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 NOTE: There will be no Sailplane Builder issue this quarter due to a lack contributed material. The membership terms will be adjusted accordingly (as we have done in the past). As a reminder in the absence of the Sailplane Builder A flyer will be sent to all members with information on the Western Workshop. If you have been thinking of writing an article ... now is the time.
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for Experimental Soaring Association Added Bruce H. Carmichael Don Santee Sailplane Builder Newsletter: Web links from the pages of the Newsletter No need to type the Webpage links and 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 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 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: Click here for a membership application |
(This is a push-down list ... items at the bottom are moved to Past Highlights)  Scheduled Speaker at the 2008 Western
Workshop "Aerodynamics and Photography of Soaring Bird Flight including Ground Effect"  New greatly improved files from Phil:
Flight without Fuel - PDF
file
Flight without Fuel - Power Point Trigons, Normals, and Quadragons - PDF file A
man of many achievements and wide
interests
...
frequent speaker and attendee at ESA Workshops
...
a
heavy note taker.
 In Honor of Paul B. MacCready From the Cover of Sailplane Builder  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  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.netTURBOJET ENGINE FOR GLIDERS ... jet-rpm.comArchaeopteryx ... 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 Dynamic Soaring ! Dynamite presentation at Tehachapi by J. Philip Barnes  37 page Adobe Presentation and a free simulator below Dowloads: Zip File ...or... Presentation Simulator  www.marskeaircraft.com  
Tilly, a pro
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