Soaring Magazine Index for 1951 organized by Subject and Author

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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.

A, B, C, D, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, R, S, None
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
A. Raspet, Progress report, January-February, page 6
A.M. Lippisch, The performance of sailplanes in circling flight, July-August, page 13
A. Raspet, Systematic improvement of the drag polar of the sailplane RJ-5, September-October, page 17
R.D. Hiscocks, "Wing profiles"Part II, November-December, page 4
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Arnold, L.R.
Twelve hours in a TG-3 [Flights\Record], July-August, page 11

B     (up to table of contents)

Awards
D.C. Ryon, United we fly, May-June, page 7
News from Clubs and Members, July-August, page 23
E.J. Reeves, Gold and diamonds discovered at Odessa, September-October, page 7
Awards
W.H. Coverdale, Jr., FAI awards, May-June, page 9
FAI Award -- First Half 1951, July-August, page 21
J.D. Carsey, Dr. W. B. Klemperer, September-October, page 1
W.H. Coverdale, Jr., FAI awards, May-June, Cover
Ball, R.H.
A practical electric variometer [Instruments\Variometers], March-April, page 3
Barnaby, R.S.
International position of American motorless flight [Competitions; OSTIV], January-February, page 2
The first world championship soaring contest [Competitions], March-April, page 17
Burr, H.E.
The snowbird 1950 [Competitions], January-February, page 7
The 18th National [Competitions], July-August, page 2

C     (up to table of contents)

Birds
A. Raspet, Progress report, January-February, page 6

Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael)
Some effects of altitude [Flights\Altitude], January-February, page 2
An analysis of Johnson's flight [People\R.H. Johnson; Sailplanes\Ross-Johnson 5; Records\Flights], September-October, page 14
Carsey, J.
Gliding … and our bid for good will [Editorial], July-August, page 1
Carsey, J.D.
You and soaring [Publicity], May-June, page 2
Dr. W. B. Klemperer (Editorial) [Awards], September-October, page 1
Observations [Editorial], November-December, page 1
Comey, R.J.
So you want to buy a glider! [Sailplanes], May-June, page 14
Compton, F.
Soaring records [Flights\Record], May-June, page 8
Soaring sites [Sites], May-June, page 8
N.S.S. Approves New Records [Records], September-October, page 6
Coverdale, W.H., Jr.
FAI awards (Cover) [Awards\FAI], May-June, Cover
FAI awards [Awards], May-June, page 9
Soaring meets and contests [Competitions], May-June, page 11

D     (up to table of contents)

Competitions
D.A. Shenstone, January-February, page 11
D.A. Shenstone, March-April, page 16
D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene -- Observations on the Behavior of Sationary Thermals, July-August, page 22
D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene, September-October, page 24
D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene "L'Affaire Mu", November-December, page 16
Competitions
R.S. Barnaby, International position of American motorless flight, January-February, page 2
H.E. Burr, The snowbird 1950, January-February, page 7
Pacific coast midwinter championships, March-April, page 10
R.S. Barnaby, The first world championship soaring contest, March-April, page 17
W.H. Coverdale, Jr., Soaring meets and contests, May-June, page 11
Harris Hill During the 18th Nationals, July-August, Cover
H.E. Burr, The 18th National, July-August, page 2
18th national - Statistics Final standings of the 18th National, July-August, page 4
3rd annual Wright memorial meet, July-August, page 8
E. Knight, 4th midwest contest, July-August, page 9
Spain in '52, July-August, page 21
19th National goes to Texas, November-December, page 7
Chicagoland soaring meet, July-August, page 10
J.D. Graves, The 10th annual west coast contest, November-December, page 8
Construction
T. Nelson, A practical sailplane hangar, September-October, page 22
Crewing
E. Krohne, Give the crews a break, January-February, page 11

D     (up to table of contents)
Dawydoff, A.
Suzanne Melk [Obituaries], March-April, page 15
Stove-pipe glider [Sailplanes\Emouchet], July-August, page 18

G     (up to table of contents)

Dynamics of Flight
A.M. Lippisch, The performance of sailplanes in circling flight, July-August, page 13

