Soaring Magazine Index for 1940 to 1949 organized by subject

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1-19

P.A. Schweizer, The new Schweizer utility glider, September-October, 1944

1-21

What next in sailplanes, September-October, 1946

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer's proposed high-performance sailplane, September-October, 1946

R.J. Comey, America's 1-21, from Air Trails, May-June, 1948, pages ,10

1-23

P. and E. Schweizer, The Schweizer 1-23, September-October, 1948

1-26

P.A. Schweizer, Adapting the "one design class" to gliding and soaring, November-December, 1944, pages 11,,23

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2-12

E. Schweizer, The TG-3A, May-June, 1944, page 58

2-22

F.E. Hurtt, Schweizer's new two-place utility, March-April, 1946, page 58

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Aerodynamic Design

The RAF 34 - a new airfoil section for airplane design, July-August, 1942, page 1

W. Czerwinski, Utility gliders and their design, March-April, 1945, page 1

W.Z. Stepniewski, Design diving speed of gliders, January-February, 1946, page 1

J.A. Simpson, The design of sailplane dive brakes, November-December, 1946, pages ,1,50

F. Chardon, Optimum sailplane design, November-December, 1946, pages ,1

I. Prue, External airfoil flap, from The Thermal, July-August, 1948, page 1

Aerodynamics

A. Raspet, Engineering The belly-slider glider, January-February, 1942, pages ,,1

L.A. Maxey, Experiment in high aspect ratio, September-October, 1943, pages ,1

A. Raspet, Modifying the Laister-Kauftmann, July-August, 1948, pages 31,1,

I. Prue, Take another look at the small sailplane, November-December, 1948, page 1

R.D. Hiscocks, Airfoils, January-February, 1949, pages 1,26

A.H. Cronkhite, Full-span flaps, May-June, 1949, page 1

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

T.E. Dadson, Starting a club, January, 1940, page 10

P.N. Hepburn, Problems of the soaring movement, February-March, 1940, pages 10,26

Eastern States Soaring Association, April-May, 1940, page 10

H. Montgomery, Successful glider club operation, June-July, 1940, pages 10,38

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part IV, March-April, 1941, pages 54,10,9,11,1,,60

A. Dawydoff, Airhopper log, November-December, 1941, pages 9,19

A. Dawydoff, Airhopper log, May-June, 1942, pages 9,19

The Philadelphia Glider Council exhibits its gliderport, November-December, 1944, pages 10,51

Stretching out to the things which are before, I go forward, November-December, 1944, page 10

O. Hoefner, No field? No fly!, May-June, 1945, pages 10,50

E.J. Reeves, Soaring over Texas, January-February, 1946, page 10

J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines, July-August, 1948, pages 10,,54

Soaring festival and regatta, from The Thermal, January-February, 1949, pages ,10

A. Dawydoff, Wurtsboro thermals, January-February, 1949, pages 10,19

H.E. Burr, Snowbirds, 1948, January-February, 1949, pages ,10

E.O. Menefee, How a club promotes soaring, March-April, 1949, page 10

Air Shows and Demonstrations

Chicagoland Forum big success, February-March, 1940, page 1

J.S. Charles and E. Lee, What did Shelly say to the Duke?, January-February, 1941, pages 1,9

Navy and Congressional leaders see glider demonstration, Army, March-April, 1941, page 1

The Air Corps investigates soaring, May-June, 1941

L. Mitchell, The Maxton tactical demonstration of gliders, July-August, 1943, page 1

Air-100

D. Pollard, The Air-100, from Air Trails, March-April, 1948, page 1

Airplane Towing

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part IV, March-April, 1941, pages 54,10,9,11,1,,60

L.B. Barringer, Gliders for transport, January-February, 1943, pages 1,5

R.N. Chapman, Airplane towing rules, May-June, 1945, pages ,1

R.S. Barnaby, Recapitulation, January-February, 1946, page 1

Changing horses in mid-air, May-June, 1946, page 1

R.D. Hiscocks, Tug and towed glider rate of climb, November-December, 1947, page 1

S.J. Bennis, Double tow, March-April, 1948, pages 1,5

R.H. Parker, Don't cuss your tow pilot, November-December, 1948

Altitude Flights

G.A. and M. Downsbrough, We went to Bishop, November-December, 1949, pages ,20,20

American History

A.B. Schultz, Eyes to the future, November-December, 1946

Argentina

A.L. Pinocheitti, Soaring flight in Argentina, January-February, 1941, pages ,21

The Albatross soaring club of Argentina, January-February, 1941

L. Follman, Argentine soaring, November-December, 1947, pages ,2

Atmospheric Research

R. Jarlaud, Stratospheric research, from Espace, January-February, 1948, pages ,

R. Jarlaud, Research in atmospheric flow, from Espace, March-April, 1948

A. Raspet, Technical progress, March-April, 1949

Australia

Australian tragedy, March-April, 1945, page 3

M. Warner, Australian news, May-June, 1946, pages ,59

M. Warner, Australian news, cont., July-August, 1946, pages 3,59

G. Mulgrue, Five men and a glider, September-October, 1948, page 3

Award Flights

J. Robinson, Golden "C" altitude, January, 1940, page 3

J. Robinson, Golden "C" soaring flight, February-March, 1940, page 3

Warren J. Merboth, Golden C #5, September-October, 1942

P. Tuntland, Silver C in the high Sierras, January-February, 1944, pages 3,58

W.S. Ivans, Jr., Diary of a soaring vacation at El Mirage, November-December, 1948, pages 51,3,55,29

