EAA Experimenter 3
Features
02 Tower Frequency
BY JACK J. PELTON
04 Homebuilder's Corner
BY CHARLIE BECKER
06 News from HQ
NEWS FROM EAA
08 Flightline
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CONTENTS
Vol.3 No.11 I November 2014
18 Vortices, VGs, and
Fences…Oh, My!
What they are, what they do
BY LYNNE WAINFAN
34 What Our Members Are Building
2014 Perseverance Awards
BY JOHN MANGOLD
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10 An Eye For Detail
A different kind of Ford-built airplane
BY BUDD DAVISSON
On the cover: William Ford's Lancair Legacy.
(Photography by Tyson V. Rininger)
36 Under the Cowl
Pipistrel Launches An All-Electric
Light-Sport Aircraft
BY MARINO BORIC
28 The Wings of Quicksilver
BY JAMES L AWRENCE