E     (up to table of contents)
Editorial
J. Carsey, Gliding … and our bid for good will, July-August, page 1
J.D. Carsey, Observations, November-December, page 1

F     (up to table of contents)
Flights
B.H. Carmichael, Some effects of altitude, January-February, page 2
W.S. Ivans, Jr., 8 miles high, January-February, page 3
R.F. Symons, Two up to 38,650, July-August, page 12
E.J. Reeves, Gold and diamonds discovered at Odessa, September-October, page 7
W.S. Ivans, Jr., 8 miles high, January-February, page 3
F. Compton, Soaring records, May-June, page 8
L.R. Arnold, Twelve hours in a TG-3, July-August, page 11
R.F. Symons, Two up to 38,650, July-August, page 12
R.H. Johnson, We break 500!, September-October, page 3
Graves, J.D.
The 10th annual west coast contest [Competitions\Local], November-December, page 8

H     (up to table of contents)

Hiscocks, R.D.
"Wing profiles"Part II [Aerodynamics], November-December, page 4

I     (up to table of contents)

History
A. Raspet, The role of the sailplane in aerodynamic research, May-June, page 10
E.J. Reeves, The Soaring Society of America, May-June, page 3
Instruments
A. Raspet and M. Swartzberg, The Peravia barograph, March-April, page 6
R.H. Ball, A practical electric variometer, March-April, page 3
Ivans, William S., Jr. (a.k.a. W.S. Ivans, W.S. Ivans, Jr., Bill Ivans)
8 miles high [Flights\Altitude; Flights\Record], January-February, page 3

J     (up to table of contents)

Jacoby, B.
A vortex possibility of the Sierra wave [Meteorology\Wave], March-April, page 11
Johnson, Richard H. (a.k.a. Dick Johnson, Richard Johnson, R.H. Johnson, R. Johnson)
The development of the Ross-Johnson 5 sailplane [Sailplanes\Ross-Johnson 5], July-August, page 19
We break 500! [Flights\Record; Records\Flights; Sailplanes\Ross-Johnson 5], September-October, page 3

K     (up to table of contents)

Kissel, E.
Soaring waves at Warm Springs airport [Meteorology\Wave], July-August, page 10
Knight, E.
4th midwest contest [Competitions], July-August, page 9
Krohne, E.
Give the crews a break [Crewing], January-February, page 11

L     (up to table of contents)

Lippisch, A.M.
The performance of sailplanes in circling flight [Aerodynamics; Dynamics of Flight; Meteorology\Convection], July-August, page 13

N     (up to table of contents)

Meteorology
A.B. Schultz, January-February, page 14
Meteorology
A. Raspet, Progress report, January-February, page 6
A.M. Lippisch, The performance of sailplanes in circling flight, July-August, page 13
D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene -- Observations on the Behavior of Sationary Thermals, July-August, page 22
B. Jacoby, A vortex possibility of the Sierra wave, March-April, page 11
E. Kissel, Soaring waves at Warm Springs airport, July-August, page 10
Nelson, T.
VHF radio for gliders [Radio Equipment], March-April, page 9
A practical sailplane hangar [Construction\Hangars], September-October, page 22
Fun with the Hummingbird [Sailplanes\Hummingbird], November-December, page 2

R     (up to table of contents)

OSTIV
A. Dawydoff, Suzanne Melk, March-April, page 15
OSTIV
R.S. Barnaby, International position of American motorless flight, January-February, page 2

P     (up to table of contents)
People
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
B.H. Carmichael, An analysis of Johnson's flight, September-October, page 14
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
Publicity
J.D. Carsey, You and soaring, May-June, page 2
E.J. Reeves, The Soaring Society of America, May-June, page 3
F.J. Sweet, Gliding and soaring - and how it's done, May-June, page 4

