A R C H I V E S

Contact: June 2008

Profile of pioneer aviator Art Smith. Sending the Carnauba off in style. Building usage update.

Contact: May 2008

Bill Wolff gives an update on the progress of his Hummel Bird. Update from Jim Baker at the USAF Academy. Roger Blocks discusses successive approximations.

Contact: April 2008

Lee Farnsworth on the romance of the Mooney Mite. Carnauba update. Flight Training Device Update. The joy of a grass strip. B-17 Aluminum Overcast coming in July. Lockheed Martin delivers 2,300th C-130 Hercules.

Contact: March 2008

The Palmyra Pundit. B-17 Aluminum Overcast is Coming. March program on propulsion testing. Air Academy Scholarships. Flight Training Device FAA approved. Advance ticketing for AirVenture. Amateur-Built Aircraft Rules.

Contact: February 2008

Close Call in Aspen Skies. Winter Weather Questions. Electronic NOTAMS. Local Boy Makes Us Proud. Flight Training Device Update.

Contact: January 2008

Gaggle East Flight visits The Holy Land. Bob Helland first President’s corner. Destination Lukenbach. Membership Renewal Time.

Contact: December 2007

Horlick-Racine Airport Beacon. EAA launches Student Membership. Jim Baker starts USAF Pilot Training. Living Trusts.

Contact: November 2007

Winter Flying Hazards and Tips. Justin Horvath Wins National Aviation Exploring Scholarship. Staying Ahead of the Plane.

Contact: October 2007

Myers Lancair is Gorgeous. Movie Night Restarts. Bob Talley Passes Away. Electric Airplane in our Future?

Contact: September 2007

An Iola Lunch. ASM / EAA Technical Meeting. Pancakes and Open House. DCA ADIZ Changed.

Contact: August 2007

Annual Picnic. Pancake Breakfast. Christensen hears sound of one leg, tapping. Remember Kiffin Yates Rockwell, WWI Aviator.

Contact: July 2007

AirVenture 2007 Preview. Building the Chapter. Representatives Reply to User Fees.

Contact: June 2007

Simulator Demo. Record Young Eagles. Are you in India? Miss Racine at Pancake Breakfast.

Contact: May 2007

Spring Sprung. Wings & Wheels 2007 Canceled. Ed Brannon Tribute. Maintaining Control.

Contact: April 2007

EAA’s Case Against User Fees. Blocks goes On the Road. Spins in a 152. Blind Spots.

Contact: March 2007

Crisis departing Kennedy (Part II). Winter Experiences. Kennon Insulated Engine Cover.

Contact: February 2007

Wings & Wheels 2007 Takes off. Knots 2 U Modifications. Cap’n Smiley’s Adventures. Botox for N300E.

Contact: January 2007

“I always wanted to fly, and I still fly”. Aircraft Partnerships. Crisis departing Kennedy (Part I).

Contact: December 2006

Monday Workshop report. Young Eagles Year in Review. NTSB Challenger report.

Contact: November 2006

Zeppelins and Lighter than Air. Envelope of Safety. Holiday Party.

Contact: October 2006

Phil Fountain Wings & Wheels 2006 Photo Gallery. Courtney. Aerospace Engineer scheduled for October 19.

Contact: September 2006

Profile of Daryl Lueck. Flight Sim review. Oshkosh stories. Magic Carpet returns.

Contact: August 2006

Wings & Wheels 2006 Special. Aircraft expected. B-25. 104 Airports in One Day.

Contact: July 2006

Leo Farnsworth talks about love of flying. R.G. Blocks takes a trip to Atlanta and back. Widgets and Weather.

Contact: June 2006

Pancake Breakfast. Bob Greco Attends Air Academy. Air Adventure Day 2006.

Contact: May 2006

The Dreaded Ramp Check. School Visits. Clean up. Explorers return to OSH.

Contact: April 2006

The Wings Program. Sport Pilot and 838. Meet Bob Helland. March Young Eagles. Jim Hantschel, Treasurer.

Contact: March 2006

Chapter 838 Future. 838 at the Tech Fair. Wings & Wheels 2006 Kickoff.

Contact: February 2006

Flying with Ice. President’s Report. 838 Ground School Graduates. Doolittle and Instrument Flying. Prairie Sixth Graders Visit Chapter.

Contact: January 2006

Meet our new President. Current vs. Proficient Pilots. Tie-Down Etiquette.

Contact: December 2005

Flights to Denton, TX. President’s Farewell. Call for Contributions, Docents. Young Eagles 2005 Report.

Contact: November 2005

Membership Renewal. F-22: Good to Go. Gilmore Middle School Report. Election Results. Kids & Wings.



News & Updates
October Contact
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EAA 838 Chapter Bylaws
Speed Racer Unveils Mach 6
X-51A
Actually, no: it’s actually the hypersonic test vehicle, the X-51A Waverider. This is now being tested Boeing’s Palmdale test facility, with the first flight test planned for December 2.
X-51A
Powered by a radical scramjet designed to fire for more than 300 seconds. Seems short? nope, that’s 30x longer than earlier scramjets! Remember, this is an engine operating under exceptionally high temperatures and pressures. More details…
“…Bang, Zoom,
Straight to the Moon!”
NASA, in conjunction with the Air Force Office for Strategic Research, recently launched a rocket featuring a safe, environmentally-friendly propellant they’ve dubbed “ALICE”. The compound consists of water and extremely finely-powdered aluminum, blended together in a goo with the consistency of toothpaste. NASA sent the 9" rocket aloft near Purdue University, reaching a height of nearly 1400".
Indians, Japanese Stealth Projects
Indian / Sukhoi Stealth Project
Indian and Russian are jointly-developing the Su 50, a stealth fighter based on the Sukhoi 47. The aircraft is expected to fly next year, and features a drastic reduction in the aircraft’s radar signature, and the ability to ‘super cruise’ (jet engines that fly stealthily without engaging noisy afterburners even at supersonic speeds), and will support embedded weapons with the capability to engage multiple ground, sea and air targets and seamless communication between the fighter, other aircraft and ground stations.
Japan’s Mitsubishi ATD-X Project
Meanwhile, development continues apace on Japan’s homegrown stealth fighter, the Mitsubishi ATD-X ShinShin, with similar specifications to both the now-cancelled F-22 and the Su 50. The program has been beset with funding difficulties, however, so it remains to be seen if the program will continue after the change in government.
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