Soaring Magazine Index for 1953 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 '[ ]'.

B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L, M, R, S, W, None

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs: B.H. Carmichael, Aerodynamic appraisal of Fauvel AV-36, July-August, page 2
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Altitude Flights: Br. Hormisdas, Up Canada way, March-April, page 8; Two New Clubs Formed - Two Meetings Reported, May-June, page 20; E.R. Southee, Gliding and Soaring Associations and clubs, July-August, page 27; J.D. Carsey, Editorial, July-August, page 41
Altitude Flights
Awards: L.E. Edgar, 'Way up there, July-August, page 10
Awards: SSA Presents Awards to Modelers, November-December, page 22; Warren E. Eaton award, September-October, page 27

Warren E. Eaton award, September-October, page 27

A. Raspet, Dr. Joachim Kuettner receives the Paul Tuntland Memorial award, March-April, page 13

J.P. Kuettner, Over Death Valley, Skull Mountain and Funeral Peak, May-June, page 7

Barnaby, R.S.

FAI gliding commission meeting [OSTIV; FAI], January-February, page 8

Gliding experiments that made the 50th anniversary of powered flight possible [History\American], November-December, page 2

Betsy Woodward

Lippisch Delta Wing glider in full scale tunnel; Soaring Champion, March-April, Cover

Bonotaux, L.A.

The Bonotaux plan [Sailplanes\Construction], November-December, page 19

Bowers, P.M.

Western tow planes [Launching\Airplane Towing; Powered Aircraft], January-February, page 6

Approved towing attachment [Launching\Towing], September-October, page 25

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Canada

E.R. Southee, Federal Supervision of Gliders and Glider Pilots, July-August, page 23

Canada

Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael)

Aerodynamic appraisal of Fauvel AV-36 [Aerodynamics; Fauvel AV-36], July-August, page 2

Carsey, J.D.

The president's message [Training], January-February, page 15

Youth Shall Fly [Youth], July-August, page 30

Editorial [Youth; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 41

Compton, F.B.

The 20th National as observed by a senior airlines pilot [Competitions; Cloud Flying], September-October, page 8

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Civil Aeronautic Authority

Br. Hormisdas, Up Canada way, March-April, page 8

Civil Aeronautic Authority

Cloud Flying

C.F. Horne, CAA administrator approves SSA objectives, March-April, page 7

Cloud Flying

Competition Flights

F.B. Compton, The 20th National as observed by a senior airlines pilot, September-October, page 8

Competition Flights

R.H. Johnson, Just 20 miles short of a new world record, November-December, page 8

Competitions

R.G. Distin, Snow Bird meet, January-February, page 2

Lippisch Delta Wing glider in full scale tunnel; Soaring Champion, March-April, Cover

J. Spurgeon, 7th annual Pacific Coast mid-winter soaring championships, March-April, page 2

Soaring Contest; Friendship, July-August, Cover

Northwest group pioneers 'progressive' type meet, July-August, page 8

E.R. Southee, Gliding and soaring in North America, July-August, page 11

E.R. Southee, Organized National Sponsors for Science-Sport, July-August, page 17

E.R. Southee, Annual National contests, July-August, page 18

E.R. Southee, Regional Soaring Contests, July-August, page 19

20th National Soaring Contest, July-August, page 21

E.R. Southee, Organized Regional Sponsors for Science-Sport, July-August, page 22

E.J. Reeves, July-August, page 40

Winners Circle; Two 1-23s over valley, September-October, Cover

R.G. Distin, The story of the 20th US national soaring contest, September-October, page 2

F.B. Compton, The 20th National as observed by a senior airlines pilot, September-October, page 8

Northern California annual soaring contest, September-October, page 14

The 6th Mid-West soaring contest, September-October, page 14

The Wright Memorial glider meet, September-October, page 14

The National Governing Body for Motorless Flight in the United States is Fully Active, September-October, page 18

E.J. Reeves, September-October, page 23

E.J. Reeves, The 3rd Texas and Southwestern contest, November-December, page 6

N.C.N. Goodhart, 20th US Nationals through British eyes, November-December, page 13

J.C. Wolf and M. Wells and R Jackson andA Dawydoff, Recent regional results, November-December, page 20

Dawydoff, R Jackson andA; with J.C. Wolf and M. Wells

Recent regional results [Competitions], November-December, page 20

Distin, R.G.

Snow Bird meet [Competitions], January-February, page 2

The story of the 20th US national soaring contest [Competitions], September-October, page 2

Dumestre, A.

