Soaring Magazine Index for 1953 organized by subject

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A, B, C, F, G, H, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, None

A

Aerodynamics
B.H. Carmichael, Aerodynamic appraisal of Fauvel AV-36, July-August, page 2
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
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
L.E. Edgar, 'Way up there, July-August, page 10
Awards
SSA Presents Awards to Modelers, November-December, page 22
Eaton
Schweizer, E.
Warren E. Eaton award, September-October, page 27
Schweizer, P.A.
Warren E. Eaton award, September-October, page 27
Paul Tuntland Memorial Award
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

B     (up to table of contents)

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

C     (up to table of contents)

CAA
E.R. Southee, Federal Supervision of Gliders and Glider Pilots, July-August, page 23
Canada
Br. Hormisdas, Up Canada way, March-April, page 8
Civil Aeronautic Authority
C.F. Horne, CAA administrator approves SSA objectives, March-April, page 7
Cloud Flying
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

F     (up to table of contents)

FAI
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
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
Soaring salutes, May-June, page 5
Friendship
Soaring Contest; Friendship, July-August, Cover

G     (up to table of contents)

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
Government Support
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

H     (up to table of contents)

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
American
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

L     (up to table of contents)

Launching
Airplane Towing
P.M. Bowers, Western tow planes, January-February, page 6
Towing
P.M. Bowers, Approved towing attachment, September-October, page 25
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

M     (up to table of contents)

Medical
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

N     (up to table of contents)

NAA
NAA Elects Lanphier, November-December, page 17

O     (up to table of contents)

Obituaries
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

P     (up to table of contents)

People
Fauvel AV-36 Flying Wing; Soaring Attracts Beauty, May-June, Cover
G. W. Haddaway
Soaring salutes, May-June, page 5
J.P. Kuettner
A. Raspet, Dr. Joachim Kuettner receives the Paul Tuntland Memorial award, March-April, page 13
R.J. Dolman and S.W. Smith
Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders, March-April, page 9
T.R. Smith and A.L. Wood
Soaring - the avocation of aviation leaders, July-August, page 7
Powered Aircraft
P.M. Bowers, Western tow planes, January-February, page 6

R     (up to table of contents)

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

S     (up to table of contents)

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
Construction
G. Robinson, Up drafts, September-October, page 11
L.A. Bonotaux, The Bonotaux plan, November-December, page 19
Fauvel AV-36
Official test of the AV-36 completed, September-October, page 22
Schweizer SGS 1-24
Mitchell
Perl Penetrator
Skylark
Skylark
Windjammer
New sailplane designs, September-October, page 20
Scribner, K.
Soaring: the avocation of aviation leaders, May-June, page 6
Sites
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

T     (up to table of contents)

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

U     (up to table of contents)

Up Drafts.
R. Meakin, Up Drafts, May-June, page 16
W.P. Kelsey, Up Drafts, July-August, page 9

W     (up to table of contents)

Wave Soaring
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

Y     (up to table of contents)

Yerian, E.
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

None     (up to table of contents)

No subject
E.S. Smith, Gliding on a shoestring, September-October, page 12
Ode to the Swoose, November-December, page 23


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