Maybe you’ve heard this joke: An aviation inspector shows up on the ramp of a business man whose company plane just had two new props installed with blade tips canted aft to reduce tip losses and sound levels. The inspector- not up on the latest advances in propeller aerodynamics- grounds the plane until the damaged props are replaced- then wants to cite the owner for flying away. The inspector’s punch line: Somebody should have tipped me off.
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Dave Higdon writes about aviation from his base in Wichita Kansas. During three decades in...
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