R     (up to table of contents)
Raspet, A.
Progress report [Aerodynamics; Birds; Meteorology], January-February, page 6
The role of the sailplane in aerodynamic research [History; Scientific Uses of Gliders], May-June, page 10
Systematic improvement of the drag polar of the sailplane RJ-5 [Aerodynamics; Sailplanes\Ross-Johnson 5], September-October, page 17
Raspet, A.; with M. Swartzberg
The Peravia barograph [Instruments\Barographs], March-April, page 6
Reeves, E.J.
The Soaring Society of America [History\American; Publicity; Soaring Society of America], May-June, page 3
Gold and diamonds discovered at Odessa [Flights\Award; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September-October, page 7
Ryon, D.C.
United we fly [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May-June, page 7

S     (up to table of contents)

Records
T. Nelson, VHF radio for gliders, March-April, page 9
Records
A Look at the Odessa Records Camp, September-October, Cover
Odessa records camp, September-October, page 2
F. Compton, N.S.S. Approves New Records, September-October, page 6
R.H. Johnson, We break 500!, September-October, page 3
B.H. Carmichael, An analysis of Johnson's flight, September-October, page 14
Sailplanes
Scribner crashes, January-February, page 13
Sailplanes
R.J. Comey, So you want to buy a glider!, May-June, page 14
Ted Nelson and Harry Perl in the Hummingbird over the hills near Warm Spring Gliderport, CA, November-December, Cover
A. Dawydoff, Stove-pipe glider, July-August, page 18
T. Nelson, Fun with the Hummingbird, November-December, page 2
D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene "L'Affaire Mu", November-December, page 16
R.H. Johnson, The development of the Ross-Johnson 5 sailplane, July-August, page 19
R.H. Johnson, We break 500!, September-October, page 3
B.H. Carmichael, An analysis of Johnson's flight, September-October, page 14
A. Raspet, Systematic improvement of the drag polar of the sailplane RJ-5, September-October, page 17
Schultz, A.B.
(Letter) [Medical Aspects of Flight], January-February, page 14
Shenstone, D.A.
(The Canadian scene) [Canada], January-February, page 11
(The Canadian scene) [Canada], March-April, page 16
Canadian Scene -- Observations on the Behavior of Sationary Thermals (The Canadian scene) [Meteorology\Convection; Canada], July-August, page 22
Canadian Scene (The Canadian scene) [Canada], September-October, page 24
Canadian Scene "L'Affaire Mu" (The Canadian scene) [Sailplanes\Mu 13D; Canada], November-December, page 16
Swartzberg, M.; with A. Raspet
The Peravia barograph [Instruments\Barographs], March-April, page 6
Sweet, F.J.
Gliding and soaring - and how it's done [Publicity], May-June, page 4
Symons, R.F.
Two up to 38,650 [Flights\Record; Flights\Altitude], July-August, page 12

None     (up to table of contents)

Scribner crashes [Safety], January-February, page 13
Pacific coast midwinter championships [Competitions], March-April, page 10
Condensed report of SSA directors meet [Soaring Society of America\Directors], March-April, page 12
Harris Hill During the 18th Nationals (Cover) [Competitions], July-August, Cover
18th national - Statistics Final standings of the 18th National [Competitions], July-August, page 4
Election results and minutes of annual directors meeting [Soaring Society of America\Directors], July-August, page 6
3rd annual Wright memorial meet [Competitions], July-August, page 8
Chicagoland soaring meet [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 10
FAI Award -- First Half 1951 [Awards], July-August, page 21
Spain in '52 [Competitions], July-August, page 21
News from Clubs and Members [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 23
A Look at the Odessa Records Camp (Cover) [Records], September-October, Cover
Odessa records camp [Records; People\R. Watkins; People\J.S. Charles; People\H. Klitgord; People\W.J. Krohne; People\W. Wiberg; People\E. Yerian], September-October, page 2
Ted Nelson and Harry Perl in the Hummingbird over the hills near Warm Spring Gliderport, CA (Cover) [Sailplanes], November-December, Cover
19th National goes to Texas [Competitions], November-December, page 7
Sites
A. Raspet, The role of the sailplane in aerodynamic research, May-June, page 10
Sites
Soaring Society of America
F. Compton, Soaring sites, May-June, page 8
Soaring Society of America
E.J. Reeves, The Soaring Society of America, May-June, page 3
Condensed report of SSA directors meet, March-April, page 12
Election results and minutes of annual directors meeting, July-August, page 6


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