Awards

Flights
R.C. Johnson, Elmira to Lewisburg, August-September, 1940, page 3

Robert L. Losey Award
Robert L. Losey award, December, 1940

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Baby Albatross

Henry Stilgmeier, Soaring in a thundercloud, May-June, 1941, pages 4,,55,9

R.H. Jonnson, The Baby's last flight, January-February, 1946, pages ,4

Barnaby, R.S.

Captain Barnaby, United States Navy, July-August, 1943, page 4

BG-8

Gus Briegleb's two-place, July-August, 1943, page 4

Bird Flight

E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight, May-June, 1942, pages 5,36,55

E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight, July-August, 1942, pages 5,55

E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight, September-October, 1942, pages 5,55

A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942, pages 6,20,,36,,20

A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea", November-December, 1942, pages 20,20,,55,,36,5

V.H. Saudek, In the good old days, July-August, 1944, page 5

J.H. Storer, Soaring birds, January-February, 1945, pages 5,55

Birds

D.G. Manges, The philosophy of gliding and soaring, October-November, 1940, pages 5,35

Brazil

J.B. Pieretti, Brazilian soaring, March-April, 1947, pages 6,42

Briegleb BG-6

Briegleb ATC tests, August-September, 1940, pages 6,11

Bumblebee

The Bumblebee, January-February, 1946, pages 7,23

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Cadet UT-1

A. Dawydoff, Cadet UT-1 glider, January-February, 1944, pages 7,19

Canada

Welcome Canadians, January-February, 1945

J.A. Simpson, The Soaring Association of Canada, January-February, 1945, pages ,50`

B.S. Shenstone, The DFS Reiher, July-August, 1945, pages ,,50

B.S. Shenstone, The DFS Reiher, continued, September-October, 1945, page 50

H.A. Provisor, Glider training in Canada, May-June, 1946

B.S. Shenstone, Glider towing hooks and releases, July-August, 1946, pages ,50

B.S. Shenstone, Glider towing hooks and releases, cont., September-October, 1946, pages ,,50

J.A. Simpson, The design of sailplane dive brakes, November-December, 1946, pages ,1,50

D.A. Shenstone, September-October, 1947

D.A. Shenstone, November-December, 1947

D.A. Shenstone, March-April, 1948

D.A. Shenstone, May-June, 1948

D.A. Shenstone, July-August, 1948

D.A. Shenstone, September-October, 1948

D.A. Shenstone, November-December, 1948

D.A. Shenstone, January-February, 1949

D.A. Shenstone, March-April, 1949

D.A. Shenstone, May-June, 1949

D.A. Shenstone, July-August, 1949

D.A. Shenstone, September-October, 1949

D.A. Shenstone, November-December, 1949

Canard Type Aircraft

R. Lopez, Directional and longitudianl stability in a Canard glider, May-June, 1946, pages ,

CG 10-A

CG 10-A, January-February, 1945, page 7

CG-4A

I. Mitchell, The CG-4A, November-December, 1943, page 7

Civil Aeronautic Authority

Requirements for glider pilots licenses, November-December, 1941, page 9

Simplified certification procedure, January-February, 1942, page 9

Civil Aeronautics Board

B.C. Haynes, Hazard of wind shift in landing, January-February, 1942, page 9

Moe, Off the deep end, March-April, 1944, pages 9,38

Civil Air Patrol

E.J. Reeves, Air youth - the shore dimly seen, January-February, 1949, page 9

Cloud Flying

J. Robinson, Blind flying in icing conditions, March-April, 1941, page 9

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part IV, March-April, 1941, pages 54,10,9,11,1,,60

Henry Stilgmeier, Soaring in a thundercloud, May-June, 1941, pages 4,,55,9

F.R. Dent, How to live a long time in a short time, May-June, 1941, pages 19,9

Philip Wills, On blind-flying blindly, September-October, 1941, pages 9,60

L.A. Maxey, Cumulonimbus!, January-February, 1943, page 9

Colditz Cock

L.J.E. Finch, Escape glider, from Air Review, January-February, 1947, pages 21,10

Commercial Operations

A soaring school in action, March-April, 1946, page 10

A new gliding and soaring service: Gliding and Soaring Service, Inc., July-August, 1946, page 10

Competition Flights

J. Robinson, America's longest flight, May-June, 1949, page 10

P. MacCready, Jr., West to Ohio, July-August, 1949, page 11

Competitions

W.B. Klemperer, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, 1940, pages ,2

