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Experimental Soaring Association

ESA official websiteOfficial Logo for SHA, Sailplane Homebuilders Association with image of wings sticking out windows and tail out the doorSite Updated 4/12/2010
 The national source for information regarding the design, building and flying of advanced and homebuilt sailplanes.
Was Sailplane Homebuilders Association, SHA
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  Calendar for 2009 


Next Activity: September 4 - Western Workshop
Mountain Valley Airport (L94), Tehachapi, California

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Check the  Calendar for 2009 for our exciting plans




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

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    Sailplane Builder Back Issues – 1980 through 2000 
 
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         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  
 
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Items of Interest
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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
J. Phillip Barnes
The Elliptical Wing in-or-out of Ground Effect



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


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

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Past Highlights
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