EAA Experimenter 3
10 Bruce King's
Brilliant BK Flier 1.3
His dream realized
BY SPARK Y BARNES SARGENT
Features
02 Tower Frequency
BY JACK PELTON
04 Homebuilder's Corner
BY CHARLIE BECKER
06 News from HQ
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08 Flightline
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26 Hints for Homebuilders
BY CY GALLE Y
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CONTENTS
Vol.3 No.4 I April 2014
18 The CC02
A French 'jet' with a piston heart
BY MARINO BORIC
28 What Our Members Are Building
Getting the Airplane I Wanted
BY ROBERT BOUNDS
32 Light Plane World
Kids, Airplanes, and Drones…
BY DAN GRUNLOH
36 Flight Testing Techniques
Longitudinal Static Stability
BY ED KOL ANO
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30 Under the Cowl
Meet the New Rotax 912 iS Sport Engine
BY MARINO BORIC
38 Hangar Debrief
Dispelling Rumors…
BY RICK WEISS
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