V.M. Saudek, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, 1940, pages ,6

J. Buston, Why soaring contests?, June-July, 1940, page 11

L.B. Barringer, Wurtsboro winds, June-July, 1940, page 5

Southwestern soaring contest, June-July, 1940

B.F. Blaine, 1940 American Open, August-September, 1940, page 11

11th annual national soaring contest, August-September, 1940

1940 eastern states meet, October-November, 1940

Second annual Snowbird contest, December, 1940

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part IV, March-April, 1941, pages 54,10,9,11,1,,60

E. Roth, A new emphasis at the twelfth annual national soaring contest, July-August, 1941

R.H. Johnson, To the Atlantic, November-December, 1941

D.A. Matlin, The fifth annual western meet, July-August, 1942

A. Dawydoff, 14th national soaring contest!, July-August, 1943, pages ,19

P.A. Schweizer, Adapting the "one design class" to gliding and soaring, November-December, 1944, pages 11,,23

November-December1944, page 11

A. Dawydoff, Elmira, 1945, September-October, 1945, page 19

Herman Stiglmeier, Just wind, May-June, 1946, pages ,55

13th National - Rules and. Regulations Contest rules and regulations, July-August, 1946

T.M. Boyer, The 13th annual national soaring contest, September-October, 1946, pages ,6

Herman Stiglmeier, Fifth annual western states championship soaring meet, September-October, 1946, pages ,55

13th National - Statistics Performance, September-October, 1946

F.B. Compton, Standardization of contest rules, November-December, 1946, pages ,11

K.J. Comey, Snow bird meet 1946, January-February, 1947

B.J. Comey, Scoring for soaring, March-April, 1947, pages 11,1

Contest rules, March-April, 1947

R. Blaine, 14th National, Wichita Falls Bob Blaine says, May-June, 1947

F.B. Compton, 14th National - Rules and Regulations Comments on contest rules, May-June, 1947

W.H. Setz, 14th National - Crewing We don't know from nothin', May-June, 1947, pages ,50

E. Bardwell, Memorial day weekend soaring meet, May-June, 1947, pages ,4

B. Blaine, 14th National - Operations The 14th annual national soaring contest, July-August, 1947

R.F. Blaine, The 14th annual national soaring contest, July-August, 1947, pages ,6

14th National - Statistics, July-August, 1947

J.C. Comey, 15th National Elmira in '48, September-October, 1947, pages ,50

Sixth annual western championship contest, September-October, 1947

G. Bardwell, Northeastern championship, September-October, 1947, page 4

B. Shupack, Simplifying contest rules, September-October, 1947, pages 11,50

R. Sirbetta, Rules of the 14th National, September-October, 1947, page 50

F. Compton, National contest rules, September-October, 1947

Proposed competition rules for the 1948, 15th national, September-October, 1947

G. Bardwell, Snowbirds, 1947, November-December, 1947

R.J. Comey, Southeastern championships, January-February, 1948, page 10

California competitions, from Wind and Wings, March-April, 1948, page 11

El Mirage soaring regatta, from The Thermal, March-April, 1948, page 11

P.A. Schweizer, The fifteenth national, July-August, 1948

B.L. Wiggin, 15th National - Operations The weather, July-August, 1948, pages ,6

R.S. Barnaby, 15th highlights, July-August, 1948

15th national - Statistics Flight data of the 15th annual national soaring contest, July-August, 1948

H. Cronkhite, The southwestern, September-October, 1948

Soaring festival and regatta, from The Thermal, January-February, 1949, pages ,10

E. Knight, The midwestern, March-April, 1949, pages ,2

J. Spurgeon, Pacific coast championships, July-August, 1949, page 54

P.A. Schweizer, 16th national The sixteenth national, September-October, 1949

B. Shupack, 16th National - Statistics National flight data, September-October, 1949, pages ,5

E. Knight, The midwestern, September-October, 1949

Wright memorial glider meet, September-October, 1949

H. Cronkhite, The southwestern, November-December, 1949

International: R. Comte, Swiss international, March-April, 1949, pages ,,55

Local: Annual west coast contest, March-April, 1941, page 11

National: 11th annual contest rules and regulations, June-July, 1940

Conferences and Conventions

L. Hull, Philadelphia glider conference, March-April, 1943, pages ,

A. Raspet, 19th motorless flight conference, July-August, 1944

A. Raspet, ed., The 1945 motorless flight conference, November-December, 1945

Construction of Gliders

A. Raspet, Engineering The belly-slider glider, January-February, 1942, pages ,,1

A. Satin, Cover photo explained in a timely article, May-June, 1942, pages ,2

B. Shupack, The Polytech glider, September-October, 1942, pages ,50

R.M. Stanley, Vee tail, January-February, 1944, pages ,54

N.J. Hoff and S.E. Mautner, Sandwich construction in gliders, September-October, 1944

