Experimenter

June 2013

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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"Spring Break for Pilots." After 38 fly-ins, pilots and builders know the Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Florida, serves as "spring planting for aviation business." Each spring the fly-in is a distinctive mile marker on the year's business calendar as the place where many companies choose to debut new products and services. A little new of nearly everything in aviation debuted at Lakeland this past April—new aircraft designs, revised existing models, airframe and powerplant advances, plus a smattering of new avionics. Some of these items are suitable for use in experimental, and in some cases, certificated aircraft. Photography by Marino Boric Meet the Wega Every time someone makes news flying between the northern and southern hemispheres it starts me wondering: Did the fuel swirl entering the pick-up tube reverse rotation when crossing the equator? Would that transition threaten fuel flow? Apparently not, as pilots for Brazil's Wega Aircraft can attest The presence of two immaculately finished Wega EAA Experimenter 21

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