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http://www.sunlakesaeroclub.org/
August 31, 2008
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and Choose the articles which may be of interest to you.
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accessible however they were at the time of this publication.
News of Interest to Members and Pilots
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Newsletter
for members of SLAC (46 kb)
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Special for Pilots (22 kb)– Articles of
particular interest to pilots
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City of Chandler Airport
Commission Minutes June 11, 2008 (428 kb)
Air
and Space
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Exclusive Video: Cirrus The-Jet -- First Flight (Link)- July 3, 2008, Cirrus Design marked the first flight of its
jet offering. The aircraft, currently dubbed "The-Jet" successfully
flew for 45 minutes
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Exclusive Video: Inside Diamond's D-Jet Personal Jet
Aircraft (Link)- With new personal jets popping up all
the time, AVweb takes a look at what may very well be the next certified
single-engine very light or personal jet to enter the market
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Vintage Airline photos (Link) - Slide
Show) Courtesy of member Jim Parish
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Very Very Unusual Aircraft (Slide Show 7.0 mb) –
Courtesy of members Dan Bott, Bob Earl and Jim Parish
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Air Show Photos by Bernard Zee (Link) – Many photos
at many airshows. Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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Narrated
Demo Flight of F-22 Raptor Fighter Jet (Link) Courtesy of member Dan Bott
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F-22
Raptors flight over Alaska (Slide Show 1.1 mb) Courtesy of member Dan
Bott
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2008
Nellis Airshow (Slide Show 3.8 mb) –
Courtesy of members Homer Mann, Bob Walch, Jim Parish
and Clif Rosch
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Virgin Galactic (25 kb) – Latest on the Spaceship – Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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Demolition of a Boeing 720B (Video 4.2 mb) – Courtesy of members Bob Earl and Ruth
Pew
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Stearman Accident (68 kb)–
I fatality. Pilot jailed. Read about this interesting accident. Be sure you don’t violate the FAR’s
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C-130
Hercules Crash – (Slide Show 1.8 mb) Emergency landing on June 29, 2008
in Iraqi. No injuries
Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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WWII P-47 Thunderbolts in Action
(Link) – 62 year old black and white video which has been color enhanced. 362nd Group of the Army Air Corps
based in Etaine, France. Courtesy of
members Bob Earl and Clif Rosch
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Swiss Air Force
(Slide Show 2.4 mb)– Some great photos of maneuvers
in the Swiss Alps.
Courtesy of member Paul
Glaser
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Mountain
Flying (Link) – Move the cursor and you will have the impression you are
flying over snow covered mountains.
Courtesy of members Dan Bott and
Richard Peak
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Shuttle Preparation (Slide
Show 3.0 mb) Views
of the shuttle Discovery getting ready for a space mission. Courtesy of member Clif
Rosch
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B-777
Assembly - (Link Video 10.1 mb) Watch the assembly of a Boeing B-777 in speeded-up
motion.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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Boeing Heavy Lift Rotorcraft (38 kb)– Part Blimp, part
Helicopter. Lifts 80,000 pounds.
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Luxurious
Passenger Cabins (Slides 1.4 mb) Courtesy
of member Bob Earl
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F-35 First
Flight – Jet Verticle Take-Off and Landing (Link Video) Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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Chinese
F-8 Fighter plane collides with a Navy EP 3 Patrol Plane in 2001 (Slides 3.8 mb)
Courtesy of member Paul Glaser
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Aborted
take-off (Video 1.3
mb) Early
gear retraction by a Russian fighter pilot.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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Emirate
takes delivery of an Airbus A-380 (1.mb) Courtesy
of member Dick O’Brien
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The
Piper Super Cub – (Video 2.9 mb) This is truly a remarkable aircraft. Courtesy of member Bob Earl
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F-16 Dead Stick Landing (Link Video) Courtesy of member Dan Bott
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Airline
Passenger Bumping (13 kb) Starting last
month, if an airlines bumps you from a reserved seat and does not reassign you
to another flight within 2 hours (4 hours international), you are entitled to
receive $800 in cash.
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Mars
Rover (15 kb) Attention, anyone who may have
written off NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity -- designed to last a
mere 90 days on the Martian surface -- at anytime over the past... sheesh,
54 months.
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Radio
Controlled Model (18 kb) This model is equipped with special lighting for night
flying.
Courtesy of member Bob Earl. Model built and flown by Herman Burton
Other
Stuff
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Honda hits the hydrogen highway (Link)
- Fuel cell car now available, but only in California
(Because Honda is setting up re-fueling stations there). Courtesy of member Richard
Peak
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Stop Action Photography (210 kb)– Courtesy
of member Gene Evans
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Animal/Human Love
(Link Video) Courtesy of member Clif Rosch
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Grand Canyon Skywalk Update – (Slide
Show 2.0 mb) Update
slides of this unique attraction.
Courtesy of member Clif Rosch
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Swan
Lake Like You Have Never Seen before: (Link Video) Courtesy of member Bob
Earl
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Aging (Slide Show 1.6 mb) Excellent views
on getting old. Courtesy of member Clif
Rosch
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Unique
photo of tornado cloud and lightning stroke. (1.5 mb) Taken over Lake Okeechobee
on June 15, 1991
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Life
in the 1500’s (12 kb) Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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Photos
of Antartica (Slideshow 3.6 mb) Antartica
contains 90% of the earth’s ice and is a major reservoir of the planet’s fresh
water. Music by the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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World’s
largest swimming pool (Link to Snopes –
Photos) This pool covers 20 acres, is
1,000 yards long, has a 115 foot deep end and holds 66 million gallons of
water. Located at the San Alfonso del
Mar resort at
Algarrobo, on Chile’s southern coast.
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10
Ducklings saved (Photos &
Story 12 kb) 10 ducklings and
mother duck stranded on window ledge in Spokane. Courtesy of Gale Nelson
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Chiquita - Abba (Link
Slide Show) Very beautiful photos accompanied by music
(Chiquita)
Courtesy of member Richard
Peak
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Chinese Drum Girls (Video 5.8 mb)
Fabulous coordination.
Courtesy of member Gene Evans
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Danish Wind Turbine
Explodes in High Winds (Link to Snopes –
Video) Demonstrates huge energy in wind.
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Audi Crash
(Slide Show .9 mb)–
Where is the driver? Courtesy of member
Gene Evans
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Google Workplace (Link to Snopes) Does
Google have the best working conditions in the world?
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