N.J. Hoff, Steel tube fuselages in gliders. ., January-February, 1947

K.E. Lunger, So I decided to build a sailplane, November-December, 1948

Construction of Winches

J. Wolbarst, The Sargent winch, October-November, 1940, pages ,60

Cover

Regulations covering records for gliders and powered gliders, July-August, 1946

Crewing

W.H. Setz, 14th National - Crewing We don't know from nothin', May-June, 1947, pages ,50

Cross-Country Soaring

R.H. Johnson, To the Atlantic, November-December, 1941

Herman Stiglmeier, Goal and return - Maricopa, November-December, 1942, pages ,55

J. Robinson, Soaring over Mt. Whitney, March-April, 1944

J. Illaszewicz, High altitude and distance, May-June, 1945, pages ,28

G. Casey, Let's think about it!, September-October, 1947

P.B. MacCready, Jr, The walk out, July-August, 1949

Cumulus SG-5

S. Smith, Cumulus sailplane, July-August, 1944

Czechoslovakia

From behind the iron curtain, January-February, 1949

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Denver Pioneer

E.M. Ardelt, The "Denver Pioneer" utility glider, March-April, 1944, page 19

Dragonfly

W.B. Briegleb, Powered sailplanes, May-June, 1949, pages 20,23,,6

Dynamic Soaring

A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942, pages 6,20,,36,,20

A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea", November-December, 1942, pages 20,20,,55,,36,5

Dynamics of Flight

A.B. Schultz, Downwind turns and downwind flight, March-April, 1942, page 20

A. Santilli, Determination of wind velocity of flight, May-June, 1942, page 20

A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942, pages 6,20,,36,,20

A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea", November-December, 1942, pages 20,20,,55,,36,5

A.B. Schultz, On soaring flight, January-February, 1943, page 20

E.A. Quarterman, Thermals and helicopters, November-December, 1944, pages 26,20

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Elfe

A. Dawydoff, The Elfe, July-August, 1949, pages 19,21

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FAI

Soaring records, January-February, 1942

International meeting, September-October, 1949

Finland

J. Hirvonen, Gliding and soaring in Finland, January-February, 1947, pages 2,1

France

C.W. Luebker, Post-liberation soaring in France, May-June, 1946, page 22

E. Sirretta, Rules of the 14th national, September-October, 1947, page 22

French Impressions, from Les Ailes, November-December, 1947, page 22

R. Jarlaud, Stratospheric research, from Espace, January-February, 1948, pages ,

M. Choisnet, International duration, July-August, 1949, pages 9,22

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Gliders

A. Raspet, Engineering The belly-slider glider, January-February, 1942, pages ,,1

"Kirby Kadet" secondary glider, May-June, 1942

L.B. Barringer, Gliders for transport, January-February, 1943, pages 1,5

A. Dawydoff, Cadet UT-1 glider, January-February, 1944, pages 7,19

E.M. Ardelt, The "Denver Pioneer" utility glider, March-April, 1944, page 19

B.S. Shenstone, How the Olympic sailplane came about, from Aeronautics, May-June, 1944, pages 50,,,23

E.F. Noyes, Tactical uses of gliders, July-August, 1944, pages ,,39,42

Z. Zrzywoblocki, Applying jet-propulsion to gliders, July-August, 1944, pages 23,61

S.R. Corcoran, Powered gliders, September-October, 1944, pages ,23

P.A. Schweizer, The new Schweizer utility glider, September-October, 1944

P.A. Schweizer, Adapting the "one design class" to gliding and soaring, November-December, 1944, pages 11,,23

P. Leonard, A "one design class" contest sailplane, November-December, 1944, page 23

The Hamilcar was essential, March-April, 1945, page 25

A.B. Schultz, The Midwest utility, March-April, 1945

W. Czerwinski, Utility gliders and their design, March-April, 1945, page 1

R.H. Rush, The commercial cargo glider, May-June, 1945

W. Czerwinski, The Robin, May-June, 1945

T.M. Boyer, Cargo gliders in the Army, July-August, 1945, page 6

The CG-17, September-October, 1945

The XCG-16, September-October, 1945

E.H. Rowley, A design for power soaring, November-December, 1945, page 23

R.S. Barnaby, Recapitulation, January-February, 1946, page 1

The Bumblebee, January-February, 1946, pages 7,23

R.H. Rush, Cargo glider versus cargo plane and helicopter, March-April, 1946

F.J. Piatelli, Midget glider, May-June, 1948, pages ,42

T. Nelson, Power for soaring, May-June, 1949, pages 39,2

W.B. Briegleb, Powered sailplanes, May-June, 1949, pages 20,23,,6

E.V. Martz and E.G. McGuinnes, The powered HI 20, from Flugsport, May-June, 1949, page 23

Government Support

P. Leonard, A general analysis of our national gliding and soaring problem, July-August, 1941

English subsidy plan, November-December, 1941

A.C. Douglas, A survey of British gliding, from The Aeroplane, May-June, 1947, pages 19,,25

