Soaring Magazine Index for 1954 organized by subject

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A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, W, Y, None

A

Aerodynamics
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling, January-February, page 19
B.H. Carmichael, What price performance, May-June, page 6
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling, July-August, page 9
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling - III, September-October, page 19
A. Raspet and R. Parker, The low-drag sailplane, November-December, page 10
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
J. Greenbaum, Report from Colorado, January-February, page 14
R.J. Comey, The "Yacht-club" approach, March-April, page 10
Three unique clubs, May-June, page 13
Largest Gliding Organization, May-June, page 25
E. Zarbin, Arizona's first soaring club, July-August, page 13
A.B. Millay, Philadelphia "Open House", September-October, page 32
Notes and Quotes from club bulletins, November-December, page 27
Airports and Gliderports
R.J. Comey, The "Yacht-club" approach, March-April, page 10
E.J. Reeves, May-June, page 16
AMS
SSA joins IAS and AMS in technical meetings, January-February, page 9
B.L. Wiggin, SSA Joins IAS and AMS in technical meetings, March-April, page 18
Award Flights
D. Lewis, Collecting gold and diamonds, September-October, page 14
Awards
21st National, Awards, September-October, page 4
Larissa Stroukoff Scholarships, September-October, page 29
Hall of Fame
Six distinguished soaring men nominated to Hall of Fame, September-October, page 31

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Belgium
A. van Ishoven, Belgian Report, March-April, page 14
Bonotaux, L.A.
Progress report for 21st national contest, May-June, page 1
Britain
Largest Gliding Organization, May-June, page 25
Business
Two-Way Business Flight, July-August, page 8

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Civil Aeronautic Authority
Glider airworthiness, November-December, page 19
Competitions
TSA's Pfeiffer Winch; Bill Hoverman and 1-23D Snowbird Meet, January-February, Cover
R. Distin and H. Burr, 1953 annual Snow Bird meet, January-February, page 2
J. Sargent, Southern California soaring championships, January-February, page 6
21st National goes to Southern California, January-February, page 9
Torrey Pines Meet, January-February, page 9
F.H. Matteson, Team flying, March-April, page 11
A.E. Slater, Camphill - site for 1954 world contest, March-April, page 12
F.B. Compton, Seeding Report, March-April, page 14
J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines meet, May-June, page 2
F. Hoinvllle, World championships, May-June, page 3
Sixth annual Wright Memorial glider meet, July-August, page 2
F.H. Matteson, Northern California annual meet, July-August, page 3
E.J. Reeves, July-August, page 16
Largest entry ever indicated for 21st National, July-August, page 18
21st National story, September-October, page 2
J.H. Aldrich, Operations Elsinore weather conditions, September-October, page 6
E.J. Reeves, Miscellaneous observations on pilots, people, rigs and operations at the 21st performances, September-October, page 8
New England soaring meet, September-October, page 16
F. Lawrence, Northeastern soaring contest, September-October, page 17
E.J. Reeves, You were the ones who made the 21st National the success it was, September-October, page 28
B.L. Wiggin, The world contest, November-December, page 2
E.J. Reeves, November-December, page 16
Flights
R.H. Johnson, My most interesting flight during the 21st National contest, September-October, page 22
National
L.A. Bonotaux, Progress report for 21st national contest, May-June, page 15
R.H. Johnson, My most interesting flight during the 21st National contest, September-October, page 22
Rules
Contest Rules and Regulations for Twenty-First Nation Soaring Contest, May-June, page 18
Cross-Country Soaring
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Cross-country soaring, January-February, page 23
P.B. McCready, Jr., Optimum airspeed selector, March-April, page 8
L. Gehrlein, The flying Gehrleins, November-December, page 23

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Denmark
P. Weishaupt, Soaring in Denmark, March-April, page 13
Design
R.J.McQuilkin, Sailplane Mach 1, July-August, page 17

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Europe
F.H. Matteson, European report, January-February, page 11
O. Schwarzenberger, European news, November-December, page 28

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France
W.H. Pratt, Soaring in France, May-June, page 24

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Gehrlein, L.
Gehrlein's cash awards proved great boon to Harris Hill, March-April, page 17
Germany
L.M. Licher, Germany wins Nordic finals, September-October, page 29
Great Britain
A.E. Slater, Camphill - site for 1954 world contest, March-April, page 12

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History
American
F.J. Sweet, 50 years later, March-April, page 6
Looking back, July-August, page 28
J.D. Carsey, To have served as president, September-October, page 26
Looking back, September-October, page 34
Homebuilding
R.J.McQuilkin, Sailplane Mach 1, July-August, page 17

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IAS
SSA joins IAS and AMS in technical meetings, January-February, page 9
B. Shupack, SSA joins IAS and AMS in technical meetings, March-April, page 18
Instruments
P.B. McCready, Jr., Optimum airspeed selector, March-April, page 8
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Measurements of vertical currents, May-June, page 11
Israel
Gliding in Israel, September-October, page 29
Italy
New Italian Record, May-June, page 22

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Japan
Japanese Distance Record, May-June, page 24

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Launching
Winch Towing
N.J. Lipstein, Winch towing fundamentals, July-August, page 6
Licenses, Sailplane
A.B. Schultz, Sailplane and glider kits and planes, January-February, page 8
Glider airworthiness, November-December, page 19
Literature
various, authors Science Study Series, Paperback Review, Noble, G.K. The Papers of Wilbur and Orville Wright, McFarland, M.W., ed., May-June, page 24
C.R. Ellis, Waltzing with a cloud, September-October, page 13

