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
INDUSTRY NEWS
28 Hints for Homebuilders
Don't Do This!
BY RICHARD KOEHLER
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Columns
CONTENTS
Vol.4 No.3 I March 2015
18 Team Mini-Max
Yesterday and today
BY GRANT SMITH
24 What Our Members are Building
Two Planes in Three Years
BY CLYDE "BOB" RYCHEL
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10 Bill and Kyoung
Clapp's Corvair-
Tailwind
A Chevrolet six-banger fi nds a new home
BY BUDD DAVISSON
On the cover: Bill and Kyoung Clapp's Corvair-powered Tailwind.
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30 Under the Cowl
When New Really Means New
BY TIM KERN
36 Ultralight World
Deadstick Landing Secrets
BY DAN GRUNLOH