Report on the Fauvel AV-36 [Fauvel AV-36; Gliders], May-June, page 3

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Fauvel AV-36

R.S. Barnaby, FAI gliding commission meeting, January-February, page 8

Soaring Society of America is represented in meeting of the FAI, September-October, page 22

Fauvel AV-36

Foreign Publications

A. Dumestre, Report on the Fauvel AV-36, May-June, page 3

B.H. Carmichael, Aerodynamic appraisal of Fauvel AV-36, July-August, page 2

Foreign Publications

Friendship

Soaring salutes, May-June, page 5

Friendship

Soaring Contest; Friendship, July-August, Cover

Glider Design

Evolution of Glider Design, 1903 and 1953, January-February, Cover

Gliders

C.E. Kerr, Jr., Glider that supported boy built by Auburn lad, January-February, page 13

A.M. Lippisch, The seed that became a tree, March-April, page 3

A. Dumestre, Report on the Fauvel AV-36, May-June, page 3

1953 Gliders; 1903 Gliders, November-December, Cover

Goodhart, N.C.N.

20th US Nationals through British eyes [Great Britain; Competitions], November-December, page 13

Great Britain

O. Schwarzenberger, Switzerland provides financial encouragement, September-October, page 13

Great Britain

N.C.N. Goodhart, 20th US Nationals through British eyes, November-December, page 13

History

A. Raspet, The sailplane in research, training and sport, January-February, page 3

E.R. Southee, Mythology and Legend, July-August, page 12

E.R. Southee, Bird Flight as a Basis for the Art of Flying, July-August, page 13

E.R. Southee, Passive Flyers" versus "Power Flyers, July-August, page 14

E.R. Southee, Revival from World War One, July-August, page 15

E.R. Southee, The Lindbergh Period, July-August, page 16

R.S. Barnaby, Gliding experiments that made the 50th anniversary of powered flight possible, November-December, page 2
Holland: H.F.V.M. Shwing, Holland also takes advantage of soaring as youth training medium, November-December, page 12
Hormisdas, Br.: Up Canada way [Canada; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 8
Horne, C.F.: CAA administrator approves SSA objectives [Civil Aeronautic Authority], March-April, page 7
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Johnson, Richard H. (a.k.a. Dick Johnson, Richard Johnson, R.H. Johnson, R. Johnson): Just 20 miles short of a new world record [Competition Flights], November-December, page 8
Kelsey, W.P.: Up Drafts [Up Drafts.], July-August, page 9
Kerr, C.E., Jr.: Glider that supported boy built by Auburn lad [Gliders], January-February, page 13
Kuettner, J.P.: Over Death Valley, Skull Mountain and Funeral Peak [Awards\Paul Tuntland Memorial Award; Wave Soaring], May-June, page 7; High flying on "the big wave" [Wave Soaring], July-August, page 35
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Launching: P.M. Bowers, Western tow planes, January-February, page 6

P.M. Bowers, Approved towing attachment, September-October, page 25

Licher, Lloyd M. (a.k.a. L.M. Licher, L. Licher)

Soaring modeling [Modeling], September-October, page 16

Soaring modeling [Modeling], November-December, page 9

Lippisch, A.M.

The seed that became a tree [Gliders], March-April, page 3

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Literature

E.R. Southee, Literature of Gliding and Soaring, July-August, page 29

Ceiling Unlimited by Lloyd Morris and Kendall Smith, November-December, page 27

On Being a Bird by Philip Wills, November-December, page 27

Meakin, R.

Up Drafts [Up Drafts.], May-June, page 16

Merry, E.D.

The noblest of the sports [Training], March-April, page 6

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Military

L.E. Edgar, 'Way up there, July-August, page 10

Military

E.R. Southee, Armed Forces Glider Program, July-August, page 24

E.J. Reeves, Spiraling with E. J., November-December, page 18

Modeling

Third Annual New England soaring meet, September-October, page 14

L.M. Licher, Soaring modeling, September-October, page 16

L.M. Licher, Soaring modeling, November-December, page 9

NAA

NAA Elects Lanphier, November-December, page 17

No subject

E.S. Smith, Gliding on a shoestring, September-October, page 12

Ode to the Swoose, November-December, page 23

OSTIV

J.T. Rhodes, January-February, page 11

OSTIV

R.S. Barnaby, FAI gliding commission meeting, January-February, page 8

The 4th OSTIV congress, March-April, page 16

OSTIV papers, continued, May-June, page 18

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People

Fauvel AV-36 Flying Wing; Soaring Attracts Beauty, May-June, Cover

Soaring salutes, May-June, page 5

A. Raspet, Dr. Joachim Kuettner receives the Paul Tuntland Memorial award, March-April, page 13

Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders, March-April, page 9

Soaring - the avocation of aviation leaders, July-August, page 7

Powered Aircraft

P.M. Bowers, Western tow planes, January-February, page 6

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Raspet, A.

