posted 01-06-2005 01:28 PM               

Dennis Dillman

HPM Publications

Press Release No. 1 - Jan 2005
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Start the New Year with a Bang
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World X-Planes
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The first issue of World X-Planes, a 32-page quarterly
magazine, will be published very shortly and shipping
will start by late January/early February.

This magazine is experimental, much like its subject
matter. It is presently in 32 pages plus cover, but
every effort will be made to increase the size and the
frequency, depending on readers' response.
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Contents of Issue No. 1

- Supercritical Wing: NASA engineer Richard Whitcomb's
formula made airliners 15 percent more fuel-efficient.

- Leduc's Ramjets: French revolution! obtaining
propulsion by heating air in a pipe. In the late
1940s, the Leduc 010 prototypes were nudging the speed
of sound on ramjet power alone!.

- Bell X-2 46-675: Exclusive chronology of the
first-flown Bell X-2 which exploded over Lake Ontario
in May 1953. Every free and captive flight.

- What happened to the YB-49: Bob Cardenas tells the
story of the huge flying wing -- the triumph, the
tragedy, the real story!

- Dassault Balzac V: It was an attempt to combine the
super performance of the Mirage with the nimble
maneuverability of the helicopter. It worked, at
first.

- BAC.221: This was the British mini Concorde, with a
similar drooped nose, wings and colors. It flew for a
decade and amassed a wealth of data for Concorde and
all its supersonic descendants still on the drawing
board.

- Convair XF-92A Dart: The dynasty of USAF delta
fighters began here. This was the first delta-wing
aircraft to fly. Its 118 flights had their share of
problems, but validated the new shape.

- Profile of Joe Walker: This NASA pilot flew to space
on the X-15 and made the first flight of the Lunar
Landing Research Vehicle, forerunner of Apollo's LEM.

posted 01-06-2005 07:02 PM               

Sadly most of the financing has come out of his own pocket, and he isn't even breaking even anymore.

So I would hope people would support these goals by subscribing to this magazine that will ROCK. This will be a top notch magazine, he and I have discussed this quite a bit as it's been coming to fruition.

Best,

posted 01-20-2005 08:29 AM               

I will check with Henry to see if he will distribute any to newsstands.

Meanwhile, it looks like I forgot to put the subscription info into my post above. Subscriptions are $50/year for four magazines plus one free X-plane monograph from Henry. You can send your subscription check and address to:

Pay to:
Georges Abou-Hsab
5750 Darlington Ave. # 14
Montreal. Qc.
H3S 2H7
Canada

Fax number: (514) 731-7625

e-mail: abouhsab@sympatico.ca

Henry's website is at: http://www.luft46.com/hpmpub/hpmpub.html

Best,
Dennis Dillman

posted 01-20-2005 09:43 AM               

Stump up your dosh folks!!!!