Aileron Ceiling Stability 
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 25, 2025
Because the aircraft would be hanging from the structure of the Transportation Gallerys balcony, the left wing was removed from the aircraft, with only the right wing brought inside for reattachment, along with the tail stabilizers and the engines.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 30, 2025
Ailerons are actuated by pushrods that run through the wing struts, reducing aerodynamic drag and giving the responsive ailerons a solid feel. It is as far forward as possible for stability under heavy braking and absorbs serious shock loading through a trailing-beam design. What about the nosewheel itself?
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Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 22, 2025
The Model PG featured larger ailerons and adjustments to the tail design and would be shipped from East Boston to Hazelhurst Field [later known as Roosevelt Field] in Mineola, NY, the intended destination for the Model G Scout back in 1915. Timson had designed nearly ten years prior.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
In order to shorten development time and save costs, the aircraft featured components of two closely related aircraft of the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas: the wings, ailerons, and landing gear of aBeech Bonanza general aviation aircraft and the tail assemblyof a Beech T-34 Mentor military trainer.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 2, 2024
No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. By doing so, a recognizable, firm input demonstrates that using all the aileron travel wasn’t the answer—those rudder pedals are not footrests.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 2, 2024
No flying in winds exceeding 10 knots, no chance of obscuring precipitation, no use of runways shorter than 5,000 feet, no risk of encountering darkness or lowering ceilings. By doing so, a recognizable, firm input demonstrates that using all the aileron travel wasn’t the answer—those rudder pedals are not footrests.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
This early design, also called the “Standard Seven,” featured a vestigial vertical stabilizer, ground adjustable propeller, and tight cowling that featured fairings for each rocker arm. It sported a supercharged 450 hp Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior and an enlarged vertical stabilizer and rudder to match.
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