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Re: [Land-speed] Aero Surfaces...

To: <Flowbench@aol.com>, <drmayf@mayfco.com>,
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Aero Surfaces...
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@beyondbb.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 13:06:43 -0600
Flowbench

It's coming, there is something in the works. It will take time but will be 
worth the wait.
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Flowbench@aol.com>
To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 12:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Aero Surfaces...


> As recently as 1995 the Hoffman/Markley 'liner set the E/BFS record @ 248
> mph with retractable wings, or canards (sp). Not sure I'd try to steer 
> with one,
> seems I remember Breedlove tried it on the Sprit back in '63. Your 
> covering
> over  2 1/2 football fields a second at 300, when the Hammond lakester 
> crashed
> @ 315  it was over almost before you knew it was happening.
> Hey Glen, you and JD and a few others have so much history both in print 
> and
> memory, what are we going to do in the future? Are you trying to scan it 
> and
> write it down? I know it a tremendous amount of work but I'd hate to see 
> us
> lose  the historic resource you guys are. The past is important in LSR as 
> I'm
> sure you  know.
>
>
>
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