Great Britain

J.C. Neilan, Are we lucky? - letter from England to Bob Stanley in America, November-December, 1941, pages ,39

The Hamilcar was essential, March-April, 1945, page 25

T. Horsley, Standing wave, from Aeronautics, March-April, 1945, page 25

L.J.E. Finch, Escape glider, from Air Review, January-February, 1947, pages 21,10

A.C. Douglas, A survey of British gliding, from The Aeroplane, May-June, 1947, pages 19,,25

A.E. Slater, The British national competition, from The Aeroplane, July-August, 1947

Grunau Baby II

The Grunau Baby II, January-February, 1942, page 25

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Helicopters

E.A. Quarterman, Thermals and helicopters, November-December, 1944, pages 26,20

Herbert J. Sargent. Jr. Memorial Trophy

H.J. Sargent, Trophy honors Major Barringer, May-June, 1943, pages 26,,5

Hi 20

E.V. Martz and E.G. McGuinnes, The powered HI 20, from Flugsport, May-June, 1949, page 23

History

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part I, October-November, 1940, pages ,54

W.B. Klemperer, Contributions of gliding and soaring to aviation, March-April, 1945

J.A. Simpson, The evolution of the sailplane, March-April, 1946, pages ,50

Hummingbird

W.B. Briegleb, Powered sailplanes, May-June, 1949, pages 20,23,,6

Hungary

News flashes from abroad, November-December, 1941

Hydrodynamics

A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942, pages 6,20,,36,,20

A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea", November-December, 1942, pages 20,20,,55,,36,5

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Instrument Flying

Blind flight dangerous, August-September, 1940, page 28

S.A. Hall, Tips on flying a sailplane on instruments, March-April, 1947, pages 28,25

Instruments

A. Dawydoff, Total energy variometer, January-February, 1943, pages 19,28

A. Raspet, The temperature gradiometer for soaring, January-February, 1944, pages 28,55

A. Raspet, Angle of Attack Indicator The angle of attack indicator, May-June, 1946, page 28

International

South Africa
F. Hatfield, Soaring in South Africa, December, 1940, page 54

Switzerland
R. Comte, Swiss international, March-April, 1949, pages ,,55

Israel

F.J. Piatelli, Midget glider, May-June, 1948, pages ,42

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J-14

V. Jensen, The J-14 two place, May-June, 1943, page 29

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Kirby Kadet

W.B. Klemperer, Third annual western championship soaring contest, April-May, 1940, pages ,2

"Kirby Kadet" secondary glider, May-June, 1942

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, March-April, 1943, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 2, May-June, 1943, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 3, July-August, 1943, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part IV, November-December, 1943, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 5, March-April, 1944, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 6, May-June, 1944, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 7, March-April, 1945, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 8, May-June, 1945, pages 55,2

W.B. Klemperer, Theory of soaring flight, part 9, November-December, 1945, pages 55,2

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Laister, J.W.

Meet Jack Laister, July-August, 1943, page 31

Launching

Aerotow
W.B. Klemperer, Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight, June-July, 1940, pages ,2

Winch
R.F. Blaine, Winch guillotine, January, 1940, page 6

Winch Towing
D. Carpenter, Altosaurus comes out of hibernation, April-May, 1940, page 60

Licenses, Pilot

Requirements for glider pilots licenses, November-December, 1941, page 9

Licenses, Sailplane

N.C. licensing of individual gliders, September-October, 1941

Simplified certification procedure, January-February, 1942, page 9

Literature

L.B. Barringer, Flight Without Power, April-May, 1940, page 33

J. and D. Stacey, November-December1941

A. Hunsicker, Orville Wright, January-February, 1942

W.C. Holsclaw, Only sissies need motors, Lazarus Ode to the Swoose, November-December, 1942, pages ,

A.D. Wood, Plywoods, May-June, 1943, page 33

C.J. Bonnell, Glider glossary, January-February, 1945, pages 33,6

End man on the rope, Moe, July-August1945, pages ,38

T. Horsley, Soaring Flight, September-October, 1946, page 33

H.H. Bjorvand, Sermons from clouds, January-February, 1947, page 6

LK

A. Raspet, Modifying the Laister-Kauftmann, July-August, 1948, pages 31,1,

Lunak L-107

The Czech Lunak, November-December, 1949

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Maintenance and Repair

Over-aged equipment, October-November, 1940, page 35

Structural deficiencies of gliders, March-April, 1941, page 35

Manufacturers of Gliders

Glider companies organize, May-June, 1941, page 35

Glider factories are booming, May-June, 1941, page 35

W. Schweizer, Production methods in glider manufacture, July-August, 1946, page 35

Mautner, S.E.

Sandwich construction in gliders, September-October, 1944

McCarran Bill

McCarran Bill, January-February, 1948

Medical Aspects of Flight

A practical method of pilot selection, March-April, 1942

Meise

B.S. Shenstone, How the Olympic sailplane came about, from Aeronautics, May-June, 1944, pages 50,,,23

Merboth, W.J.

