Soaring Magazine Index for 1938 organized by issue
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January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
1938
January
Rene Breguet, Design for a glider trophy executed by Ernfred Anderson of Elmira and exhibited by him in the administration building on Harris Hill during the 1937 National Soaring Contest (Covers) [Cover]
First anniversary [Bureau of Air Commerce; Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 1
E.G. Hasse, Cross country soaring [Cross-Country Soaring; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 2
The soaring test pilot flies the Wolf intermediate sailplane - II [Sailplanes\Goppingen-1 Wolf; Test Flying], page 3
G. Waters, Soaring sites - I - the Altamount Pass site [Sites\Altamount Pass], page 4
German Research Institute for Sailplanes at Darmstadt, The Habicht aerobatic sailplane [Sailplanes\Habicht], page 6
V. Rastorgoueff, Three world distance records [USSR], page 11
W.R. Enyart, SSA Executive news [Sailplanes], page 12
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
Harris Hill improvements [Sites\Harris Hill], page 12
February
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Carl Thompson, The Delaware Soaring Society's Waco primary above Bellanca Field near New Castle, Delaware (Covers) [Cover]
Power soarer [Sailplanes], page 1
P. Reidel, Power sailplanes, the next step in soaring [Sailplanes], page 2
No author or title, [Sailplanes\Condor], page 2
A.B. Schultz, Soaring sites II - future possibilities of Michigan Sand Dunes [Sites\Michigan, Sand Dunes], page 4
W. Setz, translator, High performance sailplane "FVA 10" [Sailplanes\FVA 10], page 6
The soaring test pilot III - Don Stevens flies the Corcoran sailplane [Sailplanes\Corcoran; People\D. Stevens; Test Flying], page 7
K.O. Lange, Looking back on the 8th annual national soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 8
A. Dawydoff, Russian record flights [Sailplanes\Mak-12; USSR], page 10
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
March
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Hans Groenhoff, A utility soaring over Mt. Meenagha, in the Ellenville area, accompanying Art Ramer's article (Covers) [Cover]
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Coevier], page 1
The first national gliding and soaring conference [Conferences and Conventions], page 1
Two days in Washington [Conferences and Conventions], page 2
F. Aggar, Glider degravitation [Launching\Winch], page 4
A.A. Ramer, Ellenville Soaring sites - III [Sites\Ellenville], page 6
A.A. Ramer, Wurtsboro Soaring sites - III [Sites\Wurtsboro], page 6
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
April
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Al Hoeflich, Dan Sanborn soaring his two-seater Grunau 8 at the Altamount Pass Site of the Northern California Soaring Society (Covers) [Cover]
Soaring and meteorology [Meteorology], page 1
R. Morse, A dream that became a reality [Sailplanes], page 2
H.H. Patton, The Carnegie Tech Flying Anvil [Sailplanes\Flying Anvil], page 3
F.C. Barnes, Soaring sites - IV - the Tejon Ranch [Sites\Tejon Ranch], page 4
L.B. Barringer, The soaring test pilot - IV [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Test Flying], page 6
The Bowlus Baby Albatross [Sailplanes\Bowlus Baby Albatross], page 7
Reassurance by radio [Instruments\Avionics; Training], page 8
A. Dawydoff, translator, Cloud crashing [USSR; Sailplanes\Kai-4], page 9
E. Stevens, My first flight in a hang glider [Hang Gliders], page 10
The Asiago GP-2 training sailplane [Sailplanes\Asiago GP-2; International\Italy], page 12
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
May
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Possibly from the article "Soaring Flight in Nature" by L.J. Lesh, reprinted from Model Airplane News (Covers) [Cover]
Soaring and publicity [Publicity], page 1
L.B. Barringer, Tennessee and Texas, first report of the Texas expedition [Sites\Texas; Sites\Tennessee; Techniques\Thermal], page 2
M. Schempp, The Goevier two-seater sailplane [Sailplanes\Goevier], page 4
R.W. Barrette, Protection for the sailplane owner [Insurance], page 5
L.J. Lesh, Soaring flight in nature [Birds], page 6
D. Hamilton, Soaring sites V - Big Meadows, Virginia [Sites\Big Meadows, Virginia], page 8
L.A. Bonotaux, Washington, page 12
No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
June
