Sport Aviation (magazine)
| Chief Editor | J. Mac McClellan |
|---|---|
| Categories | Aviation magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 160,000[1] |
| Publisher | Jack J. Pelton |
| First issue | February 1953 (Experimenter) |
| Company | Experimental Aircraft Association |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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| ISSN | 0038-7835 |
| OCLC number | 2450785 |
Sport Aviation is an aviation magazine published since 1953 starting as "The Experimenter". The content focuses on experimental homebuilding of aircraft and general aviation topics, including antique, war, and classic aircraft.
History
In 1953 the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) released a two page newsletter named The Experimenter. The newsletter was written and published by founding members Paul and Audrey Poberezny along with other volunteers. It quickly changed to a magazine format published by Times Publishing (Random Lake, Wisconsin). The Experimenter was renamed to Sport Aviation[2] but the name was reused in 2012 for the new EAA online magazine focusing on homebuilt aircraft. Sport Aviation became a benefit of membership in the organization.
EAA spun off sister publications to complement its sub-organizations. These include
- EAA Sport Aviation - The flagship magazine of EAA
- Sport Aerobatics Magazine
- Warbirds Magazine
- Vintage Airplane Magazine
- EAA Airventure Today - A daily newspaper distributed for eight days at the yearly EAA AirVenture Airshow
- Experimenter[3] - Monthly free online magazine focusing on homebuilt aircraft
References
- ↑ "EAA Sport Aviation". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "How Sport Aviation is prepared". Sport Aviation. March 1960.
- ↑ http://www.eaa.org/experimenter