Warren J. Merboth, Golden C #5, September-October, 1942

Meteorology

B.L. Wiggin, That's the weather of it, July-August, 1941, pages 36,60

B.L. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, November-December, 1941, pages 60,36

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, January-February, 1942, pages 36,60

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, March-April, 1942, pages 36,60

E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight, May-June, 1942, pages 5,36,55

K.C. Huffaker, Storms on soaring flight, May-June, 1942

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, May-June, 1942, pages 36,60

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, September-October, 1942, pages 36,60

A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942, pages 6,20,,36,,20

H.A. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea, November-December, 1942

A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea", November-December, 1942, pages 20,20,,55,,36,5

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, November-December, 1942, pages 36,60

B.L. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, January-February, 1943, pages 60,36

B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, March-April, 1943, pages 36,60

L.P. Harrison, Atmospheric Instability Atmospheric turbulence, May-June, 1943, page 36

B.L. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House, July-August, 1943, pages 60,36

L.P. Harrison, Atmospheric turbulence, September-October, 1943, pages 3,36

L.P. Harrison, Atmospheric turbulence, November-December, 1943, pages 3,36

T. Horsley, Standing wave, from Aeronautics, March-April, 1945, page 25

K.O. Lange, Thermals at low altitudes, September-October, 1945

H.C. Ross, Standing wave, September-October, 1948

J.S. Malkus, Cumulus, thermals and wind, September-October, 1949, pages 36,35

MeteorologySafety

B.C. Haynes, Hazard of wind shift in landing, January-February, 1942, page 9

Midwest

A.B. Schultz, The Midwest utility, March-April, 1945

Military

Gliding and national defense, April-May, 1940

Foreign news notes, October-November, 1940

Military Uses of Gliders

Navy and Congressional leaders see glider demonstration, Army, March-April, 1941, page 1

The Air Corps investigates soaring, May-June, 1941

H.H. Arnold, Speaking for the army, July-August, 1941

First military gliding unit, January-February, 1942, pages ,54

L. Mitchell, Silent wings to victory, July-August, 1942

Moe, Food for thought, May-June, 1943, pages ,38

L. Mitchell, The Maxton tactical demonstration of gliders, July-August, 1943, page 1

L. Mitchell, The CG-4A, November-December, 1943

E.F. Noyes, Tactical uses of gliders, July-August, 1944, pages ,,39,42

The Hamilcar was essential, March-April, 1945, page 25

T.M. Boyer, Cargo gliders in the Army, July-August, 1945, page 6

End man on the rope, Moe, July-August1945, pages ,38

L.J.E. Finch, Escape glider, from Air Review, January-February, 1947, pages 21,10

Mosey VI

The Moswey VI, May-June, 1947, page 38

Moswey III

Moswey III, November-December, 1945, page 38

Mountain Soaring

W. Dollfus, Alpine soaring, January-February, 1946, pages 38,55,1

W. Dolfus, Mountain climbing with sailplanes, November-December, 1946, pages 38,55,1

Mu-22

P. MacCready, Jr., International glider record, January-February, 1948

J.B Robinson and H.C. Ross, Bishop Bishop soaring, January-February, 1949, pages 50,,

P. MacCready, Jr., West to Ohio, July-August, 1949, page 11

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National Aeronautic Association

Our affiliation, August-September, 1940, page 39

E.J. Reeves, SSA-NAA agreement, March-April, 1948, pages 39,53

Netherlands

H.F. Schwing, Gliding and soaring in the Netherlands, September-October, 1946, pages ,39

Night Soaring

D.L. Darling, Night flight, March-April, 1944, pages ,39

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Obituaries

Bob Platt, April-May, 1940

Henry H. Wightman, May-June1941

Genevieve Warren Eaton, May-June, 1942

R.C. DuPont, Lewin B. Barringer, March-April, 1943, page 39

W. Setz, Lewin B. Barringer, March-April, 1943, pages 39,50

Richard C. du Pont, September-October1943, page 20

C. Gale, R.C. DuPont, September-October, 1943, pages ,22

Randall K. Chapman, September-October, 1945, page 39

L.D. Montgomery, July-August1946

Wise Dallas, Jr., July-August1946

Stanley C. Fierstein, September-October1946

W.B. Pagan, L.D. Montgomery, September-October, 1946

L. Terwilliager, September-October, 1947

R.S. Barnaby, Robert Kronfeld, March-April, 1948, pages ,4

Y. Sekella, Mrs. Thomas Rhodes, January-February, 1949

Olympia

B.S. Shenstone, How the Olympic sailplane came about, from Aeronautics, May-June, 1944, pages 50,,,23

A. Dawydoff, Guy Storer's Olympia, September-October, 1946, page 19

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Performance Calculations

V.M. Sandek, Performance testing, February-March, 1940, pages ,6

A. Raspet, Glider-tug performance studies, November-December, 1944

H.T. Nagamatsu and M. Masaki, General glider performance, November-December, 1945, pages ,,39

A. Raspet, Sailplane performance evaluation, May-June, 1947

R.D. Hiscocks, Tug and towed glider rate of climb, November-December, 1947, page 1

Petry, L.V.

