Soaring Magazine Index for 1957 organized by Subject and Author

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Department, Columns, or Sections of the magazine are indicated within parentheses '( )'.
Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.

A, B, C, G, I, L, M, O, R, S, W, None

Allen, J.H.

New National Record [Record Flights], July-August, page 22

The SSD and the future, from BSD Newsletter [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 26

Anthony, J.G.

A soaring autobiography [People\J.G. Anthony], November-December, page 26

B (up to table of contents)

Awards

L.M. Licher, January-February, page 21

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

G.B. Storer and A. Raspet, Mississippi State College Glider Club 1956 Activity Report, March-April, page 7

L.M. Licher, March-April, page 18

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, March-April, page 23

L.M. Licher, May-June, page 31

J.H. Allen, The SSD and the future, from BSD Newsletter, July-August, page 26

B.M. Ryan, July-August, page 29

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, July-August, page 34

B.M. Ryan, September-October, page 20

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins, September-October, page 26

B.M. Ryan, November-December, page 21

Awards

The Diamond Holders, March-April, page 17

24th nationals awards banquet, July-August, page 10

R.E. Brown, Diamond C No. 8, January-February, page 12

S.V. Starr, Diamonds in the sky, July-August, page 12

F.B. Compton, 320 miles to Plymouth, September-October, page 2

D.J. Mancuso, Diamond C altitude at Bishop, September-October, page 10

H. Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert -- Part I, November-December, page 8

L.M. Licher, Use of cameras for FAI awards and records, March-April, page 13

Backstrom, A.A.

Evaluation of the first plank performance measurements [Sailplanes\EPB-1; Performance Calculations], January-February, page 18

Bardwell, E.S.

Elmira invites you to the 24th National [Competitions\National; Competitions\Sites\Elmira], May-June, page 2

Battle, J.M.

Radio for a soaring club [Radio Equipment], May-June, page 9

Bowers, P.M.

Interesting gliders. [Sailplanes\CG 10-A], January-February, page 10

The unique adventures of a 1-26 [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], January-February, page 15

Don't build a primary [Sailplanes], March-April, page 8

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Super Soaker], March-April, page 15

(Interesting gliders) [Military; Sailplanes\SG-38], May-June, page 23

The towplane problem [Powered Aircraft; Launching\Tow Planes], May-June, page 24

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes], September-October, page 23

1957 Northwest international soaring meet [Competitions\Local], November-December, page 12

A different book [Literature], November-December, page 17

Interesting gliders [Sailplanes\Bowlus Ba-102], November-December, page 23

Brown, R.E.

Diamond C No. 8 [Awards\Flights], January-February, page 12

Bundy, Francis P. (a.k.a. F.P. Bundy, Francis Bundy)

Across New England by sailplane [Cross-Country Soaring], July-August, page 16

Burr, H.E.

The 1956 Snowbird meet [Competitions\Snowbird], January-February, page 16

C (up to table of contents)

Birds

C.D. Cone, Jr., An apprenticeship to the birds, May-June, page 19

C (up to table of contents)

Champion

International mass goal flights, September-October, page 1

Champion

Les Arnold, Champion, and Nelson Nummingbird, photo by Rose Marie Licher, September-October, cover

Claybourn, H. Marshall (a.k.a. M. Claybourn, H.M. Claybourn)

Our Schweizer 1-26 [Sailplanes\Construction; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], March-April, page 2

The 1957 Central Texas soaring meet, from Texas Spirals [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 21

Compton, F.B.

320 miles to Plymouth [Awards\Flights], September-October, page 2

Cone, C.D., Jr.

An apprenticeship to the birds [Birds; Theory of Soaring Flight], May-June, page 19

G (up to table of contents)

Competitions

L.M. Licher, New Civil Air Regulations, January-February, page 14

Competitions

P.B. MacCready, Sr., More comparisons, January-February, page 7

A summary report, January-February, page 22

P.B. MacCready, Sr., Additional comparisons, March-April, page 16

R.E. Wilcox, 1-26 "one design" regatta, September-October, page 6

24th nationals awards banquet, July-August, page 10

J.C Lincoln, Beginner's luck, May-June, page 13

J. Lincoln, Beginner's luck, concluded, July-August, page 24

S. Smith, Every twenty-four years, November-December, page 2

D. Miller, The 5th contest day, November-December, page 25

NCSA 7th annual soaring contest, July-August, page 20

H.M. Claybourn, The 1957 Central Texas soaring meet, from Texas Spirals, July-August, page 21

