Soaring Magazine Index for 1937 organized by issue
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Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Unknown
1937
January
Take-off [Military; Instruction], page 1
Elmira's aviation ground school [Instruction], page 3
New setting for Eighth Annual National Soaring Contest [Sites; Competitions\National], page 3
Three modern sailplanes [Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 4
Soaring in America [American History], page 6
R.C. DuPont, Distance with return [Competitions\Flights], page 8
Activities at Northern California SS [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
(SSA executive news)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
February
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Soaring for sport [Safety], page 1
C.J. Decker, Cross country [Flights\Cross-Country Soaring; Competitions\Flights], page 2
Some interesting two-place sailplanes from home and abroad [Sailplanes\Buxton Transporter; Sailplanes\Goppingen K-4; Sailplanes\Kranich], page 4
Kits The H-17 kit [Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Construction], page 5
L.B. Barringer, Brief taste of soaring abroad [People\W. Hirth; International\France; International\Germany], page 6
A.B. Schultz, Soaring the send dunes [Sites; Techniques\Ridge Soaring], page 7
Barbara Rhodes [Obituaries], page 9
(SSA executive news)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], pages 13, 53
March
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"Hangover" from gliding days of 1920 and 1930 [Instruction], page 1
H.N. Wightman, 135 miles in a utility glider, condensed from Gliding and Soaring Bulletin, December, 1936 [Competitions\Flights], page 2
Bossi Aero-Cycle [Sailplanes\Bossi Aero-Cycle], page 4
E. Mehlhose, Auto towing to 2600 feet [Launching\Autotow], page 8
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 8
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
April
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America's position in motorless flight [American History], page 1
F.C. Barnes, Seven hours in a two-seater [Competitions\Flights], page 2
Rhonsperber high-performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Rhonsperber], page 4
Airplane training in a motorless plane [Instruction], page 5
Florida Record Bdg-1 Airplane training in a motorless plane [Flights\Record; Flights\Cross-country], page 5
L.A. Bonotaux, Gliding and soaring at Greenwood Lake [Sites], page 6
Frances Mytton, Daring glider pilot [Literature], page 10
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 11
8th National - Rules and Regulations SSAExecutive [Competitions], page 11
May
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The Sailplane and Glider [Literature\International; American History], page 1
E. Nessler, Distance flight in France [Flights\International; International\France], page 2
ABC Sailplane [Sailplanes\ABC], page 4
A.B. Schultz, Stresses in auto towed glider flight [Launching\Autotow], page 5
H. Groenhoff, Wings over Ellenville [Sites], page 6
C.W. Luebker, Soaring in Chicagoland [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 8
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 8
Fernandina crash [Safety\Accidents], page 9
News flashes from abroad [International], page 10
News flashes from abroad [Sailplanes\Kirby Kite; Nemere], page 11
Ode to the Swoose, page 11
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
SSA Executive news [Competitions], page 12
Cloyd Artman (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 13
June
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Sailing and soaring [Sailboats and Sailing], page 1
P. Pierce, Hang and go fly [Sailplanes], page 2
New Briegleb utility [Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-2], page 4
T. Bellak, Man made thermals [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 5
F.J. Sweet, University of Michigan Glider Club [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 6
R.J. Auburn, Building the Sun Spot [Sailplanes\Sun Spot], page 8
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
8th National SSA (Executive news) [Competitions\National], page 12
Snake River crash [Safety\Accidents], page 13
July
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Eighth Annual National Soaring Contest [Competitions\National], page 1
E.A. Lehecka, Elmira to Richland - 109 1/2 miles in 5 1/2 hours, page 2
L.B. Barringer, Silver C pilots at the contest [People\H.N. Wightman; People\A. Dumestre; People\S.W. Smith; People\E. Melhose; People\J.K. O'Meara; People\C.J. Decker; People\J. Pyragius; People\P. Riedel], page 2
Bowlus-duPont Utility Gliders and sailplanes at the contest [Sailplanes\Bowlus Baby Albatross], page 5
Gliders and sailplanes at the contest [Sailplanes\ABC; Sailplanes\Rhonbuzzard; Sailplanes\Albatross I; Sailplanes\Bowlus Utility; Sailplanes\Briegleb BG-2; Sailplanes\Buxton Transporter; Sailplanes\Cadet UT-1; Competitions; Sailplanes\Condor; Sailplanes\Franklin; Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Sailplanes\Gross 4-Place; Sailplanes\H-17 Utility; Sailplanes\Kestrel; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-6; Sailplanes\Pruefling; Sailplanes\Rhonsperber; Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia; Sailplanes\Universal 2-Place; Sailplanes\Zogling], page 5
A.C. Slatter, Gust soaring [Techniques\Dynamic Soaring; Techniques\Ridge Soaring], page 10
New member [People\P. Riedel], page 12
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
SSA Executive news [Competitions], page 13
August
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Post-contest impressions [Competitions], page 1
Two weeks of soaring [Competitions], page 2
Philip Wills, Concerning altitude [Techniques\Cloud Flying; Techniques\Instrument Flying], page 4
Foreign news - the Musger MG-9 [Sailplanes\Musger MG-9], page 10
Foreign news - the design of the King Kite [Sailplanes\King Kite], page 10
Prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards; Awards\Competitions], page 12
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
September
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E.A. Lehecka, Elmira to Richland - 109 1/2 miles in 5 1/2 hours [Competitions\Flights], page 2
L.D. Montgomery, Liquid indicator for vertical speed [Instruments\Variometers], page 4
W. Liddell, Soaring in Northern Ireland [International\Ireland], page 6
1937 Midwest soaring contest [Competitions\Local], page 8
News from clubs and members [Safety], page 8
The international soaring contest [Competitions\International; International\Germany], page 10
Foreign news [Sailplanes\Grunau Baby II; International\India], page 11
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
SSA Executive news [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 12
October
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Soaring in nature [Birds], page 1
Up on the wind - down on the sand [Competitions], page 2
H.C. Ross, Soaring across the Poconos [Competitions\Flights], page 6
H.C. Ross, Designing the Ross-Stephens sailplane [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia], page 7
Some notes on the Albatross [Birds], page 8
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
November
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Soaring over level country [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 1
R.A. Bailey, Soaring in Southern California [Competitions\Local], page 2
R.T. Luepke, Arizona possibilities [Sites\Arizona], page 3
W. Setz, The 18th Rhoen soaring contest [Competitions\International; International\Germany], page 4
L.B. Barringer, Wings over Wurtsboro [Competitions\Local], page 6
The Auto-glider [Sailplanes; Instruction], page 8
December
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A review of 1937 [American History], page 1
W.P. Brown, Hunting thermals by a sea in the desert [Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 2
W. Blech, 1937 meet on the Wasserkuppe (Gliding and Soaring Bulletin) [International\Germany], page 3
W. Blech, Minimoa to 13,000 feet [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 3
Britannia soars, an account of the British national competitions [Competitions\International; International\Great Britain], page 4
C. Jensen, The Jensen two-seater high performance sailplane [Sailplanes\Jensen], page 7
E.G. Haase, From the Wasserkuppe to Stuttgart [International\Germany], page 8
The soaring test pilot flies the Franklin PS-1 utility glider [Sailplanes\Franklin; Test Flying], page 9
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 13
Philip Wills, Dunstable to Dover [International\Great Britain; Hjordis], page 14
Philip Wills, Plane Sailing [Movies], page 16
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 16
Unknown (up to table of contents)
No author or title, [People\J. Holsclaw], pages preceding 1
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