Sport Aviation Magazine, January 1981
Experimental Aircraft Association
90 pages
Staple-bound. Slight shelf wear. No markings. Photos are of the actual item for sale and show a sample of pages.
Offers a detailed look at homebuilt, experimental, vintage, and sport aircraft culture at the start of the 1980s. Featured articles include “Introducing the Falco Kits” by Alfred P. Scott, Antoni “Tony” Bingelis on building one-piece cantilever box spars, Rod Steele’s “Family Jewel” restoration story reprinted from The Vintage Airplane, and coverage of World Aerobatic Champion Leo Loudenslager and his Laser 200 on the cover. The issue also includes EAA news, technical building guidance, vintage aircraft material, sportplane coverage, and period advertising, making it useful for collectors, aviation history readers, homebuilt aircraft enthusiasts, and EAA members interested in the era’s experimental aircraft community.
Includes:
- Homebuilder's Corner
- Craftsman's Corner
- What Our Members Are Building
- The Family Jewel
- The Pre-Molded G.B.1
From the EAA:
Founded in 1953 by a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes, EAA expanded its mission of growing participation in aviation to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters, and contemporary manufactured aircraft.