9th annual Wright memorial meet, July-August, page 22

J.D. Graves, 1957 West Coast soaring championships, September-October, page 8

P.M. Bowers, 1957 Northwest international soaring meet, November-December, page 12

E.S. Bardwell, Elmira invites you to the 24th National, May-June, page 2

Rules and Regulations 24th annual US National soaring championships, May-June, page 4

L.M. Licher, 24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions, July-August, page 2

24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions - Tallies - 1957, July-August, page 8

E.S. Bardwell, Elmira invites you to the 24th National, May-June, page 2

T.W. Sanford, Jr., The 11th annual Torrey Pines meet, March-April, page 4

H.E. Burr, The 1956 Snowbird meet, January-February, page 16

W.S. Ivans, Jr., St. Yan Aftermath, January-February, page 2

Cover

Ambrosini "Conguro" and AVM "Gheppio" photo by Giorgio Apostolo, January-February, cover

Schweizer 1-26 at TSA, March-April, cover

Cross-Country Soaring

F.P. Bundy, Across New England by sailplane, July-August, page 16

H. Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert -- Part I, November-December, page 8

D (up to table of contents)

DuPont Foundation

Harner Selvldge, DuPont Foundation aids SSA, November-December, page 26

F (up to table of contents)

Films

List of films available from the photographic library of the Soaring Societ of America, September-October, page 14

H (up to table of contents)

Graves, J.D.

1957 West Coast soaring championships [Competitions\Local], September-October, page 8

Gray, J.H.

Fiberglas reinforced plastic - an ideal sailplane material? [Sailplanes\Construction], March-April, page 14

The care and feeding of a sailplane antenna system [Radio Equipment], September-October, page 4

I (up to table of contents)

History

Twenty Years Ago, January-February, page 26

Twenty Years Ago, March-April, page 22

P.B. MacCready, Sr., American soaring techniques, May-June, page 8

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, May-June, page 32

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, July-August, page 28

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, September-October, page 21

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, November-December, page 20

Instruments

P.B. MacCready, Jr., The total energy variometer, March-April, page 5

Ivans, William S., Jr. (a.k.a. W.S. Ivans, W.S. Ivans, Jr., Bill Ivans)

St. Yan Aftermath [Safety; Competitions\World], January-February, page 2

L (up to table of contents)

Jean-Linda

V. Oldershaw, The perils of Jean-Linda, November-December, page 22

L (up to table of contents)

Launching

P.M. Bowers, The towplane problem, May-June, page 24

Licher, Lloyd M. (a.k.a. L.M. Licher, L. Licher)

New Civil Air Regulations [Civil Aeronautics Board], January-February, page 14

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January-February, page 21

Use of cameras for FAI awards and records [Awards\Rules], March-April, page 13

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 18

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May-June, page 31

24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions [Competitions\National], July-August, page 2

Lincoln, J.

Beginner's luck, concluded [Competitions\Flights], July-August, page 24

Lincoln, J.C

Beginner's luck [Competitions\Flights], May-June, page 13

M (up to table of contents)

Literature

SSA Directors make far-reaching decision, March-April, page 24

Literature

Ernie Rydberg, Conquer the Winds, July-August, page 35

P.M. Bowers, A different book, November-December, page 17

H. Selvidge, Flying is My Life/ The Sky My Kingdom, by Hanna Reitsch, September-October, page 24

H. Selvidge, The Airman's World, by Gill Robb Wilson, November-December, page 33

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, May-June, page 32

MacCready, P.B., Sr.

More comparisons [Competitions; Sailplanes], January-February, page 7

Additional comparisons [Performance Calculations; Competitions], March-April, page 16

American soaring techniques [History\American], May-June, page 8

MacCready, Paul B., Jr. (a.k.a. P.B. MacCready, Jr., P. MacCready, Jr.)

Hills are thermal producers [Sailplanes; Meteorology\Convection; Techniques\Thermal], January-February, page 11

The total energy variometer [Instruments\Variometers], March-April, page 5

Let's break some records [Record Flights], March-April, page 6

Mancuso, D.J.

Diamond C altitude at Bishop [Awards\Flights; Techniques\Wave], September-October, page 10

Miller, D.

