Soaring Magazine Index for 1950 organized by issue
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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within
parentheses '( )'.
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
1950
January-February
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F.C. Obarr, Soaring goes south [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 1
H.C. Ross, Record breaking week-end at Bishop [People\R.F. Symons; Sites\Bishop; Techniques\Wave], page 2
K. Temmes, Finding the best speed for cross-country soaring [Techniques\Thermals], page 6
A. Raspet, Flight characteristics of the flat top TG-4A [Performance Calculations; Sailplanes\LK TG-4a], page 9
Air Trails magazine to feature monthly column on soaring [Literature; Magazines], page 11
Flat top Laister-Kauffman TG 4-A [Sailplanes\LK TG-4a], page 13
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 15
March-April
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R.S. Barnaby, Gliding and soaring have much to offer [Publicity], page 1
H.C. Ross, Soaring to the stratosphere [Flights\Altitude], page 2
J. Spurgeon, Fourth annual pacific coast mid-winter championships [Competitions\Local], page 4
A. Dawydoff, Jet propelled sailplane [Sailplanes\Cyclone], page 5
17th National - Rules and Regulations Class distinction for the national soaring contest [Competitions\National; Competitions\Rules], page 6
R.S. Barnaby, Accessories Design for comfort [Construction\Sailplanes], page 7
O. Hakansson, 1949 Swedish national soaring championships [Sweden], page 8
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 10
Dr. W. Georgii, Wave soaring over the Plains (in German) [Meteorology\Wave; Literature], page 11
J. Kuettner, Soaring in Updraft Streets, (in German) [Literature], page 11
A. Raspet, Technical notes on Ross' flight to 36,100 ft [People\H.C. Ross; Flights\Altitude], page 12
Ross-Stephens "Zanonia" [Sailplanes\Ross-Stephens RS-1 Zanonia], page 13
May-June
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E. Yerian, Why two-place? [Crewing], page 2
T. Nelson, Development of the Nelson Hummingbird powered sailplane [Sailplanes\Hummingbird], page 3
Second annual Wright Memorial glider meet [Competitions\Local], page 5
Mid-south contest [Competitions\Local], page 6
CAP cadet exchange [Training], page 7
A.D. Reynolds, PNSA awards night [Awards], page 8
E.G. Minghelli, Shafter soaring meet-show [Competitions\Local], page 8
The Weihe [Sailplanes\Weihe], page 9
E. Kissel, Catching thermals [Techniques\Thermals], page 10
H.N. Perl, The all-movable horizontal tail [Aerodynamics\Design], page 12
J.S. Malkus, A.F. Bunker and K. McCasland, Observational studies of convection [Meteorology\Convection], page 13
M. and M. Breitenbach, How to choose winch wire [Launching\Winch Towing], page 14
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 15
Soaring reviews [Sailplanes\Spyr 5 A], page 15
H. Rutherford and V.N. Bradley, A new record?, Rutherford, H [Powered Aircraft], page 17
July-August
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J.D. Carsey, A message from the new president [Soaring Society of America], page 1
D.C. Johnson, [Flights\Competions\Flights], page 2
R.H. Johnson, [Flights\Competions\Flights], page 2
No author or title, [People\D.C. Johnson], page 2
H. Cronkhite, The 17th national contest [Competitions\National], page 3
H. Cronkhite, The 17th national contest - Statistics [Competitions\National], page 6
R.E. Franklin, Third annual mid-west contest. Franklin [Competitions\Local], page 8
Richland regatta, from Towlines [Competitions\Local], page 9
A. Raspet, Organisation Scientifique et Technique Internationale de Vol à Voile 3ème Congres Internationale [OSTIV; Performance Calculations], page 10
B. Shupack, Election of directors [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine; People\P.A. Schweizer], page 11
J.D. Carsey, Report of governors conference [Soaring Society of America], page 13
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 15
September-October
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A. Raspet, To Paul Tuntland (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 1
J.S. Irvine, My golden C distance flight [Awards\Flights; Flights\Award], page 2
E.G. Minghelli, Paul Tuntland (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 3
R. Thomas, Paul Tuntland (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 3
H.M. Davies, Paul Tuntland (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 4
J.C. Campion, Paul Tuntland (Obituaries) [Obituaries], page 4
W.B. Briegleb, (Letter) [Safety], page 5
W.J. Merboth, Paul Tuntland, Golden C No. nine [Obituaries], page 6
I. Prue, Report on Tuntland accident [Safety], page 10
Pacific Northwest regatta [Competitions\Local], page 11
Thayer Smith, (Letter) [Competitions], page 12
1950 El Mirage regatta [Competitions\Local], page 13
E.J. Reeves, Some facts of life concerning soaring contests and contest soaring [Competitions], page 14
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 15
The 9th west coast soaring championship [Competitions\Local], page 17
November-December
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J.D. Carsey, To increase interest [Publicity], page 1
G. Roberts, Report on "Explorer" [Sailplanes\Schweizer\SGS 2-12], page 2
J. Robinson, Completing diamond C number 1 [Awards\Flights; Flights\Award], page 2
S. Roberts, Report on "Explorer" [International\Australia], page 2
A. Raspet and R.H. Johnson, Aerodynamics of the sailplane Tiny Mite [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Tiny Mite], page 3
W.J. Krohne, My golden C flight [Awards\Flights; Flights\Award], page 5
A. Raspet, The Horten IV [Sailplanes\Horten IV], page 8
B. Handwork, The modified Horten IV of the AHQ BAFO club [Sailplanes\Horten IV], page 9
D.A. Shenstone, (The Canadian scene) [Canada], page 11
Convection analysis project [Meteorology\Convection], page 14
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