Soaring Magazine Index for 1942 organized by issue
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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within
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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
1942
January-February 
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A. Hunsicker, Orville Wright [Literature], pages preceding , 1
B.C. Haynes, Hazard of wind shift in landing [Civil Aeronautics Board; MeteorologySafety], page 1
A. Raspet, Engineering The belly-slider glider [Aerodynamics; Gliders; Construction of Gliders], page 2
Simplified certification procedure [Civil Aeronautic Authority; Licenses, Sailplane], page 3
Soaring records [FAI; Record Flights], page 4
B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House [Meteorology], page 5
The Grunau Baby II [Grunau Baby II], page 10
First military gliding unit [Military Uses of Gliders; South Africa], page 11
March-April 
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A practical method of pilot selection [Medical Aspects of Flight; Training], page 1
P. Leonard, PR-G1 spreads its wings [Pratt-Read PR-G1], page 2
A.B. Schultz, Downwind turns and downwind flight [Dynamics of Flight], page 4
B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House [Meteorology], page 5
May-June 
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Genevieve Warren Eaton [Obituaries], pages preceding , 1
Army Air Forces glider training program [Training], page 1
A. Satin, Cover photo explained in a timely article [Construction of Gliders], page 2
"Kirby Kadet" secondary glider [Kirby Kadet; Gliders], page 2
A. Santilli, Determination of wind velocity of flight [Dynamics of Flight], page 3
R.S. Barnaby, Too low and too slow [Safety; Techniques of Soaring Flight], page 4
E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight [Bird Flight; Meteorology; Theory of Soaring Flight], page 5
K.C. Huffaker, Storms on soaring flight [Meteorology], page 5
A. Satin, Cover photo explained in a timely article, page 8
B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House [Meteorology], page 9
A. Dawydoff, Airhopper log [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Training], page 10
July-August 
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L. Mitchell, Silent wings to victory [Military Uses of Gliders; Training], page 1
The RAF 34 - a new airfoil section for airplane design [Aerodynamic Design], page 5
E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight [Bird Flight; Theory of Soaring Flight], page 6
C.A. Matlin, The fifth annual western meet, page 9
D.A. Matlin, The fifth annual western meet [Competitions], page 9
September-October 
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A. Raspet, Slope soaring [Ridge Soaring], page 1
Warren J. Merboth, Golden C #5 [Award Flights; Merboth, W.J.], page 3
B. Shupack, The Polytech glider [Construction of Gliders], page 4
B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House [Meteorology], page 5
E.C. Huffaker, On soaring flight [Bird Flight; Theory of Soaring Flight], page 9
November-December 
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A.H. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea [Hydrodynamics; Dynamic Soaring; Bird Flight; Dynamics of Flight; Hydrodynamics; Meteorology], page 1
H.A. Woodcock, Soaring over the open sea [Meteorology], page 1
A. Raspet, A critique of the paper "Soaring over the Open Sea" [Dynamic Soaring; Dynamics of Flight; Hydrodynamics; Theory of Soaring Flight; Meteorology; Bird Flight], page 5
Herman Stiglmeier, Goal and return - Maricopa [Cross-Country Soaring], page 6
B. Wiggin, compiler, The Power House [Meteorology], page 7
W.C. Holsclaw, Only sissies need motors, Lazarus Ode to the Swoose [Literature], page 12
H. Abrams, Report from Herb Abrams [Safety], page 13
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