Gliding and airline piloting, January-February, 1945, page 42

PH 29

F.J. Piatelli, Midget glider, May-June, 1948, pages ,42

Pick-Up Launching

A.U. Schultz, Glider pick-up, January-February, 1943, page 42

E.F. Noyes, Tactical uses of gliders, July-August, 1944, pages ,,39,42

CG-13 snatch, March-April, 1945, page 42

W. Setz, Sporting glider pick-up, March-April, 1947, pages 42,50

Poland

W.C. Stareski, Polish soaring comes 'back, September-October, 1948, page 54

Pollard, D.

The Air-100, from Air Trails, January-February, 1948

Powered Aircraft

L.D. Montgomery, Storm soaring in an Aeronca, January, 1940, pages ,38

L.V. Petry, Gliding and airline piloting, January-February, 1945

Pratt-Read LNE-1

H.S. Barnaby, The LNE-1, November-December, 1945, pages ,4

Pratt-Read PR-G1

P. Leonard, PR-G1 spreads its wings, March-April, 1942

Prue 160

I. Prue, The Prue 160 sailplane, May-June, 1947

I. Prue, External airfoil flap, from The Thermal, July-August, 1948, page 1

I. Prue, Take another look at the small sailplane, November-December, 1948, page 1

Prue 215

I. Prue, Take another look at the small sailplane, November-December, 1948, page 1

Publicity

H. White, Convert those power pilots, May-June, 1948, pages ,59

E.O. Menefee, How a club promotes soaring, March-April, 1949, page 10

D. Ryon, Promote soaring, November-December, 1949

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Record Flights

J. Robinson, Record American distance flight, January-February, 1941

Soaring records, January-February, 1942

J.S. Charles, A new national altitude record, September-October, 1943, page 9

A. Hall, Thermal soaring a utility, May-June, 1944, pages ,25,55

J.A. and R. Simpson, A glimpse of the future, September-October, 1945

July-August1946

P. Tuntland, High altitude in Florida, September-October, 1946

R.H. Johnson, Distance over the desert, November-December, 1946

P. MacCready, Jr., International glider record, January-February, 1948

F.B. Compton, United States soaring records, November-December, 1948

J.B Robinson and H.C. Ross, Bishop Bishop soaring, January-February, 1949, pages 50,,

J. Robinson, America's longest flight, May-June, 1949, page 10

M. Choisnet, International duration, July-August, 1949, pages 9,22

M. Choisnet, 35 hours aloft, September-October, 1949, page 9

Reiher

B.S. Shenstone, The DFS Reiher, July-August, 1945, pages ,,50

B.S. Shenstone, The DFS Reiher, continued, September-October, 1945, page 50

Ridge Soaring

K.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part III, January-February, 1941

J. Buxton, Ridge soaring, September-October, 1941, page 7

Slope soaring from Muskegon to St. Joseph, Michigan, November-December, 1941

A. Raspet, Slope soaring, September-October, 1942

Robin

W. Czerwinski, The Robin, May-June, 1945

Ross Ranger II

V.G. Ross, The Ross Ranger II, May-June, 1947

Ross, V. G.

The Ross Ranger II, May-June, 1947

Roundair

11:36 1/2 a.m.-Sunday edition, July-August, 1941

Rush, R.H.

The commercial cargo glider, May-June, 1945

Cargo glider versus cargo plane and helicopter, March-April, 1946

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Safety

Bob Platt, April-May, 1940

Blind flight dangerous, August-September, 1940, page 28

Over-aged equipment, October-November, 1940, page 35

Glider accidents, December, 1940

Structural deficiencies of gliders, March-April, 1941, page 35

A survey of glider accidents: 1939, 1938 and 1940, September-October, 1941

R.S. Barnaby, Too low and too slow, May-June, 1942, pages ,55,4

H. Abrams, Report from Herb Abrams, November-December, 1942

Australian tragedy, March-April, 1945, page 3

R.H. Jonnson, The Baby's last flight, January-February, 1946, pages ,4

Safety and sailplanes, July-August, 1946

R.J. Comey, Safety IS important, September-October, 1949, page 10

Sailplanes

DFS Olympia
Olympic sailplane plans, January, 1940, page 19

Kirby Kadet
W.B. Klemperer, Measurement of the forces acting on gliders in towed flight, June-July, 1940, pages ,2

Schweizer\SGC 1-21
SGC 1-21 flown by Richard Comey, new manager of SSA, to first place in the 14th Nationals at Wichita Falls, Texas, photo by Caudil, July-August, 1947

Sarginson, F.T.

