Selasa, 10 Oktober 2017

Fred Weick’s Innovative W-1

In his quest to build the world’s safest airplane, the designer pioneered several familiar features on an unfamiliar prototype. Of the many pioneers in the history of aircraft design, Fred Weick may not be immediately familiar to most aviation enthusiasts. But for anyone involved in general aviation, he should be. Weick made major contributions to …

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