The sailplane in research, training and sport [History], January-February, page 3

Dr. Joachim Kuettner receives the Paul Tuntland Memorial award [Awards\Paul Tuntland Memorial Award; People\J.P. Kuettner], March-April, page 13

Reeves, E.J.

Colorado (Spiraling with E.J.) [Sites], January-February, page 12

Middle-West (Spiraling with E.J.) [Sites], March-April, page 12

(Spiraling with E.J.) [Sites], May-June, page 15

(Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], July-August, page 40

(Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], September-October, page 23

The 3rd Texas and Southwestern contest [Competitions], November-December, page 6

Spiraling with E. J. (Spiraling with E.J.) [Military], November-December, page 18

Research

Lippisch Delta Wing glider in full scale tunnel; Soaring Champion, March-April, Cover

E.R. Southee, Gliders as a Vehicle of Research, July-August, page 28

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Rhodes, J.T.

[Obituaries]January-February, page 11

Robinson, G.

Up drafts [Sailplanes\Construction], September-October, page 11

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Sailplanes

Fauvel AV-36 Flying Wing; Soaring Attracts Beauty, May-June, Cover

E.R. Southee, Gliders as a Vehicle of Research, July-August, page 28

Winners Circle; Two 1-23s over valley, September-October, Cover

G. Robinson, Up drafts, September-October, page 11

L.A. Bonotaux, The Bonotaux plan, November-December, page 19

Official test of the AV-36 completed, September-October, page 22

New sailplane designs, September-October, page 20

Schwarzenberger, O.

Switzerland provides financial encouragement [Government Support; Switzerland], September-October, page 13

Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer)

SSA mid-winter directors' meeting [Soaring Society of America], March-April, page 15

Shwing, H.F.V.M.

Holland also takes advantage of soaring as youth training medium [Holland; Youth], November-December, page 12

Sites

Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders, May-June, page 6

Sites

Smith, E.S.

Gliding on a shoestring, September-October, page 12

Southee, E.R.

Gliding and soaring in North America [Competitions], July-August, page 11

Mythology and Legend [History], July-August, page 12

Bird Flight as a Basis for the Art of Flying [History], July-August, page 13

Passive Flyers" versus "Power Flyers [History], July-August, page 14

Revival from World War One [History], July-August, page 15

The Lindbergh Period [History], July-August, page 16

Organized National Sponsors for Science-Sport [Competitions], July-August, page 17

Annual National contests [Competitions], July-August, page 18

Regional Soaring Contests [Competitions], July-August, page 19

Organized Regional Sponsors for Science-Sport [Competitions], July-August, page 22

Federal Supervision of Gliders and Glider Pilots [CAA], July-August, page 23

Armed Forces Glider Program [Military], July-August, page 24

Soaring Expeditions and Sites [Sites], July-August, page 25

Gliding and Soaring Schools [Training], July-August, page 26

Gliding and Soaring Associations and clubs [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 27

Gliders as a Vehicle of Research [Sailplanes; Research], July-August, page 28

Literature of Gliding and Soaring [Literature], July-August, page 29

Spurgeon, J.

7th annual Pacific Coast mid-winter soaring championships [Competitions], March-April, page 2

Stacy, D.

SSA participates in aviation workshop [Soaring Society of America], November-December, page 23

Soaring Society of America

E.J. Reeves, Colorado, January-February, page 12

E.J. Reeves, Middle-West, March-April, page 12

E.J. Reeves, May-June, page 15

E.R. Southee, Soaring Expeditions and Sites, July-August, page 25

Soaring Society of America

P.A. Schweizer, SSA mid-winter directors' meeting, March-April, page 15

The National Governing Body for Motorless Flight in the United States is Fully Active, September-October, page 18

Soaring Society of America is represented in meeting of the FAI, September-October, page 22

November-December, page 15

SSA Presents Awards to Modelers, November-December, page 22

D. Stacy, SSA participates in aviation workshop, November-December, page 23

Switzerland

O. Schwarzenberger, Switzerland provides financial encouragement, September-October, page 13

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Training

J.D. Carsey, The president's message, January-February, page 15

ed, To the youngsters, January-February, page 20

E.D. Merry, The noblest of the sports, March-April, page 6

What totals complete aviation education?, May-June, page 22

E.R. Southee, Gliding and Soaring Schools, July-August, page 26

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Up Drafts.

