Soaring Magazine Index for 1959 organized by subject

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A, C, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T

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Aerodynamics

H. Selvidge, Soaring science and technology, October, page 3

A. Raspet, Some thoughts on new approaches to soaring, November, page 6

Flight Tests: H.M. Claybourn, Sr., Flight testing the HP-8, October, page 5

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

B.M. Ryan, ed., January-February, page 16

Edwin deS Snead, The cost of operating sailplanes, March-April, page 8

B.M. Ryan, ed., March-April, page 14

B.M. Ryan, ed., May-June, page 20

B.M. Ryan, ed., July, page 14

B.M. Ryan, ed., August, page 16

E.J. Reeves, 1959 Odessa soaring camp, September, page 4

B.M. Ryan, ed., September, page 14

B.M. Ryan, ed., October, page 14

Harner B. Selvidge, Winter opportunities, November, page 3

B.M. Ryan, ed., November, page 18

B.M. Ryan, ed., December, page 16

Air Shows and Demonstrations

World Congress of Flight, May-June, page 19

Awards

Flights
V.D. Campbell, Gold C distance and Diamond goal, March-April, page 28
F.P. Bundy, Diamond C goal flight to Cape Cod, May-June, page 4
C.A. Moeller, Diamond C goal flight in nationals, November, page 8

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Commercial Operations

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10

V.M. Bennis, Hudson Valley Aircraft Co., Inc., December, page 19

Competitions

1-26
W.E. (Tony) Doherty, Jr., 1-26 one-design regatta and meeting of the 1-26 association, October, page 8

Flights
C.A. Moeller, Diamond C goal flight in nationals, November, page 8

International
Ray Young, British nationals, September, page 7

Local
T. White, Texas gypsy tour, January-February, page 2
W.E. Smull, First annual Rocky Mountain soaring contest, January-February, page 12
Snowbird meet, January-February, page 14
T.W. Sanford, Jr., 1959 Torrey Pines meet, March-April, page 4
S.V. Starr, Elsinore spring soaring contest, July, page 8
L.B. Feierabend, Northeast states regional meet, August, page 4
P.M. Bowers, Northwest international soaring contest, August, page 14
R.T. Allemann, CBSA Memorial Day soaring meet, September, page 10
J.L. Rhine, Tulsa Skyhawks 2nd annual Memorial Day contest, September, page 12
T. White, Southwestern and Texas soaring championships, December, page 8
P.J. La Frenier, 1959 west coast soaring competition, December, page 12

National
L.M. Licher, 26th Nationals notes, March-April, page 6
H.H. Whitney, 26th National - Operations briefing, May-June, page 12
Rules for the 26th annual US national soaring competition, May-June, page 13
Nationals rules include changes 26th National - Rules and. Regulations, May-June, page 18
L.M. Licher, 26th annual US national soaring competition, August, page 6
26th National - Statistics 26th annual US national soaring competition - Table of scores - 1959, August, page 10

Nationals
H.H. Whitney, Nationals preview, July, page 9

Rules
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Competition rules, August, page 3

Scoring
T.E. Sharp, A soaring system for soaring meets, May-June, page 8

Standard Class
P.F. Bikle, Standard class for the 1959 nationals, March-April, page 7

World
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Choosing the 1960 US soaring team, October, page 18
1960 world contest news items, November, page 17

Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings

B.H. Carmichael, Proposed west coast technical symposium, January-February, page 5

Joint SSA-AMS meeting, January-February, page 15

B.H. Carmichael, 1959 SSA technical symposium, October, page 4

Construction

C.R. Smith, Why not build your own sailplane hangar?, May-June, page 24

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Editorial

H. Selvidge, Something for everyone, March-April, page 3

H. Selvidge, Meets vs Meetings, September, page 3

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FAI

Stanard Class
Draft specification for FAI standard class sailplanes, January-February, page 3

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History

American
E.J. Reeves, Twenty years ago, January-February, page 20
A half century of gliding, August, page 5
W.B. Klemperer, Thirty years ago, October, page 10

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Instruments

H.D. Hutchinson, Variometers cast from clear plastic, January-February, page 24

P.H. Entz, A Barograph, March-April, page 18

H.C.N. Goodhart, Calibrating variometers, from Sailplane and Gliding, July, page 16

J.S. Irvine, Getting the most out of your calculator, September, page 16

Turn and Bank: F.B. Friedewald, compiler, Turn and Bank Indicator, December, page 20

Insurance

SSA insurance program, Cosgrove Insurance Agency, May-June, page 9

SSA insurance program, Cosgrove Insurance Agency, October, page 12

International

1960 SSA International Excursion, September, page 11

Canada: Canadian news, January-February, page 31; Canadian news, March-April, page 22; Canadian news, May-June, page 26; Canadian News, July, page 17; C.B. Falconar, Canadian nationals, September, page 13

Denmark: P. Weishaupt, The Danish national soaring contest, November, page 13

Germany: V.D. Campbell, Beefsteak and butterflies, January-February, page 6

Great Britain: H.C.N. Goodhart, Calibrating variometers, from Sailplane and Gliding, July, page 16

Russia: News from Russia, December, page 7

Introduction to Soaring

J.R. Ashcock, First Flight, January-February, page 4

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Launching

Autotow
F.B. Friedewald, November, page 15

Winch Towing
H. Drew, The dynamics of the winch launch, December, page 4

Literature

Freda Smith, Second hand pleasure, May-June, page 7

Book Review: G. Steuer, Aerodynamische Profile, by Dr. F.W. Riegels, March-April, page 32

