airplane engines were 100s, while motorcycles were 200s. Popular BMW models such as the 501, 700, 3200 CS, as well as the 1500 which was part of the Neue Klasse (new class) through to the 02 range (➜ Read more:Vintage BMW 2002), started to proliferate up until the 1960s. In ...
If you are new to glow powered model airplanes you might have questions about installing the fuel system and gas tank properly. This How To video with Sr. Tech. Editor Gerry Yarrish, provides step by step guidance so your RC airplane will have an uninterrupted supply of fuel for its engine...
If you’re looking to make a career as a pilot, you’ll need to make the ppl license your first step. You’ll then have to earn your instrument rating and then yourcommercial pilot certificate. If you just want to go flying to have some fun, then it’s a great way to do that to...
Fires need to start small and build up gradually, so gather a variety of sizes: Tinder: easily ignited fire starter Kindling: small twigs to medium sticks Fuel: larger branches and logs There are many things you can use as tinder — as long as they're absolutely dry. Brown pine needles,...
For satellite Wi-Fi systems, an antenna is placed within a dome-shaped container on top of the airplane. Over time these antennas have been designed to be more aerodynamic to produce less drag and therefore use less fuel. Older antennas were required to face the direction of the signal and...
A personal airplane offers a unique sense of independence, allowing owners to travel wherever and whenever they want. Owning a small plane comes with various expenses, including the initial sale price, down payment, repairs, storage fees,insurance, and fuel costs. ...
this is not simply an altruistic exercise; airlines experiencing the high oil prices of 2008 or the period between 2011 and 2014 know the risk to their businesses when fuel makes up such a high proportion of operating costs. Improving the efficiency of aircraft and operations, in general, has...
She sat down with Seed World Canada editor Marc Zienkiewicz in Greenville, South Carolina at the NAPB meeting this past summer to talk about her groundbreaking work focusing on harnessing the potential of poplar trees to produce 100% sustainable aviation fuel.Marc Zienkiewicz...
Three things make a jet engine more powerful than a car's piston engine:A basic principle of physics called the law of conservation of energy tells us that if a jet engine needs to make more power each second, it has to burn more fuel each second. A jet engine is meticulously designed...
Add up the weight column. Is your total weight under the maximum takeoff weight for your airplane? If you are over maximum takeoff weight, you’ll want to double-check your numbers. You might need to leave some items (or people!) behind. Or, you could consider leaving with less fuel if...