lednicer)
  • High flight (Paul Tomblin)
  • High pressure ("highflyer")
  • Houseflies' landings on ceilings (Mark Drela)
  • Homebuilt aircraft lobbying ("Johnny")
  • Hypoxia (Badwater Bill)
  • Ivo propellors (Jeff Spitzer, "Johnny", Dale Alexander)
  • Kit testing ("Johnny")
  • Lift (Mark Drela)
  • Lift numbers (Badwater Bill)
  • Linseed oil (Craig Wall)
  • Model hot air balloons ("Johnny")
  • Model planes ("Johnny")
  • Mountain flying books (Kevin O'Brien)
  • Nitrate dope, and the Hindenburg (Bruce A. Frank, "highflyer")
  • Oxygen systems (Bob Chilcoat; Badwater Bill)
  • The P38 (Craig Wall)
  • Perfect safety (Mary Shafer)
  • Pilot induced oscillation (Mary Shafer)
  • Plywood construction ("highflyer")
  • Plywood types (Craig Wall)
  • Propeller forces (Badwater Bill)
  • Pusher propellers ("highflyer", Erik Shilling)
  • Radon (Badwater Bill)
  • Rocket car (Mary Shafer)
  • The Rope Trick ("Capt.Doug", Andreas Meyer, Bill Berle, Charles.K.Scott, David Munday, Jim Weir, "highflyer")
  • Rotary engines (Dale Alexander)
  • Sailplane flying (Alan Dempster, Badwater Bill)
  • Seattle (Badwater Bill, Chris Goldfinger)
  • Silkspan (Brett Buck)
  • The Moller Skycar (Brent Regan)
  • Spin (Badwater Bill)
  • Spin training (Mary Shafer)
  • The Spitfire (David Lednicer)
  • Spoilers (Badwater Bill, David Hyde)
  • Spruce ("highflyer")
  • SR71 (Mary Shafer)
  • The "stall turn" maneuver (Erik Shilling)
  • Structural glue ("Johnny")
  • Wing Sweep (Mark Drela)
  • Landing a taildragger (Erik Shilling)
  • Tail stall (David Lednicer)
  • Tailwheels (Badwater Bill)
  • Test flying (Badwater Bill)
  • Tube bending ("highflyer")
  • Extreme turbulence (Erik Shilling)
  • Vulture nest (Carl A. Johansson)
  • Wankel (Brent Regan)
  • Washout ("highflyer")
  • Welding ("highflyer")
  • Wood construction books (David Munday)

    Helicopters

  • Blackhawk blade sweep (David Lednicer; Nick Lappos)
  • The Comanche helicopter (Nick Lappos)
  • Cruise speeds (Nick Lappos)
  • Fenestrons (David Lednicer; Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter air combat (Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter blade vibrations (Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter dust landing (Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter filters (Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter loops (Nick Lappos)
  • Helicopter yaw accident (Craig Wall)
  • Loss of Tail Effectiveness (Nick Lappos)
  • The Mini-500 (Badwater Bill, Dennis Fetters, Ed Randolph, anon., Kevin O'Brien)
  • Rotor types (Nick Lappos)
  • Sikorsky (Nick Lappos)
  • Sikorsky Advancing Blade Concept (Nick Lappos)
  • Tiltrotor (Nick Lappos)
  • Translational lift (Nick Lappos)
  • Vortex ring (Nick Lappos)
  • Shutting the wrong engine (Nick Lappos)
  • Airliners

  • The 727's rear doors (David Lednicer, Ed Hahn, Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • The 747's hump (David Lednicer)
  • The 747's wing (David Lednicer)
  • The 757's wake (Robert Dorsett)
  • The L1011 3 engine failure episode (Charlie Falke)
  • The A320 (David Lednicer, Dr Peter B Ladkin, Ken Hoyme, Michael T. Palmer, Robert Dorsett, Terrell D. Drinkard, Henry Spencer)
  • AC condensation (TriStar500)
  • Air traffic control (Hal Lewis; Badwater Bill)
  • Airbus (H Andrew Chuang)
  • Airline seat assignments (Mark Seecof)
  • Airline seats (Jeff Spitzer, Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Airliner descents (Keith Barr)
  • Airliner ditching (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Airliner economics (Ed Hahn, Terrell D. Drinkard, David Lednicer)
  • Airliner specs (anon)
  • Airliner speeds (anon)
  • Altitude measurement units (Henry Spencer)
  • The ATR-72 (Robert Dorsett)
  • Bird strike specifications (Andrew Chuang)
  • Blown tires (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Catalytic filter hoods (David Lednicer)
  • Cigarette goo (David Lednicer)
  • Concorde (Don Stokes, Henry Spencer)
  • Cruise altitude (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • The Dassault Mercure (David Lednicer)
  • DC10 nacelle strakes (David Lednicer)
  • The DC10 O'Hare crash (Keith Barr, Robert Dorsett)
  • The DC10 Sioux City crash (Robert Dorsett)
  • The El Al 747 crash (Greg Wright, Robert Dorsett)
  • Emergency oxygen (GLPILOTSRV, Karl Swartz, Katie Schwarz, Mary Shafer)
  • Engine cant (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Engine departure (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Engine Maker Overview (Andrew Chuang)
  • Engine noise (Ed Hahn, Keith Barr)
  • Exhaust fumes (Robert Dorsett, TriStar500)
  • Flight test (Ed Hahn, Karl Swartz)
  • Flutter (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Fresh air (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Gimli glider (David Lednicer)
  • Glide ratios (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Greek courts and the Swissair runway overrun incident (Robert Dorsett)
  • High wings (Richard Shevell)
  • Ice check strips (Ed Hahn)
  • INS and the gravitational gradient (Ed Hahn)
  • Instrument landing (Dr Peter B Ladkin)
  • Jet engine containment (Charlie Falke)
  • The KC135 and the 707 (David Lednicer)
  • La Guardia (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Landing speeds (Robert Dorsett)
  • LAX electrical accident (Robert Dorsett)
  • Level floor (David Lednicer, Richard Shevell)
  • Licence revocation (Robert Dorsett)
  • Lightning (Robert Dorsett, TriStar500)
  • MD11 (Robert Dorsett)
  • MD80 crashes during certification (David Lednicer, Mary Shafer)
  • Efficiency (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Multiple engines (Ed Hahn, Robert Dorsett, Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Nagoya 1994 crash (David Lednicer)
  • P factor (Keith Barr)
  • Parts tracking (Ed Hahn)
  • Pilot authority (Robert Dorsett)
  • Pilot error (Robert Dorsett)
  • Plug doors (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Ram air turbine (Mary Shafer)
  • RFI (Keith Barr, Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Ride quality system (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • Safety reporting (Keith Barr, Michael T. Palmer)
  • Saltwater damage (David Lednicer)
  • Second crew area (Ed Hahn)
  • Visible shocks over airliner wings (Robert Dorsett, Gordon Leishman)
  • Slips (Keith Barr)
  • Static discharge (Ed Hahn)
  • Stopped engine drag (David Lednicer)
  • Subsidies (David Lednicer, Robert Dorsett)
  • TCAS (Ed Hahn)
  • Thrust reversers (David Lednicer, Ed Hahn, Robert Dorsett, Terrell D. Drinkard, TriStar500)
  • Tire prespinning (Robert Dorsett)
  • Turbofan blades (Andrew Chuang)
  • United 1991 accident (Barney Lum, Barnick, R.)
  • Unpainted aircraft (Terrell D. Drinkard)
  • The Valsan reengining program for the 727 (David Lednicer)