Soaring Magazine Index for 1949 organized by issue
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etc...
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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within
parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
Click on a thumbnail cover to see the fullsized issue [they can be big!].
January-February, March-April, May-June, July-August, September-October, November-December
1949
January-February
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E.J. Reeves, Air youth - the shore dimly seen [Civil Air Patrol; Training], page 1
J.B Robinson and H.C. Ross, Bishop Bishop soaring [Mu-22; Record Flights; Techniques\Wave Soaring; Sites], page 2
From behind the iron curtain [Czechoslovakia], page 4
Soaring festival and regatta, from The Thermal [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Competitions], page 6
R.D. Hiscocks, Airfoils [Aerodynamics], page 8
A. Dawydoff, Wurtsboro thermals [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 10
H.E. Burr, Snowbirds, 1948 [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 12
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 13
Y. Sekella, Mrs. Thomas Rhodes [Obituaries], page 13
March-April
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R. Comte, Swiss international, page 1
R.J. Comey, Crossroads [Soaring Society of America], page 1
R. Comte, Swiss international [Competitions\International; International\Switzerland], page 2
A. Raspet, Technical progress [Atmospheric Research], page 4
E. Knight, The midwestern [Competitions], page 6
E.O. Menefee, How a club promotes soaring [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Publicity], page 8
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 9
SSA directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], page 12
May-June
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T. Nelson, Power for soaring [Gliders], page 1
W.B. Briegleb, Powered sailplanes [Dragonfly; Gliders; Hummingbird], page 2
E.V. Martz and E.G. McGuinnes, The powered HI 20, from Flugsport [Hi 20; Gliders], page 5
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 6
J. Robinson, America's longest flight [Record Flights; Competition Flights], page 7
G. Bardwell, Youth on the wing [Training], page 10
A.H. Cronkhite, Full-span flaps [Aerodynamics], page 12
July-August
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R.J. Comey, Unite to soar [Soaring Society of America], page 1
P. MacCready, Jr., West to Ohio [Mu-22; Competition Flights], page 2
P.B. MacCready, Jr, The walk out [Cross-Country Soaring], page 2
J. Spurgeon, Pacific coast championships [Competitions], page 4
M. Choisnet, International duration [France; Record Flights], page 6
A. Van Name, Silver C duration on the wave [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 8
T. Pfeiffer, Wurtsboro wave [Techniques\Wave Soaring], page 8
R. Comte, The high-speed WLM-1 [WLM-1], page 9
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 10
A. Dawydoff, The Elfe [Elfe], page 11
September-October
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R.J. Comey, Safety IS important [Safety], page 1
P.A. Schweizer, 16th national The sixteenth national [Competitions], page 2
B. Shupack, 16th National - Statistics National flight data [Competitions], page 4
J.S. Malkus, Cumulus, thermals and wind [Meteorology], page 6
M. Choisnet, 35 hours aloft [Record Flights], page 9
E. Knight, The midwestern [Competitions], page 10
Wright memorial glider meet [Competitions], page 11
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 13
International meeting [FAI], page 14
Directors elected to 1952 [Soaring Society of America], page 16
November-December
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R.J. Comey, '49 '50 and you [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 1
G.A. and M. Downsbrough, We went to Bishop [Altitude Flights], page 2
H. Cronkhite, The southwestern [Competitions], page 4
J. Robinson, A mile a minute, from The Thermal, page 7
The Czech Lunak [Lunak L-107], page 8
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 9
D. Ryon, Promote soaring [Publicity], page 10
SSA Directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], page 14
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