Soaring Magazine Index for 1955 organized by issue
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January-February, March-April, May-June, July-August, September-October, November-December
1955
January-February 
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Antonov A-9; Nucleon Sailplane (Cover) [Sailplanes]
Editorial [Sweet, F.J.], page facing 1
P. Finley, Jr., The snowbird meet [Competitions\Local], page 2
A.B. Schultz, The Nucleon sailplane [Sailplanes\Nucleon], page 3
P.B. MacCready, Sr., Soaring - the sport of kings [Mu-22; Competitions], page 8
J.M. Robertson, Landings and the approaches thereto [Safety], page 12
P.F. Bikle, The 1-23/1-23D [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-23], page 14
Chicagoland Glider Meet [Competitions\Local], page 14
O. Schwarzenberger, European News [Europe], page 15
E.J. Reeves, Spiraling with E.J. (Spiraling with E.J.) [Training], page 16
New Movies [Movies], page 16
H.E. Jex, Technical aeromodeling - IV [Modeling; Aerodynamics], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
The Munitalp Foundation competition for Meterological papers [Meteorology; Munitalp Foundation], page 21
P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders [Sailplanes\Yakima Clipper], page 22
Looking back [History], page 23
March-April 
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HKS-1; K-1 (Cover) [Sailplanes]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
E. Schweizer, The Schweizer SGS 2-25 [Sailplanes\2-25], page 2
Wendy Ryon [Obituaries], page 6
E. Woodward, European venture [Great Britain], page 7
W.C. Harris, A mountain in the sky [Flights\Award; Cloud Flying], page 8
C. Ellis, from Gliding: Leszno - and subsequent reflections [Great Britain; Competitions\Sites\Leszno], page 11
R.S. Barnaby, Joint IAS - SSA session on soaring flight [Scientific Uses of Gliders], page 13
25th anniversary national soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 14
J.M. Robertson, Could this have been you? [Safety], page 15
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Soaring Society of America], page 16
J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines 9th annual meet [Competitions\Sites\Torrey Pines], page 18
A.E. Slater, Further Outlook, by R.S. Storer and F.H. Ludlam (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Review], page 19
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
P.M. Bowers, (Unusual gliders) [Sailplanes], page 22
Looking back [History\American], page 23
O. Swarzenberger, The German HKS-1 [Sailplanes\KS-1], page 24
May-June 
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Stevens powered Bowlus Baby Albatross; Nelson Hummingbird (Cover) [Motorgliders]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Training; Youth], page facing 1
H.N. Perl, The powered sailplane [Sailplanes\Hummingbird], page 2
P.M. Bowers, (Unusual gliders) [Sailplanes\Motor-Baby], page 7
Proposed rules for 22nd national soaring contest [Competitions\Rules], page 8
R. Smith, Some thoughts behind the '55 rules [Competitions\Rules], page 10
J.P. Kuettner, The exploration of the jetstream by sailplanes [Meteorology], page 11
M. McConnell, News from the Soaring Association of Canada [Canada], page 14
A. Backstrom, Up-to-date on the "Flying Plank" [Sailplanes\EPB-1], page 15
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], page 16
E. Woodward, European venture - II [Germany; Switzerland], page 18
R.S. Barnaby, Experiments with an aural Blind Flying System [Instruments], page 19
M. Welker, Gliding in Greece [Greece], page 20
O. Zauner and A. Heavener, The elimination of guesswork during auto-towing [Launching\Autotow], page 22
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 24
J.H. Lambie, The Don Stevens Bowlus Baby Albatross [Sailplanes\Baby Albatross], page 25
Associate editors [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], page 26
July-August 
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E. Schweizer and all-metal sailplanes -- first and latest (Cover) [Sailplanes]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
W.B. Enyart, Editorial [History\American], page facing 1
E.J. Reeves, A quarter century of soaring contests in America [History\American; Competitions], page 2
The Parade of Champions [Competitions], page 6
