Soaring Magazine Index for 1940 organized by Subject and Author

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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
B, C, D, H, J, K, M, R, S, W, None
Air Shows and Demonstrations
T.E. Dadson, Starting a club, January, page 5
P.N. Hepburn, Problems of the soaring movement, February-March, page 3
Eastern States Soaring Association, April-May, page 6
H. Montgomery, Successful glider club operation, June-July, page 4
Air Shows and Demonstrations
Award Flights
Chicagoland Forum big success, February-March, page 5
Award Flights
Awards
J. Robinson, Golden "C" altitude, January, page 4
J. Robinson, Golden "C" soaring flight, February-March, page 4
Awards
R.C. Johnson, Elmira to Lewisburg, August-September, page 3
Robert L. Losey award, December, page 2
Barringer, L.B.
Flight Without Power [Literature], April-May, page 6
Wurtsboro winds [Competitions], June-July, page 3
Sun Valley soaring [Sites], October-November, page 4
Blaine, B.F.
1940 American Open [Competitions], August-September, page 4
Blaine, R.F.
Winch guillotine [Launching\Winch], January, page 3
1940 American Open, August-September, page 4
Buston, J.
Why soaring contests? [Competitions], June-July, page 1
Buxton, J.
Why soaring contests?, June-July, page 1

C     (up to table of contents)

Briegleb BG-6
D.G. Manges, The philosophy of gliding and soaring, October-November, page 7
Briegleb BG-6
Briegleb ATC tests, August-September, page 11

C     (up to table of contents)
Carpenter, D.
Altosaurus comes out of hibernation [Launching\Winch Towing], April-May, page 7
Charles, J.S.
An airplane pilot looks at soaring [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], January, page 7

D     (up to table of contents)

Competitions
W.B. Klemperer, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, page 4
V.M. Saudek, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, page 5
J. Buston, Why soaring contests?, June-July, page 1
L.B. Barringer, Wurtsboro winds, June-July, page 3
Southwestern soaring contest, June-July, page 6
B.F. Blaine, 1940 American Open, August-September, page 4
11th annual national soaring contest, August-September, page 6
1940 eastern states meet, October-November, page 9
Second annual Snowbird contest, December, page 3
11th annual contest rules and regulations, June-July, page 10
Construction of Winches
J. Wolbarst, The Sargent winch, October-November, page 3

H     (up to table of contents)
Dadson, T.E.
Starting a club [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January, page 5

H     (up to table of contents)

Hatfield, F.
Soaring in South Africa [International\South Africa], December, page 4
Hepburn, P.N.
Problems of the soaring movement [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], February-March, page 3

J     (up to table of contents)

History
R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part I, October-November, page 8

I     (up to table of contents)
International
Blind flight dangerous, August-September, page 1
International
F. Hatfield, Soaring in South Africa, December, page 4
Johnson, R.C.
Elmira to Lewisburg [Awards\Flights], August-September, page 3

K     (up to table of contents)

Kirby Kadet
W.B. Klemperer, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, page 4

L     (up to table of contents)
Klemperer, W.B.
Third annual western championship soaring contest [Kirby Kadet; Competitions], April-May, page 4
Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight [Sailplanes\Kirby Kadet; Launching\Aerotow], June-July, page 8

M     (up to table of contents)

Launching
W.B. Klemperer, Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight, June-July, page 8
R.F. Blaine, Winch guillotine, January, page 3
D. Carpenter, Altosaurus comes out of hibernation, April-May, page 7
Literature
L.B. Barringer, Flight Without Power, April-May, page 6

M     (up to table of contents)
Manges, D.G.
The philosophy of gliding and soaring [Birds], October-November, page 7
Montgomery, H.
Successful glider club operation [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], June-July, page 4
Montgomery, L.D.
Storm soaring in an Aeronca [Powered Aircraft], January, page 6

R     (up to table of contents)

Military
Over-aged equipment, October-November, page 1
Military
Gliding and national defense, April-May, page 1
Foreign news notes, October-November, page 12