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Manufacturers

Sailplanes
P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10

Meteorology

F.P. Bundy and J.F. Norton, Wave flight near Schenectady, NY, July, page 4

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Comments after Dr. Raspet's paper on "New Approaches", November, page 7

D.J. Mancuso, High flight, part 2, December, page 10

Modeling

Soaring modeling, January-February, page 27

Soaring modeling, March-April, page 13

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National Aeronautic Association

Joint SSA-AMS meeting, January-February, page 15

Harner B. Selvidge, Notes from a peripatetic president, December, page 3

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Obituaries

P. Riedel, Memories of Wolf Hirth, September, page 8

T. White, Wolf Hirth, September, page 8

J. Shelly Charles, September, page 19

Robert A. Schnelker, September, page 19

Ronald D. Oldershaw, September, page 19

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People

P.M. Bowers
Biographical sketch of Pete Bowers, July, page 6

W. Hirth
T. White, Wolf Hirth, September, page 8

Harner B. Selvidge
President's biography, January-February, page 11

S.W. Smith
Stan Smith to Fairchild, May-June, page 11

Photography

List of films available from the photographic library of the SSA, July, page 10

Powered Aircraft

P.M. Bowers, October, page 19

Publicity

How to get into soaring, January-February, page 1

J. Devins, A power pilot's point of view, November, page 15

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Records

R.E. Schreder, Racing for records at Odessa, Texas, November, page 10

Duke Mancuso: High Flight, May-June, page 11

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Safety

J.M. Robertson, Why kill yourself?, January-February, page 26

J.M. Robertson, 1958 accident summary, March-April, page 20

B.H. Carmichael, R.A. Schnelker, and I.H. Culver, SSA committee report on Symons XBG-12A accident, March-April, page 21

J.G. Anthony, Twenty & one suggestions, May-June, page 25

J.M. Robertson, No substitute for experience, August, page 18

J.M. Robertson, compiler, Accident report, September, page 18

J.M. Robertson, Safety first Make sure, October, page 16

J.M. Robertson, Safety first The Postwar Record, December, page 14

Sailplanes

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Comments after Dr. Raspet's paper on "New Approaches", November, page 7

P.M. Bowers, November, page 14

Aeronca TG-5: P.M. Bowers, October, page 19

Bergfalke II: P.M. Bowers, Modified Bergfalke II, photo by Peter M. Bowers, December, cover; P.M. Bowers, December, page 18

Condor: W.B. Klemperer, Thirty years ago, October, page 10

DeHavilland EG-2: P.M. Bowers, DeHavilland EG-2, August, page 19

Horten I: P.M. Bowers, January-February, page 23

HP-8: H.M. Claybourn, Sr., Flight testing the HP-8, October, page 5

Kirby Kadet: P.M. Bowers, July, page 18; W.B. Klemperer, Thirty years ago, October, page 10

Kria: G.E. Coder, Jr., Orchids to Kria, March-April, page 19

L-K: W. Taylor, L-K at Torrey Pines, photo by Bill Taylor, September, cover

M-1: F.H. Matteson, The M-1 sailplane, August, page 13

Minimoa: E.J. Walty, Minimoa, photo by E.J. Walty, October, cover

Mu 10: P.M. Bowers, March-April, page 30

Mu-22: P.M. Bowers, May-June, page 26

Olympia: P.M. Bowers, Olympic Soaring Club's DFS Olympia, photo by Peter M. Bowers, November, cover

Phoenix: A. Raspet, Flight characteristics of the Phoenix sailplane, May-June, page 6

Pratt Read: H.A. Damron, Douglas Soaring Club Pratt Read sailplane at El Mirage, California, photo by Houston A. Damron, January-February, cover

Prue Two: P.J. La Frenier, New sailplane makes first test flights, March-April, page 12

Rhonadler: P.M. Bowers, September, page 17

Schweizer

SGS 1-26
P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10
W.E. (Tony) Doherty, Jr., 1-26 one-design regatta and meeting of the 1-26 association, October, page 8

SGS 1-29
P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10

Schweizer SGS 1-23: P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10

Schweizer SGS 2-22: P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer Aircraft Corp. report, March-April, page 10

Schweizer2-22C: W. Taylor, Schweizer 2-22c at Torrey Pines, Ca, photo by Bill Taylor, March-April, cover

Standard Class: Draft specification for FAI standard class sailplanes, January-February, page 3; P.F. Bikle, Standard class for the 1959 nationals, March-April, page 7

TG-1: R.F. Nowakowski, TG-1 Cinema at Kennewick, WA, photo by R.F. Nowakowski, August, cover

TG-2: E. St. Aubin, Seattle Glider Council Schweizer TG-2, photo by Earl St. Aubin, May-June, cover

TG-3A: Antelope Valley Soaring Club's TG-3A at El Mirage, July, cover

Soaring Society of America

A message from the president, January-February, pages facing 1

January-February, page 28

May-June, page 23

July, page 13

October, page 17

November, page 16

Directors: Directors' Meeting, March-April, page 24

Soaring Magazine: H. Selvidge, Plans for Soaring Magazine, May-June, page 3

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Techniques

Thermal Soaring
H. Drew, Thermal flying in company, May-June, page 10

Wave Soaring
F.P. Bundy and J.F. Norton, Wave flight near Schenectady, NY, July, page 4
D.J. Mancuso, High flight, November, page 4
D.J. Mancuso, High flight, part 2, December, page 10

Test Flying

P.J. La Frenier, New sailplane makes first test flights, March-April, page 12

Training

H. Selvidge, Dark days at the Air Force Academy, July, page 3

P.M. Bowers, October, page 19

Section

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