---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 04/02/08: 24 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:26 AM - Real Time List Participation (Jim Hausch) 2. 05:08 AM - Re: Real Time List Participation (yhol) 3. 05:16 AM - Re: Airborne shots of N324AL (yhol) 4. 05:30 AM - Re: Re: Airborne shots of N324AL (N1BZRich@aol.com) 5. 05:41 AM - Re: Re: Frapper Map (N1BZRich@aol.com) 6. 06:15 AM - Re: Real Time List Participation (jhausch) 7. 06:57 AM - Neat Weather Site (Scotty) 8. 07:36 AM - Re: Re: Frapper Map (Jim Langley) 9. 07:38 AM - Re: Neat Weather Site (Jim Langley) 10. 08:02 AM - Re: The cats out of the bag (Wayne Lenox) 11. 03:40 PM - Re: Re: Airborne shots of N324AL (Allan Maxwell) 12. 03:57 PM - New Project (Brian Whittingham) 13. 04:11 PM - Re: New Project (Rick Bowen) 14. 04:11 PM - Re: New Project (Rick Bowen) 15. 04:13 PM - Re: New Project (IFLYSMODEL@aol.com) 16. 04:30 PM - Re: New Project (Rick Bowen) 17. 04:30 PM - Re: New Project (Brian Whittingham) 18. 04:31 PM - Re: New Project (Brian Whittingham) 19. 04:42 PM - Re: New Project (Rick Bowen) 20. 05:55 PM - Re: New Project (IFLYSMODEL@aol.com) 21. 07:08 PM - Re: New Project (Brian Whittingham) 22. 07:12 PM - Re: New Project (Brian Whittingham) 23. 08:49 PM - Flight from SYI to JGG (N1BZRich@aol.com) 24. 08:57 PM - Re: New Project (N1BZRich@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:26:38 AM PST US From: "Jim Hausch" Subject: Lightning-List: Real Time List Participation Hello All, I have been rec'ing the daily digests of the list. According to the list FAQ's, this prevents me from seeing attachments. I have read-around trying to figure this out, but I think the only way to see the attachments is to get on the "real-time" list? I can't seem to figure out how to do this, so I am sending an email for help. (Reading out formation flight pics and newsletter attachments but not seeing them is quite frustrating. Luckily, Jimslightning has been posting the newsletters so I have only left a few small marks in the wall from beating my forehead against it) Regards, Jim Hausch PS - headed out to Shelbyville in late May for a visit! Do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:08:00 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Real Time List Participation From: "yhol" Hello. The link I use to get directly to the list is the following... http://forums.matronics.com/viewforum.php?f=64&sid=1b401ec54a8455a73afdf26a6aac75a2 Hope this Helps, Janin jhausch wrote: > Hello All, > > I have been recing the daily digests of the list. > > According to the list FAQs, this prevents me from seeing attachments. > > I have read-around trying to figure this out, but I think the only way to see the attachments is to get on the real-time list? > > I cant seem to figure out how to do this, so I am sending an email for help. > > (Reading out formation flight pics and newsletter attachments but not seeing them is quite frustrating. Luckily, Jimslightning has been posting the newsletters so I have only left a few small marks in the wall from beating my forehead against it) > > Regards, > Jim Hausch > > > PS headed out to Shelbyville in late May for a visit! > > Do not archive > > [b] Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=174307#174307 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:16:00 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Airborne shots of N324AL From: "yhol" Hi, Were you flying the prototype when you took this picture? If so, it must be the new wingtips being tested that we see on your wing. Yhol N1BZRich(at)aol.com wrote: > All, > Nick was hard at work today putting more test hours on the new Demo. When I arrived at the hangar just a little after 7 AM he was already in the cockpit with the engine running. Even though we had light rain, he flew another test profile while the ceiling was high enough. This afternoon the rain left and the weather improved and he flew several more test flights. On one of those flights we briefed a short formation sortie so that I could get some airborne shots, one of which is below. It really looks great in the air even though the wheel pants are not on yet. They have been fitted and will likely go to the paint shop tomorrow. > Blue skies, > Buz > > > > > > > > > > > > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001). Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=174308#174308 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:30:26 AM PST US From: N1BZRich@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Airborne shots of N324AL In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:16:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, playgoldg@hotmail.com writes: Were you flying the prototype when you took this picture? If so, it must be the new wingtips being tested that we see on your wing. No, Yho, the photo was made by a friend of Nick's in an RV-6A. I am on Nick's wing in my airplane with the slightly modified Esqual wing tips. The new Lightning tips are supposed to arrive via UPS later this week and be on display at SNF. I have not seen them yet - only the renderings from the Cad program that I put in the newsletter. Flight testing will begin on them sometime after SNF. Look at the new demo to see what is missing from previous airborne shots. ;-) Blue Skies, Buz **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:01 AM PST US From: N1BZRich@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Frapper Map Thanks Jim, I will sign on when I find the time. Flying back to VA today to get ready to fly to Florida on Friday (early SNF arrival). Hope to see you and others on the list there. Blue Skies, Buz **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:15:47 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Real Time List Participation From: "jhausch" OK, this seems to be working. I signed in and now can see the attachments. We'll see how this goes. Thanks. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=174319#174319 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:57:25 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Neat Weather Site From: "Scotty" You guys may have already seen this, but I heard about it. It is a neat format and easy to decipher. There are a lot of other features also. http://www.usairnet.com/ Then look on the right hand side of the window under the heading Weather, and click on "Aviation Forecast" Then pick your state, and click "Go" Then pick a city near you and click "Go" Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=174328#174328 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:15 AM PST US From: "Jim Langley" Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Frapper Map Sounds good Buz. No rush. Unfortunately, I can't be there in time for the two get togethers; (I'll be there Friday and Saturday), as some of us non-retired guys need to work during the week. (Oh, for that job in aviation.... sigh...) Look forward to seeing the gang! Then when I get back, we can put my bird in the air! On 4/2/08, N1BZRich@aol.com wrote: > > Thanks Jim, I will sign on when I find the time. Flying back to VA today > to get ready to fly to Florida on Friday (early SNF arrival). Hope to see > you and others on the list there. > Blue Skies, > Buz > > > ------------------------------ > Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home > . > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 07:38:32 AM PST US From: "Jim Langley" Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Neat Weather Site Very cool! On 4/2/08, Scotty wrote: > > > You guys may have already seen this, but I heard about it. It is a neat > format and easy to decipher. There are a lot of other features also. > > http://www.usairnet.com/ > > Then look on the right hand side of the window under the heading Weather, > and click on "Aviation Forecast" > > Then pick your state, and click "Go" > > Then pick a city near you and click "Go" > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=174328#174328 > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:02:16 AM PST US From: "Wayne Lenox" Subject: Re: Lightning-List: The cats out of the bag Sorry Buz But some one has doctored up your picture. However sure would be nice. Wayne -- N1BZRich@aol.com wrote: Hello Lightning List members, The following may come as a surprise to some of you, but since the word has gotten out, at least in the Shelbyv ille area, I thought I may as well let all of you in on the news. Once someone gets a photo, it doesn't take long before it shows up on some pu blic media or the internet and then the world will know the so called su rprise announcement that Arion has been trying to keep secret so that th ey could make big news at Sun-N-Fun. So attached you will find a photo of the new 2008 Lightning Demonstrator which clearly "lets the cat out o f the bag". As I am sure you all realize, all aerial photos shown to da te have shown the new demo in the normal configuration. This photo show s the big surprise. It was made by an aerial photographer who was hired by Arion to provide a photo for their new brochure. Unfortunately, whi le the photographer was away from his shop over the weekend, a worker th ere gave the photo to the local newspaper thinking that this photo was s upposed to be part of a package of Arion Lightning photos that they had for an article on Earl Ferguson's world record flight. Besides Nick in 324AL, you will see me in 32BZ. I was there to monitor the initial test to the new configuration. I can report that all went well. In fact, t oday I finally got to fly two sorties in 324AL as part of the 40 hour te st profile. At some time in the future (after the test phase) I will do a detailed flight evaluation for the newsletter. I am looking forward to that, but until then, take a look at this neat photo and the surprise that Arion was planning to announce at SNF.Blue Skies,Buz Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. _____________________________________________________________ Save hundreds on getting a Web Design Degree. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/REAK6aAYuuiWGjXkIQzs1ZzSygEv NQyeg8NNzTS8kpSw82ZVmFy9Or/ ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 03:40:24 PM PST US From: Allan Maxwell Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Airborne shots of N324AL Hi Buz I would have beleived the loss of wheels but yesterday was April 1 st my birthday had all the jokes pladed sofar on me. April fools day Allan N1BZRich@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/2/2008 8:16:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, playgoldg@hotmail.com writes: Were you flying the prototype when you took this picture? If so, it must be the new wingtips being tested that we see on your wing. No, Yho, the photo was made by a friend of Nick's in an RV-6A. I am on Nick's wing in my airplane with the slightly modified Esqual wing tips. The new Lightning tips are supposed to arrive via UPS later this week and be on display at SNF. I have not seen them yet - only the renderings from the Cad program that I put in the newsletter. Flight testing will begin on them sometime after SNF. Look at the new demo to see what is missing from previous airborne shots. ;-) Blue Skies, Buz --------------------------------- Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. --------------------------------- You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 03:57:54 