Structural Testing Of Homebuilt Aircraft
appeared in Sport Aviation many and built a very low drag powered order in a number of instances
times in the past decade. A native sailplane, the S-2 (Sport Aviation, involving composite airframes.
of Yugoslavia, Alex has very April 1982), which would become While there has been no history of
impressive academic credentials. the first homebuilt motorglider in structural failure in composite
He holds a degree in electrical engi- which International FAI Silver, Gold homebuilts that have been con-
neering, a Ph. D. in aerodynamics .. and Diamond badges would be structed according to the
. and made his way to the the U. S. earned. More recently, he has designer's instructions . . . and