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Around the Web

Here's a list of interesting and informative sources we've found on the internet. Have a favorite website or video? Share it with us at Experimenter@eaa.org.

• Sparky Imeson died on March 17, 2009. He left behind a family that believes his books and knowledge are valuable to the flying community. In honor of his legacy, all of Sparky's books and videos will remain available.
• A cool concept in flight and propulsion.  It’s a wing!  No, it’s a fan!  It’s a fanwing!
• Definitely worth five minutes of your time! This wonderful video from EAA member Wesley Perkins shows a great summary of highlights from AirVenture 2009.
• Lawsuit filed on behalf of boat owner's composite fuel tanks being attacked by ethanol blended fuel.
• Various Experimental Aviation e-mail groups
• A short list of available alternative engines/auto conversions
• Dan Barnes' Lancair Legacy build log
• Places to find ethanol-free fuel in Oregon
• Former Chapter 663 President Bob Farnam (red, white and blue) and Oshkosh Lindy winner Jim Patillo (white with blue) join up their Quickie Q-200s for some photos south of Livermore, California.
• Combining flight and water sports for pure exhilaration.
• Jerry Mulliken’s (EAA #0640706) Sequoia Falco project blog.
• Check out the 7 hottest innovative ideas Kent Misegades saw at the recent AERO general aviation show in Germany.
• The first-ever crossing of the Alps in a solar airplane occurred last week. Read about Eric Raymonds solar-powered Sun Seeker II motorglider currently on aerial tour of Europe. The Sun Seeker II received the first ever e-Flight award at AERO in Germany recently.
  
• Bruce Sturgill gives a brief video presentation on the FoldaPlane technique of building the Corvair Cruiser.
• Don’t you wish your aircraft could go together that quickly!
• A place to rent aircraft tools.
• The official home of the Hummel Bird has been revised.
• Highlights the first flight of Bob Rogers’ Mustang II
• Document and log your project for free; view other builders’ projects and logs
• Ligeti Stratos: The world’s first open-source aircraft
• Understanding adverse yaw
• Aimed at the antique car market (and introduced by Jay Leno), this part-making technique may work equally well in aircraft restoration
• Mick Myal has put together another fact-filled book on converting automobile engines for aircraft
• Original footage of a Wright Model A flown in France in 1908, with an onboard camera
• Amateur-Built ARC Completes Mission
• David Thatcher's CX4
• Pete Cattoni's GlaStar review - building and flying fun
• Rob Aho's RANS-S7 Courier builder's blog
• Lorman O'Byrne's RV-9A builder's blog
• Mark Langford's Homebuilt Airplane and Online Builder's Manual
• YouTube video: Building the Personal Cruiser
• YouTube video: First start of a Corvair engine
• YouTube video: DirK Schlichtenhorst's RV-4