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: Lightning-List: New Project Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane, Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird, Does not have wheels of wings, Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel, weighs over 600,000 pounds, and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me? Brian W :-) _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Ref resh_skydrive_packup_042008 ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 04:11:03 PM PST US From: Rick Bowen Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Brian, 1--International Space Station 2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Ref resh_skydrive_packup_042008 ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 04:11:03 PM PST US From: Rick Bowen Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Brian, 1--International Space Station 2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Ref resh_skydrive_packup_042008 ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 04:13:50 PM PST US From: IFLYSMODEL@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: New Project Hey Brian: I know that everyone will think you are talking about the space station. How are things going for you in Texas? Lynn (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 04:30:25 PM PST US From: Rick Bowen Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project oops--sorry for the double post..I must be trembling or something! Rick N727RB Do not archive From: rollnloop@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Lig htning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:08:37 +0000 Brian,1--International Space Station2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. _________________________________________________________________ Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic. http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN5 1N1653A ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 04:30:26 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Rick, Close! International Space Station is correct, but my wife works on the Space Shuttle. I just accepted a new job to work on a contract for the IS S! It is on the projects side and therefore a "big picture" type of a thin g. We will be engineering equipment for the space station, return to the m oon, and beyond! (or whatever the next administration comes up with after e lection time) We will also be loading and cataloging experiments. My divi sion will be concerning health and bone and muscle loss. The coolest part though, is that I will be teaching astronauts how to use equipment and taki ng down critiques in order to modify existing equipment. Specific answers below: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane ~ altitude of 250 milesFaster th an an Recon SR-71 Blackbird ~ 17,500 mphDoes not have wheels of wings ~ no need for either, but plenty of radiators and solar arrays!Has flown for ove r 10 years without ever landing to refuel ~ landing is not an option, resup plied through other craft dockingweighs over 600,000 pounds ~ will weigh 92 5,000 pounds when fully assembeled and and has never been fully assembeled? Finish date, 2010 hopefully! Brian W. From: rollnloop@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Lig htning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:08:34 +0000 Brian,1--International Space Station2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. _________________________________________________________________ Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refr esh_getintouch_042008 ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 04:31:49 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Lynn, Thanks for asking, things are going pretty well. Very busy time as my w ife is pushing through her Life Support Certification and I am about to cha nge jobs. We are also looking for a house and I finally finished my thesis . My current boss (about 3 levels up in management actually) stopped and t alked to me and said that he leave if NASA would take him. He told me it w as a great oppurtunity and that it would be the right choice and something that I could build a career around. Kind of a cool send off. How are thin gs going for you? Seems like this is a busy time of the year for the guys at Arion and just people in general. Abnormally warm and kind of dry here right now, but things are generally well! Thanks for asking, Brian W. From: IFLYSMODEL@aol.comDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:11:26 -0400Subject: Re: Li ghtning-List: New ProjectTo: lightning-list@matronics.com Hey Brian: I know that everyone will think you are talking about the space station. How are things going for you in Texas? Lynn _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refr esh_instantaccess_042008 ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 04:42:56 PM PST US From: Rick Bowen Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Brian, That is really cool! Congratulations! Best to you in your new career!! Rick From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Light ning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:27:14 -0500 Rick, Close! International Space Station is correct, but my wife works o n the Space Shuttle. I just accepted a new job to work on a contract for t he ISS! It is on the projects side and therefore a "big picture" type of a thing. We will be engineering equipment for the space station, return to the moon, and beyond! (or whatever the next administration comes up with af ter election time) We will also be loading and cataloging experiments. My division will be concerning health and bone and muscle loss. The coolest part though, is