Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
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E- M a il CC's…Not Liters At over 1100 liters, I reckon the Italian Stallion LSA motor in your recent article [February 2013, page 26] would indeed exceed the manufacturer's highest hopes. Fitting those 1100 liters (many of which are apparently invisible, if the photos are accurate) in my LSA would take a lot longer than 50 hours, if applicable at all. Nor would the PSRU, the most important part of all on the engine, which wasn't addressed in the slightest in the article, be able to handle such raw and awesome and excessive combustion capacity! ... Jackson Ordean EAA 1049509 Our bad…Both the writer and editors missed that liters should have been cc's. We apologize for this error. We have great respect for the Corvair and Viking and will discuss those engines in future issues, but don't forget that Experimenter is an international publication, and our European friends enjoy reading about products from their area. Some of those products may be offered in the United States, too. – Editor Safety Wire Article About Shoulder Restraints I am somewhat surprised that there might still be any doubt about this. When I joined EAA over 50 years ago, Paul [Poberezny] required that every new member sign a pledge to install shoulder restraints, then known as a shoulder harness. Except for the manner in which this is done, what's to discuss? John R. Boyce EAA 9082 John brings up a good point. The shoulder-harness pledge was common in the early days of EAA, and EAA's safety committee is discussing renewing that pledge. – Editor It's a Small World I was especially touched by the article "The Last Zero Mechanic," about Don Osmundson's half-scale replica of the Zero. The airplane is an incredible accomplishment, but even more so is Mr. Osmundson's war record and subsequent accomplishments. I was fascinated to read about Mr. Osmundson's service on the Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea because I have been preparing a talk about one of his shipmates, Lieutenant (junior grade) William E. Hall. Mr. Osmundson may be interested to know that Lieutenant Hall will be inducted into the Utah Aviation Hall of Fame at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah, this Memorial Day. Lieutenant Hall earned the Medal of Honor for flying his SBD Dauntless dive bomber like a fighter and shooting down three enemy airplanes while protecting the Lexington. ... All of our veterans deserve our respect and deepest appreciation. Mr. Osmundson, please accept a great big thank-you for your good work. Reading about what you have accomplished is an inspiration. Van Twelves EAA 770369 4 Vol.2 No.3 / March 2013 PUBLICATIONS STAFF Founder: Paul H. Poberezny Publisher: Jack J. Pelton, EAA Chairman of the Board Vice President of Publications: J. Mac McClellan Homebuilding Community Manager: Chad Jensen Editor: Mary Jones/EditEtc. LLC Graphic Designer: Chris Livieri News Editor: Ric Reynolds Copy Editor: Colleen Walsh Multimedia Journalist: Brady Lane Visual Properties Administrator: Jason Toney Contributing Writers: Hal Bryan, Budd Davisson, Dan Grunloh, Tim Kern, Ed Kolano, Dave Prizio, Rob Ray, Sparky Barnes Sargent, Ken Scott European Correspondent: Marino Boric ADVERTISING Display Sue Anderson Jonathan Berger Jeff Kaufman Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3086, Oshkosh, WI 54903-3086 Phone: 920-426-4800 Fax: 920-426-4828 E-mail: experimenter@eaa.org Website: www.EAA.org Need to change your address or have other membership questions, call 800-564-6322 (800-JOIN EAA). EAA® and SPORT AVIATION®, the EAA Logo® and AERONAUTICATM are registered trademarks, trademarks, and service marks of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. The use of these trademarks and service marks without the permission of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Inc. is strictly prohibited.