Early gliding in Texas [History\American; R.D. Ormond], page 10
R. Bauer, Toledo club comes of age [History\American; Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 11
H.R. Jex, Technical aeromodeling [Aerodynamics; Modeling; Tow Line Forces], page 12
G. Dambach, Northeastern states soaring championships [Competitions\Local], page 14
C. Ripley, Soaring returns to New England [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 15
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Crewing; Competitions\Crewing], page 16
Arthur B. Schultz [Obituaries], page 16
R. Christman, 7th annual Wright Memorial glider meet [Competitions\Local], page 18
H.T. Brower, On building a Schweizer 1-26 [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26; Sailplanes\Construction], page 19
L. Edgar, Frightening experience during "Jet-Stream Project" [Meteorology\Jetstream Project; Wave Soaring], page 20
J.M. Williams, How good will the soaring be? [Meteorology], page 23
H.N. Perl, The powered sailplane [Motorgliders\Hummingbird], page 25
L.M. Licher, Civil Air Regulations for gliding and soaring [Civil Aeronautic Authority; Licenses\Pilot], page 28
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 32
M McConnell, Canadian News [Canada], page 34
O. Schwarzenberger, Meteorology - Lee Waves A dream come true [Wave Soaring], page 36
September-October 
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22nd National Soaring Championships (Cover) [Competitions]
E.J. Reeves, The 22nd US national soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 2
T. Page, Illinois club project [L-K; Licenses\Sailplane], page 9
L.M. Licher, Bikle sets record [Flights\Record], page 10
22nd National Awards and prizes [Awards\Nationals], page 10
22nd National - Statistics Final performance summary [Competitions\National], page 11
B.L. Wiggin, The weather of it [Meteorology], page 12
K. Trager, 22nd National "Alibi" [Competitions\National], page 14
H.C.N. Goodhart, They call it a "vacation" [Competitions; Great Britain], page 18
L.M. Licher, National modeling championships [Modeling], page 19
Free Flight. Soaring Assoc. of Canada [Canada; Literature], page 19
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], page 20
Elementary Gliding by P.H. Blanchard [Literature], page 20
G.J.C. Paul, Royal Air Force gliding and soaring assoc. [Great Britain], page 21
J.P. Kuettner, Jet stream project [Meteorology\Jetstream Project; Meteorology], page 22
P.M. Bowers, (Unusual gliders) [Sailplanes\Cornelius XFG-1], page 25
J. Flynn, Northern California meet [Competitions\Local], page 26
P.M. Bowers, Pacific Northwest meet [Competitions\Local], page 27
W. Harris, Silver Badge Flights The big sit [Flights\Award], page 28
P.M. Bowers, Roy gets his private license [Youth], page 30
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 32
Maurice L. Waters, Jr. [Obituaries], page 35
SSA photographic library continues expansion [Soaring Society of America], page 36
November-December 
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WLM-II; Spyr-V (Cover) [Sailplanes]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Publicity], page facing 1
J.P. Kuettner, Jet Stream project - II [Meteorology\Jetstream Project], page 2
L.M. Licher, Douglas soaring club [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 6
W. Harris, Patter of a short flight [Training], page 7
W.T. Royce, Southern California soaring association 1955 regatta [Competitions\Local], page 8
L.A. Maxey, Super Yo-Yo [Competitions\Flights; Flights\Competition], page 11
R.T. White, Southwestern annual meet [Competitions\Local], page 13
H. Selvidge, The Great Lakes open soaring meet [Competitions\Local], page 14
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], page 16
L.M. Licher, Glide-Aero, Inc. [Commericial], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
Ralph Salisbury, Jr. [Obituaries], page 20
S.J. Bennis, Larissa Stroukoff Memorial Trophy [Awards\Stroukoff], page 21
R.G. Distin, World's first one-design regatta [Competitions\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 22
P.M. Bowers, (Unusual gliders) [Military; Sailplanes\Mistal], page 25
R. Urban, Nothing ventured! [Competitions\Flights; Flights\Competition], page 26
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