that I will be teaching astronauts how to use equipment and taking down critiques in order to modify existing equipment. Specific ans wers below: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane ~ altitude of 250 mi lesFaster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird ~ 17,500 mphDoes not have wheels of wings ~ no need for either, but plenty of radiators and solar arrays!Has f lown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel ~ landing is not an o ption, resupplied through other craft dockingweighs over 600,000 pounds ~ w ill weigh 925,000 pounds when fully assembeled and and has never been fully assembeled? Finish date, 2010 hopefully! Brian W. From: rollnloop@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Lig htning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:08:34 +0000 Brian,1--International Space Station2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refr esh_instantaccess_042008 ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 05:55:52 PM PST US From: IFLYSMODEL@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: New Project Hey Brian: Sounds like you have it under control. I was glad to hear that you got your thesis finished. Did the lightning info help a lot? I am doing well thanks. I expect to start on my lightning on the 21st, so I have lots to look forward to. I have been getting my 601 HD ready to sell (I hope someone buys it at Sun N Fun) that way I will not have to borrow so much money to build the Lightning. I should have done it last year, but felt it was going to cost too much. We only go round once, so it makes sense to get it done while I can enjoy it for a few years. Lynn (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 07:08:08 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Lynn, My thesis has went to print. The guys at Arion basically supported my p roject. All fuel and flight costs paid for. In addition I got a chance to borrow Nick to allow me to not have to fly and record everything myself. They also took a chance by having somebody that did not work for them basic ally verifying performance of their aircraft independently. I'm proud to s ay that it performs pretty much as is advertised. There were some interest ing and a few unexpected results of the experiments. Look for the results of my experiments in a future issue of the Lightning Flash. Good luck on s elling the plane. I know that it's a pretty good and popular aircraft. I' m willing to bet that you'll like the Lightning even more though! Brian W. From: IFLYSMODEL@aol.comDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:53:08 -0400Subject: Re: Li ghtning-List: New ProjectTo: lightning-list@matronics.com Hey Brian: Sounds like you have it under control. I was glad to hear that y ou got your thesis finished. Did the lightning info help a lot? I am doing well thanks. I expect to start on my lightning on the 21st, so I have lots to look forward to. I have been getting my 601 HD ready to s ell (I hope someone buys it at Sun N Fun) that way I will not have to borro w so much money to build the Lightning. I should have done it last year, bu t felt it was going to cost too much. We only go round once, so it makes se nse to get it done while I can enjoy it for a few years. Lynn _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Ref resh_skydrive_packup_042008 ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 07:12:41 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: RE: Lightning-List: New Project Rick, Thanks! I'm like a kid in a candy store. I put in my resume almost six months ago, and they just got around to interviewing people. I'm going to love being around the space station components, various hardware for futur e missions, and be around astronauts. Even though I'll be only a small pie ce in the puzzle, kind of seems like I'll be doing something really importa nt in the grand scheme of things. Will be nice to get back into a more sci entific line of work too! How's your jet doing? Get to fly her much right now? Brian W. From: rollnloop@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Lig htning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:40:30 +0000 Brian,That is really cool!Congratulations! Best to you in your new career!! Rick From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Light ning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:27:14 -0500 Rick, Close! International Space Station is correct, but my wife works o n the Space Shuttle. I just accepted a new job to work on a contract for t he ISS! It is on the projects side and therefore a "big picture" type of a thing. We will be engineering equipment for the space station, return to the moon, and beyond! (or whatever the next administration comes up with af ter election time) We will also be loading and cataloging experiments. My division will be concerning health and bone and muscle loss. The coolest part though, is that I will be teaching astronauts how to use equipment and taking down critiques in order to modify existing equipment. Specific ans wers below: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane ~ altitude of 250 mi lesFaster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird ~ 17,500 mphDoes not have wheels of wings ~ no need for either, but plenty of radiators and solar arrays!Has f lown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel ~ landing is not an o ption, resupplied through other craft dockingweighs over 600,000 pounds ~ w ill weigh 925,000 pounds when fully assembeled and and has never been fully assembeled? Finish date, 2010 hopefully! Brian W. From: rollnloop@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: RE: Lig htning-List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 