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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L i g h t P l a n e Wor l d way operations, which must have taxed the volunteers, a lot of young and old folks could be seen going out for airplane rides. New Avionics Funkwerk Avionics USA displayed its line of Germanbuilt, lightweight compact radios and transponders. The ATR833-OLED model and its companion transponder with brilliant LED displays are now standard on the Aerotrek 220/240 light-sport aircraft. The radio with 100 channel memory fits in a 2.25-inch round instrument panel cutout, includes a built-in voice-activated intercom for up to four headsets, and features dualwatch technology to allow monitoring of the active and a standby frequency. The radio weighs 1 pound 9 ounces and is 6.3 inches in length. Allow an additional 2 inches for connectors. The TRT800H transponder is an FAA-certified Class 1 Mode S transponder approved for VFR and IFR flight, and best of all it includes an integrated altitude encoder that greatly reduces the installation cost. It can operate in either Mode A/C or Mode S. Even if you don't need Mode S, it can still help because it has a better resolution. It reads out altitude in 25-foot increments instead of 100-foot increments. Funkwerk Avionics USA is in the Rollison Airplane Company family. See their other aviation products at www.AirplaneGear.com. For examples of how these units can be incorporated into an economical instrument panel, look to www.Aerotrek.aero. The folding wing Aerotrek 220/240 was the third best-selling lightsport aircraft (LSA) in the United States last year with 80 aircraft in the United States and about 400 worldwide. At least five Aerotreks were on display at Sun 'n Fun. Belite Aircraft also introduced new instruments for the light side of aviation, including an innovative airspeed indicator, an all-in-one gauge, and a lightweight altimeter. Most of James Weibe's digital gauges weigh only 40 grams, fit in a standard 2.25-inch cutout, and can run on a range of 8 to 14 volts. The digital LCD altimeter does everything you would expect from a standard aviation altimeter and a whole lot more in a package the fraction of its size and weight. Watching the numbers change on the little 2.5-ounce unit as you raise and lower it in your hand is quite convincing. See more of their products at Belite Aircraft. New Fabric Covering Method Another innovation from Belite Aircraft is a new fabric covering method that saves weight and time James Weibe (behind the wing of the aircraf), president of Belite, prepares to fy the Belite UltraCub. 34 Vol.2 N o.6 / June 2013

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