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Antelo Devereux, Minimoa at the 1937 National Contest, taken with a red filter (Covers) [Cover]
Have we turned the corner? [Flights\Award], page 1
L.B. Barringer, Distance over the plains [Flights\Record; Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 2
J. Robinson, Medical Aspects of Flight Wave Soaring Altitude over the desert [Flights\Desert; Physiology; Flights\Altitude], page 5
L.B. Barringer, Texas thermals [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa; Sites\Texas; Techniques\Thermal Soaring], page 6
E.R. Southee, Soaring sites VI - Elmira, New York [Sites\Elmira], page 8
July
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John Robinson's "Robin" (Covers) [Cover]
9th National - Rules and Regulations This year's contest [Competitions\National], page 1
R.A. Baily, Wild flowers and soaring [Competitions], page 2
J. Robinson, The sailplane "Robin" [Sailplanes\Robin], page 4
L.D. Montgomery, Thermal soaring over flat country near Detroit [Techniques\Thermal], page 5
Sailplane instruments and their arrangement [Instruments], page 6
J. Robinson, Soaring sites VII - Torrey Pines Mesa [Sites\Torrey Pines], page 8
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 12
Preliminary list of prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards], page 12
August
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Stan Corcoran and his "Cinema" (Covers) [Cover]
We are going ahead [Competitions], page 1
The story of the most successful contest: 9th National Distance, altitude, duration [Competitions\National], page 2
Pilots and sailplanes they flew [Competitions], page 8
Standing in contest [Competitions], page 8
New Silver C pilots and their performances [Competitions\Awards], page 9
Prizes and awards [Competitions\Awards], page 9
Rules and regulations 1938-American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 12
September
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US Navy, A Franklin PS-2, probably at Pensacola, Florida (Covers) [Cover]
Year round trophies [Awards], page 1
R.M. Stanley, Washington test flight [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], page 2
H.H. Brown, Gliding and soaring with a light plane [Powered Aircraft], page 3
H.F. Keeler, School construction [Construction\Sailplanes; Training], pages 4
J. Buxton, Soaring sites VIII - Palos Verdes Hills [Sites\Palo Verde Hills], page 6
The soaring test pilot flies the Ross Ibis [Sailplanes\Ross Ibis; Test Flying], page 8
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
Points award system [Competitions\Awards], page 99
October
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Hans Groenhoff, (Covers) [Cover]
Smooth sailing [Competitions], page 2
R.M. Stanley, The Stanley sailplane [Sailplanes\Stanley], page 6
an account of the 5th annual glider meet of the Associated Gliding Clubs of New Jersey, Fifth and finest [Competitions\Local], page 8
Schley Glider Field Soaring sites IX - Schley Glider Field. [Sites\Schley], page 9
The Darmstadt 30 [Sailplanes\Darmstadt 30], page 10
Statistics of the 1938 American Open soaring contest [Competitions\National]
November
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A.F. Hoeflich, (Covers) [Cover]
State records [Records], page 1
P.A. Schweizer, The Schweizer two-place all-purpose sailplane [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-8], page 4
H.C. Ross, 7000 feet in a secondary glider [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia], page 6
The Polish sailplane "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis], page 7
New German sailplanes [Sailplanes\Berlin B-6; Sailplanes\Chemnitz C-11; Sailplanes\Condor II; Sailplanes\Horten III], page 8
December
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A.F. Hoeflich, (Covers) [Cover]
A review of 1938 [American History], page 1
L.B. Barringer, White Mountain winds [Sites\White Mountain], page 2
J.W. Laister, The Laister sailplane [Sailplanes\Laister], page 4
J. Buxton, Moonlight soaring [Techniques\Night], page 5
The "E-3" two-seater high-performance sailplane [Sailplanes\E-3], page 6
The soaring test pilot flies the "Komar Bis" [Sailplanes\Komar Bis; Test Flying], page 7
White Mountain: Soaring sites - X [Sites\White Mountain Airport], page 8
Gliding and soaring clubs and associations in America [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 9
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 13
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