Soaring Magazine Index for 1956 organized by issue
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January-February, March-April, May-June, July-August, September-October, November-December
1956
January-February 
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D-34 Sailplane, photo by Martin Deskau; Hanna Reitsch in Zugvogel, photo by Martin Deskau (Cover) [Sailplanes; People]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
J.P. Kuettner, Jet stream project - III [Meteorology], page 2
H.E. Burr, The snowbird meet 1955 [Competitions\Local], page 5
G.A. Downsbrough, Crosscountry a la Hummingbird [Cross-Country Soaring; Sailplanes\Hummingbird], page 7
R.S. Barnaby, The Bob Smith story [People\Robert B. Smith], page 12
J.M. Robertson, Colorado fatality [Safety], page 13
H.D. Hutchinson and J. Aldrich, Soaring weather service [Meteorology], page 14
P.M. Bowers, Unusual gliders [Sailplanes\Bowlus Albatross], page 15
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [History\American], page 16
R.H. Johnson, Why one-class contests? [Competitions], page 17
J.M. Robertson, Again, could this have been you? [Safety\Committee], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
C. Hiller, Six months of accomplishment [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 21
E.O. Menefee, Hitting the jackpot at Minden, Nevada [Sites\Minden, Nevada], page 22
G.H. Rogers, 18,000 feet and uneventful [Altitude Flights], page 24
N. Kadmon, Soaring readers write (Letter) [Modeling], page 25
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 27
March-April 
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Elfe-III, photo by Heimgartner (Cover) [Sailplane]
F.J. Sweet, (Editorial) [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
J.P. Kuettner, Jet stream project - IV [Meteorology], page 2
C.K. Hauke, Tax exemptions for soaring clubs [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 7
L. Niemi, The sailplane "Sisu-1" [Sailplanes\Sisu 1], page 8
J.H. Lambie, The 1-26 community service project [Sailplanes\Construction; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 12
J.M. Robertson, Addendum to 1955 listing of accidents [Safety; Committee], page 13
R.T. White, The 23rd annual national soaring contest [Competitions\National], page 14
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Sites], page 16
P.M. Bowers and J.W. Dees, De Haviland Sparrow Unusual gliders [Sailplanes\De Haviland Sparrow], page 16
T. Nelson, The "Hummingbird Haven" Nelson gliderport [Commercial Operations], page 17
S.A. Hall, Cherokee II [Sailplanes\Cherokee II], page 18
R.H. Johnson, Wing drag due to twist and sweep forward [Aerodynamic Design], page 20
G.B. Storer and A. Raspet, Mississippi State College glider club activity report [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Training], page 25
F.B. Friedewald, The Blossom winch [Launching\Winches\Construction], page 26
W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus [Crewing], page 27
Soaring Pilot's Marine Adventure [People\John Bardwick], page 29
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 32
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 35
May-June 
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Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, photo courtesy Henry Ford Museum (Cover) [Show]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Youth], page facing 1
H. Selvidge, Glider show at Ford Museum [Air Shows and Demonstrations], page 2
J.H. Lambie, Some observations on the Elsinore shear lines [Meteorology], page 4
E. Schweizer and P.A. Schweizer, 1-26 progress report [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 6
The 23rd annual US national soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 9
J.D. Carsey, A national scoring system [Competitions\National], page 10
Barney Wiggin honored [People\B.L. Wiggin], page 11
M.B. Swartzberg, Technique of smoothing leading edges of sailplanes [Sailplanes\Construction], page 12
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Goppingen-3 Minimoa], page 13
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.), page 16
V. Swierkowski, Nimbus III [Sailplanes\Nimbus III], page 17
F.J. Sweet, 1956 world championships [Competitions\World], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
Annual Summary of U.S. Private & Sporting Aviation [Aviation], page 20
SSA News [OSTIV], page 20
J. Wolfe, Briegleb's new BG-12 test flown [Sailplanes\BG-12], page 22
Sailplane design competition [Design Competitions], page 24
Pan-American Soaring Championships [Competitions], page 25
J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines meet [Competitions\Local], page 26
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 27
W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - II [Crewing], page 28
Canadian Soaring Meet [Competitions], page 28
July-August 
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Sailplanes at Smaden, Switzerland, photo by Maurer (Cover) [Sailplanes; Switzerland]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial, page facing 1
R.S. Barnaby, SSA awards presented at the annual national soaring contest [Awards], page 2
W.S. Ivans, Jr., Triangle flight [Cross-Country Soaring], page 4
R.E. Barrett, The Soaring Society of Dayton, Inc. publicity program [Publicity], page 5
The 23rd annual US national soaring championships Rules and Regulations [Competitions\National], page 7
J. Nowak, Toledo Glider Club: Adrian, Michigan [Clubs\Adrian, Michigan], page 8
FAI rules for out-and-return and triangular races [FAI], page 10
Some of those who will compete at the 23rd [Competitions\National], page 13
E.J. Reeves, (Spiraling with E.J.) [Competitions], page 16
Fatal accident in Texas [Safety], page 16
Fearless Fred, Pointless Predictions [Future Forecasts], page 17
L.M. Licher, (West words), page 18
P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Espenlaub 5], page 18
A. Ash, The Schneider Kookaburra [Australia; Sailplanes\Kookaburra], page 19
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Joint SSA-AMS meeting [Conferences and Conventions; Meteorology], page 20
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 22
Class contests a possibility [Competitions; OSTIV], page 23
W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - III [Crewing], page 24
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 27
September-October 
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Jenny Mae, photo by R.A. Smith; Breguet 901, photo by F.H. Matteson (Cover) [Champions; Sailplanes]
R.M. Stanley, , page facing 1
B.L. Wiggin, Vive La Bella France [Competitions; Sailplanes\Mu-22], page 2
R.A. Young, Jr., OSTIV Congress meteorological section [OSTIV; Meteorology], page 12
R.S. Barnaby, 23rd annual US national soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 13
23rd National - Statistics National soaring championship tallies - 1956 [Competitions\National], page 18
Trophies and awards presented at the 23rd annual US national soaring championships [Awards], page 20
F.H. Matteson, Resume of technical sessions of the OSTIV [OSTIV], page 22
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes], page 22
R.G. Distin, Northeastern states soaring championships [Competitions\Regional], page 24
W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - Conclusion [Crewing], page 27
November-December 
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Super-Elfe, photo by Heimgartner (Cover) [Sailplane]
F.J. Sweet, Then and now [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Flying in the 1956 internationals [Sailplanes\Breguet 901; Competitions], page 2
S. Hall, The soaring test pilot flies Cherokee II [Test Flying\Cherokee II; Sailplanes\Cherokee II], page 6
R.H. Ball, Radio at the 1956 National Soaring Championships [Radio Communications], page 8
J. Barlee, Flying for business and pleasure, from Shell Aviation News [Birds], page 10
G.A. Rowley, PGC Open House [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 16
E.J. Reeves, Some comparisons [Competitions], page 17
H.E. Burr, The second annual 1-26 regatta [Competitions\Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 18
L.A. Maxey, The 23rd through polaroids [Competitions\National], page 20
H. Selvidge, The Vultures winch [Launching\Winches\Construction], page 24
E. Woodward, OSTIV, a short account of its past, present and future [OSTIV], page 25
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Research information needed from soaring pilots [Meteorology], page 26
L.M. Licher, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 27
F.B. Compton, Sidelights of the 23rd nationals [Competitions\National], page 28
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes], page 30
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 30
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 31
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