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    More aviation questions

    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...
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    Winglets vs. Aspect Ratio

    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...
  3. rlc747capt

    Winglets vs. Aspect Ratio

    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...

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