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Offline joea

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #105 on: September 28, 2016, 01:17:58 PM »
sounds like smoke and noise has already been accomplished...

here is to achieving some "SPEED"...

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #106 on: September 28, 2016, 02:24:37 PM »
Yeow! The Alvord is so middle of nowhere that pilots land on the highway and pull up to the gas pump at the Fields shake shack/gas station to refuel. Hope the pilot doesn't have too much trouble getting his plane out of there. Maybe they can load it in a trailer and get it home. I hear the NAE crew is pretty experienced at cutting the wings off if necessary.



Oh, and just to pick a nit - it's Spanaway with a p.

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #107 on: September 28, 2016, 03:29:45 PM »
Well, if that's the way you feel about it -- tiss on you! :evil:
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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #108 on: September 28, 2016, 03:47:57 PM »
It's nothing tersonal.

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« Reply #109 on: September 28, 2016, 03:54:57 PM »
And that line of reasoning brings back my mom's teaching of pronunciation -- she'd say things like "Remember that the "p" in pnuemonia is silent, as in swimming."

Oh, Mom, I'll remember the important stuff forever. . . :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #110 on: September 28, 2016, 05:17:41 PM »
Good to see some updates. The Facebook and Twitter posts have been a little ambiguous!

It sounds like one of those; anything that can go wrong will go wrong situations. Stay safe out there gang!

JT

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« Reply #111 on: September 28, 2016, 05:35:14 PM »
Not everything.  Jim is very complimentary to Ed's culinary hospitality.  I wonder, though -- was it really a 20-gallon barrel of chili last night? :? :cheers:
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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #112 on: September 28, 2016, 09:18:57 PM »
Posted on the NAE facebook page about half an hour ago:

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After some difficulties on previous runs with steering, the North American Eagle has completed it's first full shakedown (not full speed) run, reaching over 360mph. With that out of the way, it's now time to turn our heads towards topping two different records!

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« Reply #113 on: September 28, 2016, 09:37:20 PM »

And I just got a voicemail from Jim (Texican) Halladay saying that the run was spectacular!!!!!

Tomorrow, the BIG stuff!

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #114 on: September 29, 2016, 07:22:01 AM »
Posted on the NAE facebook page about half an hour ago:

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... With that out of the way, it's now time to turn our heads towards topping two different records!

Do we know which two records they might be?

And who are the current record holders?

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« Reply #115 on: September 29, 2016, 09:13:10 AM »
Posted on the NAE facebook page about half an hour ago:

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... With that out of the way, it's now time to turn our heads towards topping two different records!

Do we know which two records they might be?

And who are the current record holders?

 :evil: :dhorse: :evil: :dhorse: :evil:


The unofficial women's speed record and the unofficial single engine record.

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #116 on: September 29, 2016, 10:24:55 AM »
HUH? An "unofficial record" is NO RECORD at all!
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« Reply #117 on: September 29, 2016, 10:30:14 AM »
No, no, -- not that discussion again!  :dhorse:
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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #118 on: September 29, 2016, 12:10:44 PM »
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The unofficial women's speed record and the unofficial single engine record.

Is that the unofficial mile or the unofficial kilometre?

Do you have to run two ways to set an unofficial record?

How can you be sure of the current unofficial record you have to beat?

I'm sure that horse moved: keep on flogging ...

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Re: North American Eagle
« Reply #119 on: September 29, 2016, 01:46:43 PM »
Looks like they are getting ready for a run. Jesse Combs is driving.