A college holiday, April-May, 1940, page 6

Screaming Wiener

W. Neugent, The story of the "Screaming Wiener", November-December, 1941, pages ,39

Short Nimbus

The Short Nimbus, from The Aeroplane, May-June, 1947, page 50

Sinbad

Sinbad 1st "Sinbad 1st", July-August, 1941, page 50

Sites

L.B. Barringer, Sun Valley soaring, October-November, 1940, pages ,5

The Philadelphia Glider Council exhibits its gliderport, November-December, 1944, pages 10,51

O. Hoefner, No field? No fly!, May-June, 1945, pages 10,50

W. Tracy, Arizona soaring, November-December, 1945, page 50

Florida SSA invited by Governor to establish a permanent site in Florida, September-October, 1946, page 51

R. Blaine, 14th National, Wichita Falls Bob Blaine says, May-June, 1947

E. Kissel, What's cooking, May-June, 1947, pages ,50,2

J.C. Comey, 15th National Elmira in '48, September-October, 1947, pages ,50

D. Warner, We need gliderports, January-February, 1948, pages 50,59

J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines, July-August, 1948, pages 10,,54

W.S. Ivans, Jr., Diary of a soaring vacation at El Mirage, November-December, 1948, pages 51,3,55,29

J.B Robinson and H.C. Ross, Bishop Bishop soaring, January-February, 1949, pages 50,,

Soaring Society of America

The future?, January, 1940, page 53

H.N. Wightman, Business for the annual meeting, January, 1940, pages 53,60

E.R. Southee, President's message, February-March, 1940, pages 53,54

February-March1940

April-May1940

August-September1940

March-April1941

1946 SSA officers and board of directors, May-June, 1946, page 54

Meeting of the board of directors, September-October, 1946, page 53

Meeting of the board of directors, November-December, 1946, page 53

B.S. Barnaby, The Soaring Society's program, January-February, 1947, page 4

T.M. Boyer, March-April1947, pages 6,53

B. Shupack, Directors' meeting of the SSA, March-April, 1947, pages 50,53

Minutes of SSA directors' meeting, September-October, 1947, page 53

R.J. Comey, Progress report, November-December, 1947, pages 10,53

E.J. Reeves, SSA-NAA agreement, March-April, 1948, pages 39,53

P.A. Schweizer, SSA mid-winter directors' meeting, March-April, 1948, page 53

B. Shupack, Election report, July-August, 1948, pages 50,53

R.J. Comey, Crossroads, March-April, 1949, pages 10,53

SSA directors' meeting, March-April, 1949, page 53

R.J. Comey, Unite to soar, July-August, 1949, pages 10,54

Directors elected to 1952, September-October, 1949, page 53

SSA Directors' meeting, November-December, 1949, page 53

Directors: Directors for 1940, February-March, 1940, page 53

Soaring Magazine: T.M. Boyer, New editor, January-February, 1945, page 6; R.J. Comey, '49 '50 and you, November-December, 1949, pages 53,10

South Africa

First military gliding unit, January-February, 1942, pages ,54

South America

L.S. Pinto, A South American duration record, November-December, 1943, pages 42,54

Sparrow

De Havilland Sparrow for a thousand dollars, January-February, 1947, page 54

Stepniewski, W.Z.

Design diving speed of gliders, January-February, 1946, page 55

Super Albatross

W.F. Kelsey, Super Albatross, March-April, 1943, pages ,55

Super Skywing

D.S. Mitchell, Flying wing sailplanes, May-June, 1948, pages ,,,55,55

Sweden

H. Millgard, Swedish soaring center, Aalleberg, May-June, 1941, page 55

C. Birch-Jensen, The Swedish championship competition, September-October, 1946, pages 55,5

Switzerland

T.H. Heimgartner, Swiss glider constructions, July-August, 1945, pages 55,26

W. Dollfus, Alpine soaring, January-February, 1946, pages 38,55,1

W. Dolfus, Mountain climbing with sailplanes, November-December, 1946, pages 38,55,1

W. Dollfus, Alpine international, November-December, 1947, pages 55,1

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Techniques

Thermal Soaring
J.S. Charles, An airplane pilot looks at soaring, January, 1940, page 55

Wave Soaring
J.B Robinson and H.C. Ross, Bishop Bishop soaring, January-February, 1949, pages 50,,

A. Van Name, Silver C duration on the wave, July-August, 1949, pages 58,59

T. Pfeiffer, Wurtsboro wave, July-August, 1949, pages 42,59

Techniques of Soaring Flight

R.S. Barnaby, Too low and too slow, May-June, 1942, pages ,55,4

R.C. Du Pont, American soaring techniques today, May-June, 1943, pages 20,55

Test Flying

Briegleb ATC tests, August-September, 1940, pages 6,11

H. Huber, Flight testing the Prue 160, May-June, 1947, page 55

TG-1a

S.R. Corcoran, Development of the TG-1A glider, September-October, 1943, pages ,55

TG-4A

R.N. Chapman, The TG-4A, January-February, 1945, pages ,55

Theory of Soaring Flight

R.M. Stanley, An introduction to soaring, part II, December, 1940, pages 54,55