UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*

                       Environmental Tectonics Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, Par Value $0.05
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    294092101
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [X]  Rule 13d-1(b)

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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CUSIP No. 294092101                                            Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Emerald Advisers, Inc.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)

     (a)  _______
     (b)  _______
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3    SEC USE ONLY

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Pennsylvania
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               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                    761,018 shares
 NUMBER OF     -----------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES      6    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY          0 shares
    EACH       -----------------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING     7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH
                    1,328,215 shares
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               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    0 shares
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,328,215 shares
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10   CHECK IF THE  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT IN ROW (9)  EXCLUDES  CERTAIN  SHARES  (See
     Instructions)

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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     18.5%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

     IA
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SCHEDULE 13G                                                         PAGE 3 OF 4

ITEM 1.

(a)  The name of the issuer is Environmental Tectonics Corporation.

(b)  The  address of the  issuer's  principal  executive  office is County  Line
     Industrial Park, Southampton, PA 18966.

ITEM 2.

(a)  The name of the person filing is Emerald Advisers, Inc.

(b)  The  address of the  principal  office of the person  filing is 1703 Oregon
     Pike, Suite 101, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601.

(c)  The state of organization is Pennsylvania.

(d)  The title of class of security is common stock, par value $0.05 per share.

(e)  The CUSIP number is 294092101.

ITEM 3.

The person filing is an Investment  Adviser  registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

ITEM 4.

(a)  The amount beneficially owned is 1,328,215 shares of common stock.

(b)  The percent of class is 18.5%  based on  7,168,613  shares of common  stock
     outstanding  as of December 31, 2003, as reported in the Issuer's Form 10-Q
     for the period ended November 28, 2003.

(c)(i)    The  number of  shares as to which  Emerald  Advisers,  Inc.  has sole
          voting power is 761,018.

(c)(ii)   The number of shares as to which  Emerald  Advisers,  Inc.  has shared
          voting power is 0.

(c)(iii)  The  number of  shares as to which  Emerald  Advisers,  Inc.  has sole
          dispositive power is 1,328,215.

(c)(iv)   The number of shares as to which  Emerald  Advisers,  Inc.  has shared
          dispositive power is 0.

ITEM 5.

This  statement is NOT being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the  reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial  owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities.

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SCHEDULE 13G                                                         PAGE 4 OF 4

ITEM 6.

Other  persons have the right to receive  and/or the power to direct the receipt
of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities.

ITEM 7.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.

By signing  below,  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,  the
securities  referred to above were  acquired in the ordinary  course of business
and were not  acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
or  influencing  the  control  of the  issuer  of such  securities  and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in any  transaction  having that
purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                        February 6, 2004
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                                        Date

                                        /s/ James A. Meehan
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                                        Signature

                                        James A. Meehan, Vice President
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                                        Name/Title

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