N     (up to table of contents)
National Aeronautic Association
Our affiliation, August-September, page 2

O     (up to table of contents)
No subject
J. Buxton, Why soaring contests?, June-July, page 1
R.F. Blaine, 1940 American Open, August-September, page 4
Obituaries
Bob Platt, April-May, page 11

P     (up to table of contents)
Powered Aircraft
V.M. Sandek, Performance testing, February-March, page 3
Powered Aircraft
L.D. Montgomery, Storm soaring in an Aeronca, January, page 6

S     (up to table of contents)
Robinson, J.B. (a.k.a. J. Robinson)
Golden "C" altitude [Award Flights], January, page 4
Golden "C" soaring flight [Award Flights], February-March, page 4

S     (up to table of contents)

Sailplanes
Bob Platt, April-May, page 11
Blind flight dangerous, August-September, page 1
Over-aged equipment, October-November, page 1
Glider accidents, December, page 12
Sailplanes
Olympic sailplane plans, January, page 4
W.B. Klemperer, Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight, June-July, page 8
Sandek, V.M.
Performance testing [Performance Calculations], February-March, page 3
Saudek, Victor M. (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek, V. Saudek)
Third annual western championship soaring contest [Competitions], April-May, page 5
Southee, E.R.
President's message [Soaring Society of America], February-March, page 1
Stanley, R.M.
An introduction to soaring, part I [History], October-November, page 8
An introduction to soaring, part II [Theory of Soaring Flight], December, page 8

W     (up to table of contents)

Sites
A college holiday, April-May, page 3
Sites
Soaring Society of America
L.B. Barringer, Sun Valley soaring, October-November, page 4
Soaring Society of America
The future?, January, page 1
H.N. Wightman, Business for the annual meeting, January, page 2
E.R. Southee, President's message, February-March, page 1
February-March, page 13
April-May, page 13
August-September, page 12
Directors for 1940, February-March, page 11
Techniques
J.S. Charles, An airplane pilot looks at soaring, January, page 7
Theory of Soaring Flight
Briegleb ATC tests, August-September, page 11
Theory of Soaring Flight
Training
R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part II, December, page 8
Training
Controlled flight training, October-November, page 2
Recognition, December, page 1

U     (up to table of contents)
USA
Gliding and national defense, April-May, page 1

None     (up to table of contents)
Wightman, H.N.
Business for the annual meeting [Soaring Society of America], January, page 2
Wolbarst, J.
The Sargent winch [Construction of Winches], October-November, page 3

None     (up to table of contents)

The future? [Soaring Society of America], January, page 1
Olympic sailplane plans [Sailplanes\DFS Olympia], January, page 4
Chicagoland Forum big success [Air Shows and Demonstrations], February-March, page 5
Directors for 1940 [Soaring Society of America\Directors], February-March, page 11
[Soaring Society of America]February-March, page 13
Gliding and national defense [USA; Military], April-May, page 1
A college holiday [Sarginson, F.T.], April-May, page 3
Eastern States Soaring Association [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], April-May, page 6
Bob Platt [Obituaries; Safety], April-May, page 11
[Soaring Society of America]April-May, page 13
Southwestern soaring contest [Competitions], June-July, page 6
11th annual contest rules and regulations [Competitions\National], June-July, page 10
Blind flight dangerous [Instrument Flying; Safety], August-September, page 1
Our affiliation [National Aeronautic Association], August-September, page 2
11th annual national soaring contest [Competitions], August-September, page 6
Briegleb ATC tests [Test Flying; Briegleb BG-6], August-September, page 11
[Soaring Society of America]August-September, page 12
Over-aged equipment [Maintenance and Repair; Safety], October-November, page 1
Controlled flight training [Training], October-November, page 2
1940 eastern states meet [Competitions], October-November, page 9
Foreign news notes [Military], October-November, page 12
Recognition [Training], December, page 1
Robert L. Losey award [Awards\Robert L. Losey Award], December, page 2
Second annual Snowbird contest [Competitions], December, page 3
Glider accidents [Safety], December, page 12

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