Experimenter

OCT 2014

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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EAA Experimenter 39 Larry Smith's Back Yard Flyer features lightweight welded aluminum tube construction, a Volkswagen engine with a belt drive, and amazing STOL performance. www.culverprops.com/BackYardFlyerUL.html. Belite creator James Wiebe fl ew this single-cylinder, Polini-powered Belite ProCub ultralight to AirVenture 2014 all the way from Wichita, Kansas. Here's a video of his fl ight. www.beliteaircraft.com The foam and carbon fi ber Belite ProCub ultralight can be fl own without the optional turtledeck, but it diminishes the Cub-like styling. This 2005 Quad City Challenger II on fl oats, built by Tom Scully of New Lisbon, Wisconsin, returned to AirVenture after winning the light-sport Honorable Mention plaque in 2013. The Skyreach BushCat from Africa is available as a special light-sport aircraft, an experimental light-sport aircraft, or as an experimental amateur-built kit. http://aerosportplanes.com Powered paraglider pilot John Vining with a GoPro chase camera in tow.

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