I have an airplane with a Continental O-470-R, 230 HP Engine. I want to install a Continental IO-520-D, 300 HP Engine. I suspect I would have to modify the Engine Mounting and Firewall, but how much and can I calculate it?
The O-470-R weights 378 lbs to 495 lbs
The IO-520-D weights 419 lbs to...
Any Aeronautical Engineers and Test Pilots:
If Aspect Ratio is defined as: AR=b²/S or b/c, simply, then how does a Winglet increase Aspect Ratio? Is the Area of each Winglet added to the Area of the Wing or is it applied another way?
Looking Top Down at a Wing with Winglets should the Leading...
Any Aeronautical Engineers and Test Pilots:
If Aspect Ratio is defined as: AR=b²/S or b/c, simply, then how does a Winglet increase Aspect Ratio? Is the Area of each Winglet added to the Area of the Wing or is it applied another way?
Looking Top Down at a Wing with Winglets should the Leading...