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Aircraft fabric covering is a term used for both the material used and the process of covering aircraft open structures. It is also used for reinforcing closed plywood structures. The de Havilland Mosquito is an example of this technique, as are the pioneering all-wood monocoque fuselages of certain World War I German aircraft like the LFG ...
A self-sealing fuel tank (SSFT) is a type of fuel tank, typically used in aircraft fuel tanks or fuel bladders, that prevents them from leaking fuel and igniting after being damaged. Typical self-sealing tanks have layers of rubber and reinforcing fabric, one of vulcanized rubber and one of untreated natural rubber, which can absorb fuel when ...
A model airplane— the editorial focus of Model Airplane News. Model Airplane News is a monthly magazine focusing upon the hobby of radio control airplanes. Model Airplane News reviews radio control aircraft from backyard flyers, to giant scale airplanes, and features how-to articles, product reviews, modeling technology, and construction projects.
Next year, Rwanda will become the first African country to host cycling’s road world championships. “It’s our moment to show our strength and our potential,” Girmay said. And to think the ...
2002–present. Number built. 600+ (2010) [ 2] Variants. Aeronautics Defense Dominator. The Diamond DA42 Twin Star is a four seat, twin engine, propeller-driven airplane developed and manufactured in Austria and Canada by Diamond Aircraft Industries, an Austrian subsidiary of China-based Wanfeng Aviation. [ 3] It was Diamond's first twin engine ...
Brazilian civil defense teams worked through the night removing the remains of passengers on a plane that crashed on Friday near Sao Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. At least 21 bodies had ...
Chiles credits "the voices of the athletes" with breaking the icy tension of the Olympic environment. "We do have big voices and I feel like if you can hear it and you are understanding it, it ...
Control line. A full-fuselage aerobatic control line Strega in flight. Control line (also called U-Control) is a simple and light way of controlling a flying model aircraft. The aircraft is connected to the operator by a pair of lines, attached to a handle, that work the elevator of the model. This allows the model to be controlled in the pitch ...