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Meteorology
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Measurements of vertical currents, May-June, page 11
J.H. Aldrich, Operations Elsinore weather conditions, September-October, page 6
Military
P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, May-June, page 22
Modeling
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling, January-February, page 19
A. and D. Raspet, Bathtub aerodynamics, March-April, page 7
L.M. Licher, Soaring modeling, May-June, page 23
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling, July-August, page 9
Modeling events during 21st national, July-August, page 11
L.M. Licher, 21st national soaring model gliding meet, September-October, page 13
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling - III, September-October, page 19
L.M. Licher, Germany wins Nordic finals, September-October, page 29
Mountain Soaring
D.C. Johnson, The conquest of Pikes Peak, November-December, page 22
Mu-22
P.B. McCready, Jr., Optimum airspeed selector, March-April, page 8

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OSTIV
5th OSTIV congress, March-April, page 19

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People
Maggie Kensey solos 2-22; Ohio Aviation Board Director with Rudy Opitz, May-June, Cover
Performance Calculations
B.H. Carmichael, What price performance, May-June, page 6
Perl Penetrator
H.N. Perl, The Perl Penetrator, March-April, page 2
Powered Aircraft
The McDonnell Convertiplane, March-April, page 19
Publicity
R.J. Comey, The "Yacht-club" approach, March-April, page 10

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Radio Communications
L.R. Arnold, Youth "check-out" via radio, January-February, page 7
Radios
The Mobilet 150 2-way Radio, July-August, page 22
Records
New Italian Record, May-June, page 22
Japanese Distance Record, May-June, page 24
New World Records, September-October, page 32
Robert F. Symons
Ace Pilot Rescued, May-June, page 24

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Safety
Harris Hill fatality, May-June, page 10
SSA Safe Practices Committee| J.M Robertaon, New Jersey fatality, July-August, page 12
Sailplanes
Danish Rhönbuzzard; Harry Perl in his Penetrator, March-April, Cover
P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, May-June, page 22
Report from the Schweizers, May-June, page 25
I.A. 41 Uruba; EPB-1, July-August, Cover
Lyle Maxey in M-K-P; Don Mitchell's Nimbus, September-October, Cover
P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, September-October, page 26
P.A. Schweizer, The Schweizer 1-26, September-October, page 30
MG-19; 1-23E, November-December, Cover
J. Tsuchiya, Interesting Gliders, November-December, page 22
Construction
A.B. Schultz, Sailplane and glider kits and planes, January-February, page 8
EPB-1
A. Backstrum, The EPB-1 "Flying Plank", July-August, page 14
J.A. Powell, The EPB-1 "Flying Plank", September-October, page 18
Fauvel AV-36
P.M. Bowers, Flying the Fauvel, September-October, page 12
FG-II
P.M. Bowers, Unusual gliders, March-April, page 22
Franklin
P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, July-August, page 22
Oka
P.M. Bowers, Unusual gliders, January-February, page 15
Pratt-Read
R.C. Kidder, Improved access for P-R assembly, January-February, page 21
Schweizer SGS 1-26
P.A. Schweizer, A report on the Schweizer 1-26, March-April, page 23
Tiny Mite
A. Raspet and R. Parker, The low-drag sailplane, November-December, page 10
Schweizer
Report from the Schweizers, May-June, page 25
SGS 1-26
P.A. Schweizer, The Schweizer 1-26, September-October, page 30
Sites
F.H. Matteson, European report, January-February, page 11
A.E. Slater, Camphill - site for 1954 world contest, March-April, page 12
E.J. Reeves, Elsinore, March-April, page 16
International
Egypt
G.C. Sweeney, Soaring in Egypt, September-October, page 23
Rhodesia
M. Pike, Gliding in Rhodesia, July-August, page 22
TSA
E.D. Craik, TSA's venture into real estate, November-December, page 17
Soaring Society of America
SSA mid-winter directors meeting, March-April, page 21
May-June, page 20
July-August, page 20
Education, Research, Recreation, Soaring Society of America, July-August, page 23
F.J. Sweet, Editorial, September-October, pages facing 1
J.D. Carsey, Jon Carsey now SSA immediate past president, September-October, page 23
September-October, page 24
F.J. Sweet, Editorial, November-December, pages facing 1
November-December, page 20
Safe Practices Committee
Harris Hill fatality, May-June, page 10
Stan Smith
Two-Way Business Flight, July-August, page 8

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Towing
T. Page, Tow-line drag 'chute solution, January-February, page 13
Trailers
H.J. Stiglmeier, Let's improve our trailers, January-February, page 12
Training
L.R. Arnold, Youth "check-out" via radio, January-February, page 7
G. Storer, Youth gets an opportunity, January-February, page 10
A.H. Schmid, PGC summer training camp, September-October, page 15
L.A. DeLange, The value of gliding and soaring for training airline and military pilots, November-December, page 13

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Winch
TSA's Pfeiffer Winch; Bill Hoverman and 1-23D Snowbird Meet, January-February, Cover

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Youth
L.R. Arnold, Youth "check-out" via radio, January-February, page 7
G. Storer, Youth gets an opportunity, January-February, page 10
J.D. Carsey, More printed matter on a real air youth program, March-April, page 28
G.R. Wilson, An editorial, May-June, pages facing 1
E.J. Reeves, Seven lads and a lass in TSA's first youth training class, May-June, page 12
Youth will fly, November-December, page 21

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No subject
E.J. Reeves, January-February, page 16
E.J. Reeves, September-October, page 20

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