Airplanes

Density Altitude

April 14, 2022 ks 0

EAA Sport Aviation contributor Steve Krog discusses the importance of understanding and accounting for density altitude in his latest column. […]

Airplanes

EAA’s Attic — Joe Engle’s M2-F1 Helmet

April 14, 2022 ks 0

Before being selected as an astronaut, Joe Engle was assigned to the NASA M2-F1. A small, ungainly craft made of steel tubing and mahogany, the M2-F1 was designed to test the “lifting-body” concept — a type of aircraft shaped to generate lift without wings. […]

Airplanes

Remembering Brig. Gen. Charles McGee

April 14, 2022 ks 0

As news breaks about the death of Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, EAA Lifetime 418474, I am reflecting on the feelings I have on his passing. Of course, I am heartbroken about it, but I also can’t help but feel lucky. Lucky that people like him existed, and that we had the great privilege of enjoying him for as long as we did. […]

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