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Light Sport Aircraft Control Systems, Landing Gear, and Folding Wings
David Brown, Brian Dahl, Dustin Jefferies

For the past few years the Messiah College Flying Club has been designing and building an LSA to provide an inexpensive alternative to currently available production aircraft. This two-seat airplane is designed for applications in remote locations. Our project’s focus was the dual control system, landing gear, and wing folding mechanism of the airplane.

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