Soaring Magazine Index for 1956 organized by subject

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A, B, C, D, F, H, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, Y, None

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Aerodynamic Design

R.H. Johnson, Wing drag due to twist and sweep forward, March-April, page 20

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs

C. Hiller, Six months of accomplishment, January-February, page 21

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, January-February, page 27

C.K. Hauke, Tax exemptions for soaring clubs, March-April, page 7

G.B. Storer and A. Raspet, Mississippi State College glider club activity report, March-April, page 25

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, March-April, page 35

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, May-June, page 27

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, July-August, page 27

G.A. Rowley, PGC Open House, November-December, page 16

L.M. Licher, November-December, page 27

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, November-December, page 31

Air Shows and Demonstrations

H. Selvidge, Glider show at Ford Museum, May-June, page 2

Altitude Flights

G.H. Rogers, 18,000 feet and uneventful, January-February, page 24

Australia

A. Ash, The Schneider Kookaburra, July-August, page 19

Aviation

Annual Summary of U.S. Private & Sporting Aviation, May-June, page 20

Awards

R.S. Barnaby, SSA awards presented at the annual national soaring contest, July-August, page 2

Trophies and awards presented at the 23rd annual US national soaring championships, September-October, page 20

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Birds

J. Barlee, Flying for business and pleasure, from Shell Aviation News, November-December, page 10

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Champions

Jenny Mae, photo by R.A. Smith; Breguet 901, photo by F.H. Matteson, September-October, Cover

Clubs

Adrian, Michigan
J. Nowak, Toledo Glider Club: Adrian, Michigan, July-August, page 8

Commercial Operations

T. Nelson, The "Hummingbird Haven" Nelson gliderport, March-April, page 17

Committee

J.M. Robertson, Addendum to 1955 listing of accidents, March-April, page 13

Competitions

R.H. Johnson, Why one-class contests?, January-February, page 17

Pan-American Soaring Championships, May-June, page 25

Canadian Soaring Meet, May-June, page 28

E.J. Reeves, July-August, page 16

Class contests a possibility, July-August, page 23

B.L. Wiggin, Vive La Bella France, September-October, page 2

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Flying in the 1956 internationals, November-December, page 2

E.J. Reeves, Some comparisons, November-December, page 17

Local: H.E. Burr, The snowbird meet 1955, January-February, page 5; J. Spurgeon, Torrey Pines meet, May-June, page 26

National: R.T. White, The 23rd annual national soaring contest, March-April, page 14; The 23rd annual US national soaring championships, May-June, page 9; J.D. Carsey, A national scoring system, May-June, page 10; The 23rd annual US national soaring championships Rules and Regulations, July-August, page 7; Some of those who will compete at the 23rd, July-August, page 13; R.S. Barnaby, 23rd annual US national soaring championships, September-October, page 13; 23rd National - Statistics National soaring championship tallies - 1956, September-October, page 18; L.A. Maxey, The 23rd through polaroids, November-December, page 20; F.B. Compton, Sidelights of the 23rd nationals, November-December, page 28

Regional: R.G. Distin, Northeastern states soaring championships, September-October, page 24

Sailplanes

Schweizer SGS 1-26
H.E. Burr, The second annual 1-26 regatta, November-December, page 18

World: F.J. Sweet, 1956 world championships, May-June, page 18

Conferences and Conventions

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Joint SSA-AMS meeting, July-August, page 20

Crewing

W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus, March-April, page 27

W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - II, May-June, page 28

W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - III, July-August, page 24

W.T. Royce, Diana and Daedalus - Conclusion, September-October, page 27

Cross-Country Soaring

G.A. Downsbrough, Crosscountry a la Hummingbird, January-February, page 7

W.S. Ivans, Jr., Triangle flight, July-August, page 4

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Design Competitions

Sailplane design competition, May-June, page 24

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FAI

FAI rules for out-and-return and triangular races, July-August, page 10

Future Forecasts

Fearless Fred, Pointless Predictions, July-August, page 17

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History

American
E.J. Reeves, January-February, page 16

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Launching

Winches

Construction
F.B. Friedewald, The Blossom winch, March-April, page 26
H. Selvidge, The Vultures winch, November-December, page 24