23:08:34 +0000 Brian,1--International Space Station2-Your wife! From: dashvii@hotmail.comTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightning -List: New ProjectDate: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:54:17 -0500 Okay group, here's a riddle of sorts for you: What flies higher than a U-2 Habu spyplane,Faster than an Recon SR-71 Blackbird,Does not have wheels of wings,Has flown for over 10 years without ever landing to refuel,weighs ove r 600,000 pounds,and has never been fully assembeled? Oh, and finally, what does it have to do with me?Brian W :-) Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution Get in touch in an instant. Get Windows Live Messenger now. " target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Lightning-List p://forums.matronics.com blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger. _________________________________________________________________ Pack up or back up'use SkyDrive to transfer files or keep extra copies. L earn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Ref resh_skydrive_packup_042008 ________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________ Time: 08:49:44 PM PST US From: N1BZRich@aol.com Subject: Lightning-List: Flight from SYI to JGG After a busy two weeks at Arion HQ I finally flew back to Virginia today. Great flight and I will cover some figures below. But first, let me say a few words about my visit. Although I had intended to only stay a week to ten days, the weather over the TN / NC / VA mountains and near "home plate" kept me from flying home before today. The extra time allowed me to help the guys a little more and I hope that is some small way it makes their preparation for SNF easier. I have mentioned the test flights I did in the prototype testing out the new trim system. You have already heard Nick and me say how much better we thought it was. But one other benefit of the extra test sorties is that we have decided to make the trim tab a little larger. We even tried two other sizes on the prototype and that knowledge is what determined the final size of the tab for those that order the kit. The extra time also allowed me to help with fitting the gear leg fairings, wheel pants, and a few other final details to get the new 2008 Demo ready for SNF. I also was able to fly it on two test sorties and logged about 2.7 hours on it. At some time in the future (probably early May) I will go back to Tennessee and do a flight evaluation for the newsletter. I don't want to do that until it has the fairings and pants, so the performance will be what a builder can expect. Now for my fight back home today. Remember I had an effective 40 + knots headwind going out there, so I was expecting about that much tail wind coming home. Well, it was wasn't quite that good, but close. Initially out of SYI there was only 15 knots of tail wind as I climbed to 7.5. However soon had to go to 11.5 to clear some build ups near Knoxville. At 11.5 the winds were 20 on the tail but by the time I got to central Virginia I had 30 to 35. It was neat to occasionally see a ground speed of around 200 mph. On previous postings I have mentioned that my cross country cruise technique is to set a fuel flow and go with what ever speed that gives me at the altitude I am flying at. I normally set it around 6 gph for cruise and by the time I pull the power back for descent and the flow decreases, my flight average will be about 5.8 gph and my average speed will be 160 TAS mph or so. I average my speed from the time I take the runway to the time I turn off the runway, so that includes my takeoff roll, climb to altitude, descent, pattern entry and landing. If I just look at cruise speed at altitude it will be about 170. The above are pretty much no wind. With today's winds, my runway to runway speed worked out to about 189 mph so I guess the tail wind average was 25 to 30 mph. But I did one other thing different today. Instead of setting a fuel flow of 6 gph, today, knowing I had a tailwind, I set it at 5 while at cruise. Now remember it is much higher during the initial climb to 7.5 and then the climb to 11.5. Having said that my average fuel burn for the entire trip was 5.3 gph. That is measured from engine start, taxi out, TO, climb cruise at 7.5, climb to 11.5, cruise, descent, landing and taxi in. I used 15.5 gallons for the 550 mile trip that took 2.9 hours of flying time from runway to runway. If you want to impress your non pilot friends that works out to 35.5 mpg at 190 mph - yes the wind helped, but no wind it would still be about 31 mpg at 160 mph - beats any car I know about. Hope to see lots of the Lightning listers at SNF. Remember the Wed noon forum and the Thur noon get together at the Lightning booth. Blue Skies, Buz PS: Just to confirm, the previous message about the "cat out of the bag" was actually a bag of "bravo sierra" seeing that it was 1 April. Now you know for sure. Some thought there really was a retractable gear on the new 2008 Demo. Sorry. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) ________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________ Time: 08:57:13 PM PST US From: N1BZRich@aol.com Subject: Re: Lightning-List: New Project Brian, That's fantastic. I am happy for you. Next thing you know, we will be calling you a rocket scientist. I do have to make one slight comment about your "riddle". The U-2's nickname is Dragon Lady. Habu is a call sign used by the SR- 71 Blackbirds. Next thing we know you will be briefing us on Blackswift, Aurora, and Darkstar (both Mike and November). I can now mention all those since there has already been some leak to the public. 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