Where and when would one be most likely to find the largest and presumably most numerous devils? My favorite place so far is Smith Creek in July, but my...
I think Playas NM wins; we had a dust devil evolve into an official tornado as it left the lake a few years back. And, regular ones are pretty constant if the...
One day on my Manta I decided to sail directly into the eye of a really really big dust devil. It was about 50 yards across at the base. As I entered it it...
If you search on Google for "largest dust devil" there are some links to some incredible photos and footage and resulting damage caused by the really big dust...
... What the RC glider pilots are doing is dynamic soaring, making use of the difference in speed between the wind above the ridge and the separated wake below...
... And dust devils have also been part of the reason for the incredible longevity of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers. Their electrical power was expected...
One clarification I was informed that Don Rypinski, US 1, did the 6 hours of Berck in 1969 so we were the second Americans to do the race. I will post some...
I'm back and here is the list of links for the race. The France 3 video is French national TV news on a Saturday night. after you pull it up use the slide bar...
Dennis and Lester had not a good result, but they did very well for their first coming on a very difficult beach, and in yachts they did not know ! We were...
Lookin' good on TV Dennis, yer a natural! Now to get onto the US airwaves..... Dave To: 2nalsa@yahoogroups.com From: fouchardiere@... Date: Wed, 28 Oct...
I think that I read somewhere that the upwards wind vector was 30% of the horizontal at ten feet off the playa. That would go a long way in explaining the...
The beach can be tough as Lester found out (see above photo). he was able to crawl out from under the wreckage by himself with no injurys other than a bruised...
I finally got around to buying a weather vane wind indicator. Before I mount it on my boat I'd like to get some suggestions as to where best to place it. The ...
I need some info. Months ago I saw a blog on aerodynamics of an axle on a landsailer, but now I can't find. It referred to the optimum width versus thickness...
Thanks John ... From: John To: 2nalsa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:44 PM Subject: [2nalsa] Re: Location of weather vane wind indicator? ...
Oh, the Yahoo page... Looks like a good case for rollbars! glad Lester's okay! Untitled Document Blake Learmonth Albuquerque NM 87106 505.573.2907m P Please ...
I need some info. Months ago I saw a blog on aerodynamics of an axle on a landsailer, but now I can't find it. It referred to the optimum width versus...
Let's see. Do you per chance have a bugeye sprite? I used to have an MG Midget. Frank Marsh M & W Engineering Inc. 3880 Dividend Drive Suite 100 Shingle...
Dennis Here you go. Frank Marsh M & W Engineering Inc. 3880 Dividend Drive Suite 100 Shingle Springs, Ca 95682 530.676.7185 frank.marsh@... On Nov 6,...
Yes,I have a 1960 Bugeye Sprite and currently live in Long Beach thats why my handle is LBC_BUGEYE. Unfortunatly the bugeye and windflyer projects are on hold...
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