Experimental Soaring Association

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In Honor of
Paul B. MacCready

From the Cover of
Sailplane Builder




A man of many achievements and wide interests ... frequent speaker and attendee at ESA Workshops ... a heavy note taker.



In keeping with MacCready's push for using less energy in many facets of our lives and the Western Workshop theme "Renewable Energy", you may be interested in two visions of Alternative Low Energy Tows.  Also, contains a few links for MacCready.

Low Energy Tows
Click Here or on Photo
 



 Site Index 

Check the  Calendar for 2008 for our exciting plans








What our members are doing ...    
Links to member projects, designs, analysis, etc. 
Past Highlights

More Links below





 

  


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      ESA Members Make History  
               Added  Bruce H. Carmichael  
                            Don Santee 
 
 

 



Sailplane Builder Newsletter:  
 
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             Email Addresses contained on the pages  
             of the Sailplane Builder newsletter 
 
     Back Issues – 1980 through 2000 
             Comprehensive Listing of all back issues. 
             Note: back  issues are no longer available for sale.  
 
      Sample Cover of Newsletter 
 

 



Special Links at this website:    
 
    Links to Member Sites and Other Sites 

     What our members are doing   

    Contact information for Related Organizations 
 

      


Classified Ads:

   Classified ads for:
 
              Sailplanes and Trailers   
              Plans/Kits/Misc. 
                 Books/Publications  

Items for Sale:
 
 
 

   ESA history book for sale ... written by Don Santee  


    Sailplane Builder Back Issues – 1980 through 2000 
 
    The Collected Works of Stan Hall  
         338 pages of "the most useful, practical, and  
         understandable aero book you will buy this year".  

 Volume TWO just released 
 
    Video of the Arvin Remembrance  
            Historic gathering on April 29, 2000  
 
    Merchandise available from ESA:  
            T-shirts, pins, caps and ESA logo.  
 
     Not from ESA:   
    The Soaring Flight Simulator "Made in Germany" 
            Very realistic simulation of the Ka-8 and others.  
            Free demo version!  

 
To Join this Exciting Organization:  
  
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Items of Interest
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(This is a push-down list ... items at the bottom are moved to Past Highlights)

Featured in the  
Jan-Feb-Mar 2007 issue of Sailplane Builder



Regenerative Soaring
The Next Regime of Low-Speed Flight
http://esoaring.com/regensoaring.pdf     Adobe File http://esoaring.com/regensoaring.ppt   Power Point



D-Tube interior - Steve Arndt's Carbon Dragon
A popular exhibit at various workshops and fly-ins


Mesmerizing Video of this gadget: Large  Med


Raul Diloren reports a new foot launch sailplane

See it in October in Florida then at Torrey Pines, California.
Link: Saqqara 
Click on: Signpost, Signpost,  Saqqara, Footlaunch
... then use the index on the right.


Links from the new issue:

LightHawk ... glidersport.net

TURBOJET ENGINE FOR GLIDERS ...  jet-rpm.com
Archaeopteryx ...  ruppert-composite.ch 
  jean.teremetz.free.fr/aviation
  www.toute-une-nouvelle-aviation.net 


Please visit the project page for the HP-24
http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24

Note: from Bob K.
We're making great progress, and we're gonna have
some big shiny things to show off at Tehachapi!

welding wing mold supports
Welding wing mold supports


 

Dynamic Soaring !
Dynamite presentation at Tehachapi by J. Philip Barnes
Image from Albatross Simulator

37 page Adobe Presentation and a free simulator below
Dowloads:  Zip File ...or... Presentation  Simulator

 
www.marskeaircraft.com

Alisport Self-launch with inset image
Alisport: www.alisport.com   English   



  Tilly, a pro
Golden Eagle with minicams ... ridge soaring in Scotland
OK, Tilly is not a member
 
Watch 6 Soaring Videos 
Including aerial combat with a buzzard
Two clicks are required: 
     Continue 
     Mini-Cam in Action 

SparrowHawk 
http://www.windward-performance.com/
Gary Osoba, pilot of 3 SparrowHawk world records says
"It is a peach to land."

 The Collected Works of Stan Hall  
 Volume TWO just released 

LightHawk flies 
Seen at Tehachapi at the ESA workshop 


 Mike in his BUG, California US 
Click here for Mike Sandlin with his BUG series of designs ... article of month 

Past Highlights
      Counter activated on ... 19 October 1999  ...    it's over 100,000
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