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Meteorology

J.P. Kuettner, Jet stream project - III, January-February, page 2

H.D. Hutchinson and J. Aldrich, Soaring weather service, January-February, page 14

J.P. Kuettner, Jet stream project - IV, March-April, page 2

J.H. Lambie, Some observations on the Elsinore shear lines, May-June, page 4

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Joint SSA-AMS meeting, July-August, page 20

R.A. Young, Jr., OSTIV Congress meteorological section, September-October, page 12

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Research information needed from soaring pilots, November-December, page 26

Modeling

N. Kadmon, Soaring readers write, January-February, page 25

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OSTIV

SSA News, May-June, page 20

Class contests a possibility, July-August, page 23

R.A. Young, Jr., OSTIV Congress meteorological section, September-October, page 12

F.H. Matteson, Resume of technical sessions of the OSTIV, September-October, page 22

E. Woodward, OSTIV, a short account of its past, present and future, November-December, page 25

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People

D-34 Sailplane, photo by Martin Deskau; Hanna Reitsch in Zugvogel, photo by Martin Deskau, January-February, Cover

John Bardwick: Soaring Pilot's Marine Adventure, March-April, page 29

Robert B. Smith: R.S. Barnaby, The Bob Smith story, January-February, page 12

B.L. Wiggin: Barney Wiggin honored, May-June, page 11

Publicity

R.E. Barrett, The Soaring Society of Dayton, Inc. publicity program, July-August, page 5

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Radio Communications

R.H. Ball, Radio at the 1956 National Soaring Championships, November-December, page 8

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Safety

J.M. Robertson, Colorado fatality, January-February, page 13

J.M. Robertson, Addendum to 1955 listing of accidents, March-April, page 13

Fatal accident in Texas, July-August, page 16

Committee: J.M. Robertson, Again, could this have been you?, January-February, page 18

Sailplane

Elfe-III, photo by Heimgartner, March-April, Cover

Super-Elfe, photo by Heimgartner, November-December, Cover

Sailplanes

D-34 Sailplane, photo by Martin Deskau; Hanna Reitsch in Zugvogel, photo by Martin Deskau, January-February, Cover

Sailplanes at Smaden, Switzerland, photo by Maurer, July-August, Cover

Jenny Mae, photo by R.A. Smith; Breguet 901, photo by F.H. Matteson, September-October, Cover

P.M. Bowers, September-October, page 22

P.M. Bowers, November-December, page 30

BG-12: J. Wolfe, Briegleb's new BG-12 test flown, May-June, page 22

Bowlus Albatross: P.M. Bowers, Unusual gliders, January-February, page 15

Breguet 901: P.B. MacCready, Jr., Flying in the 1956 internationals, November-December, page 2

Cherokee II: S.A. Hall, Cherokee II, March-April, page 18; S. Hall, The soaring test pilot flies Cherokee II, November-December, page 6

Construction: J.H. Lambie, The 1-26 community service project, March-April, page 12; M.B. Swartzberg, Technique of smoothing leading edges of sailplanes, May-June, page 12

De Haviland Sparrow: P.M. Bowers and J.W. Dees, De Haviland Sparrow Unusual gliders, March-April, page 16

Espenlaub 5: P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders, July-August, page 18

Goppingen-3 Minimoa: P.M. Bowers, May-June, page 13

Hummingbird: G.A. Downsbrough, Crosscountry a la Hummingbird, January-February, page 7

Kookaburra: A. Ash, The Schneider Kookaburra, July-August, page 19

Mu-22: B.L. Wiggin, Vive La Bella France, September-October, page 2

Nimbus III: V. Swierkowski, Nimbus III, May-June, page 17

Schweizer SGS 1-26: J.H. Lambie, The 1-26 community service project, March-April, page 12; E. Schweizer and P.A. Schweizer, 1-26 progress report, May-June, page 6