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Summer is flying by and the last day of July, 2010, found Ed Shadle, Keith Zanghi, Von Armstrong, Steve Wallace, Sam Yellowbird, Chris Greene and more of the Shadle clan, Rachel, Alex, and Cameron working in our Spanaway hangar.

The two parachute cans have been welded in place and work continues on the design and fabrication of the fairing-in over the rear axle and wheels.

Ed and Keith measured and cut steel plate material to install in the mid wheel compartment.  This will act as both a safety shield and as a containment for expanding foam that will fill in an empty space and serve as a barrier against lakebed dust.

The two steel plates had to be bent to the right size and degree of curvature to conform to the interior of the fuselage....not an easy task without a powerful hydraulic press.  Keith, Steve, Von and Chris worked it out.  The vertical press became the use of Keith's pick-up truck...right front wheel.  Jacking up the front end and using an assortment of blocks and angle iron beneath the plates, the vehicle was lowered repeatedly onto the plates, one at a time, until they were bent to Keith's specifications. Chris and Keith began the work of installing them into the compartment.

Ed and Cam were busy circuit tracing to fix a wiring problem that won't go away.  And both were preparing to get Ed's roadster ready for the annual runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats....coming up soon.

And the beat goes on.  More to come next week as work continues on the North American Eagle™ and the quest for a new world landspeed record.

The Bookstand

Now available for sale is Colonel Joe Kittinger's new book Come Up and Get Me: An Autobiography of Colonel Joseph Kittinger can be purchased on Amazon.com. A longtime friend of the North American Eagle, we consider Col Joe a consultant, who advises us on technical matters regularly.

On the Newsstands

If you own a Falcon Business Jet, then you have seen the North American Eagle in the latest issue of Falconer Magazine, Issue 36 / 2010. If you're not lucky enough to own a multi-million dollar business jet, the you can read The Quest To Be The Fastest Car On Earth written by Grant Kielczewski, Managing Editor on line. It features extraordinary photos of our July 2009 test session at The Black Rock Desert, and tells the story of tenacity and resourcefulness as our team challenges the 763 mph world land speed record.

Intel Solid State Drive Videos

If  you haven't seen them yet now would be a good time to watch the videos we did with Intel promoting their indestructible Solid State Drives.

For All you F-104 Scale Model Builders

Tony Landis from NASA Dryden sent us this information. Rocketeer Decal, a manufacturer of scale model decals now offer a decal sheet that includes turning your 1/72 F-104 model with the livery of 56-0763. Cool huh?

We know a lot of our fans are on facebook.  Now the North American Eagle™ is on facebook!   In fact many of our team members are also!  Tell your friends! It's fun!

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