R. Meakin, Up Drafts, May-June, page 16

W.P. Kelsey, Up Drafts, July-August, page 9

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Wells, M.; with J.C. Wolf and R Jackson andA Dawydoff

Recent regional results [Competitions], November-December, page 20

West Germany

J.P. Kuettner, Over Death Valley, Skull Mountain and Funeral Peak, May-June, page 7

L.E. Edgar, 'Way up there, July-August, page 10

J.P. Kuettner, High flying on "the big wave", July-August, page 35

West Germany

European Report, November-December, page 18

Wolf, J.C.; with M. Wells and R Jackson andA Dawydoff

Recent regional results [Competitions], November-December, page 20

Evolution of Glider Design, 1903 and 1953 (Cover) [Glider Design], January-February, Cover

Lippisch Delta Wing glider in full scale tunnel; Soaring Champion (Cover) [Research; Competitions; Betsy Woodward], March-April, Cover

Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders [People\R.J. Dolman and S.W. Smith], March-April, page 9

The 4th OSTIV congress [OSTIV], March-April, page 16

Youth shall fly [Youth], March-April, page 20

Fauvel AV-36 Flying Wing; Soaring Attracts Beauty (Cover) [Sailplanes; People], May-June, Cover

Soaring salutes [Foreign Publications; People\G. W. Haddaway], May-June, page 5

Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders [Scribner, K.], May-June, page 6

OSTIV papers, continued [OSTIV], May-June, page 18

Two New Clubs Formed - Two Meetings Reported [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May-June, page 20

What totals complete aviation education? [Training], May-June, page 22

Soaring Contest; Friendship (Cover) [Competitions; Friendship], July-August, Cover

Soaring - the avocation of aviation leaders [People\T.R. Smith and A.L. Wood], July-August, page 7

Northwest group pioneers 'progressive' type meet [Competitions], July-August, page 8

20th National Soaring Contest [Competitions], July-August, page 21

Winners Circle; Two 1-23s over valley (Cover) [Competitions; Sailplanes], September-October, Cover

Former soaring editor receives highest theater honor [Yerian, E.], September-October, page 12

Northern California annual soaring contest [Competitions], September-October, page 14

The 6th Mid-West soaring contest [Competitions], September-October, page 14

The Wright Memorial glider meet [Competitions], September-October, page 14

Third Annual New England soaring meet [Modeling], September-October, page 14

The National Governing Body for Motorless Flight in the United States is Fully Active (SSA News) [Soaring Society of America; Competitions], September-October, page 18

New sailplane designs [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-24\Mitchell\Perl Penetrator\Skylark\Skylark\Windjammer], September-October, page 20

Official test of the AV-36 completed [Sailplanes\Fauvel AV-36], September-October, page 22

Soaring Society of America is represented in meeting of the FAI [Soaring Society of America; FAI], September-October, page 22

Warren E. Eaton award [Awards\Eaton\Schweizer, E.; Awards\Eaton\Schweizer, P.A.], September-October, page 27

1953 Gliders; 1903 Gliders (Cover) [Gliders], November-December, Cover

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], November-December, page 15

NAA Elects Lanphier [NAA], November-December, page 17

European Report [West Germany], November-December, page 18

SSA Presents Awards to Modelers [Soaring Society of America; Awards], November-December, page 22

Ode to the Swoose, November-December, page 23

Ceiling Unlimited by Lloyd Morris and Kendall Smith [Literature], November-December, page 27

On Being a Bird by Philip Wills [Literature], November-December, page 27

Youth

Former soaring editor receives highest theater honor, September-October, page 12

Youth

Youth shall fly, March-April, page 20

J.D. Carsey, Youth Shall Fly, July-August, page 30

J.D. Carsey, Editorial, July-August, page 41

H.F.V.M. Shwing, Holland also takes advantage of soaring as youth training medium, November-December, page 12

To the youngsters [Training], January-February, page 20

Edgar, L.E.

'Way up there [Medical; Altitude Flights; Wave Soaring], July-August, page 10

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