The 5th contest day [Competitions\Flights], November-December, page 25

O (up to table of contents)

Meteorology

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Hills are thermal producers, January-February, page 11

R.E. Ruch, Forecasting soaring conditions?, September-October, page 12

Military

P.M. Bowers, May-June, page 23

First sailplanes for Air Academy, news release, July-August, page 19

O (up to table of contents)

OSTIV

Frederick C. Obarr, January-February, page 6

William T. Bowley, July-August, page 32

OSTIV

A summary report, January-February, page 22

P (up to table of contents)

Oldershaw, V.

The perils of Jean-Linda [Jean-Linda; Test Flying], November-December, page 22

R (up to table of contents)

People

J.G. Anthony, A soaring autobiography, November-December, page 26

Powered Aircraft

A.A. Backstrom, Evaluation of the first plank performance measurements, January-February, page 18

P.B. MacCready, Sr., Additional comparisons, March-April, page 16

Powered Aircraft

P.M. Bowers, The towplane problem, May-June, page 24

R (up to table of contents)

Raspet, A.; with G.B. Storer

Mississippi State College Glider Club 1956 Activity Report [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 7

Reeves, E.J.

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [Literature\International; History\American], May-June, page 32

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], July-August, page 28

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], September-October, page 21

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], November-December, page 20

Robertson, J.M., compiler

(Safety first) [Safety], July-August, page 33

Safety First (Safety first) [Safety], September-October, page 13

1956 accident survey [Safety], November-December, page 14

Ruch, R.E.

Forecasting soaring conditions? [Meteorology\Forecasting], September-October, page 12

Ryan, Bertha M. (a.k.a. Bertha Ryan, B.M. Ryan, B. Ryan)

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 29

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September-October, page 20

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November-December, page 21

Rydberg, Ernie

Conquer the Winds [Literature], July-August, page 35

S (up to table of contents)

Record Flights

J.M. Battle, Radio for a soaring club, May-June, page 9

J.H. Gray, The care and feeding of a sailplane antenna system, September-October, page 4

Record Flights

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Let's break some records, March-April, page 6

J.H. Allen, New National Record, July-August, page 22

200 Kilometer course record established, September-October, page 18

S (up to table of contents)

Sailplane

W.S. Ivans, Jr., St. Yan Aftermath, January-February, page 2

H. Selvidge, Safety considerations in sailplane cockpit design, March-April, page 10

News briefs, July-August, page 32

J.M. Robertson, compiler, July-August, page 33

J.M. Robertson, compiler, Safety First, September-October, page 13

Dragontross lost, September-October, page 17

J.M. Robertson, compiler, 1956 accident survey, November-December, page 14

H. Selvidge, November-December, page 19

Sailplane

New Sailplane Design, photo by Fred S. Lord, May-June, cover

Les Arnold, Champion, and Nelson Nummingbird, photo by Rose Marie Licher, September-October, cover

Laister-Kauffman at Torrey Pines, photo by Rose Marie Licher, November-December, cover

Schweizer 1-26 at TSA, March-April, cover

Sailplane Champion

Stan Smith at competition, photo by Rose Marie Licher, July-August, cover

Sailplanes

P.B. MacCready, Sr., More comparisons, January-February, page 7

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Hills are thermal producers, January-February, page 11

P.M. Bowers, Don't build a primary, March-April, page 8

P.M. Bowers, September-October, page 23

Ambrosini "Conguro" and AVM "Gheppio" photo by Giorgio Apostolo, January-February, cover

J.C. Wolfe, BG-12A improves performance, November-December, page 18

P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders, November-December, page 23

P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders., January-February, page 10

Progress report on Cherokee II, September-October, page 17

M. Claybourn, Our Schweizer 1-26, March-April, page 2

J.H. Gray, Fiberglas reinforced plastic - an ideal sailplane material?, March-April, page 14

V. Swierkowski, The "Finish", May-June, page 6

A.A. Backstrom, Evaluation of the first plank performance measurements, January-February, page 18

R.E. Schreder, Building the AirMate HP-7, May-June, page 16

Schweizer 1-21 given to SSA, July-August, page 18

P.M. Bowers, The unique adventures of a 1-26, January-February, page 15

M. Claybourn, Our Schweizer 1-26, March-April, page 2

R.E. Wilcox, 1-26 "one design" regatta, September-October, page 6

P.M. Bowers, May-June, page 23

P.M. Bowers, March-April, page 15

Sanford, T.W., Jr.

The 11th annual Torrey Pines meet [Competitions\Sites\Torrey Pines], March-April, page 4

Schreder, Richard E. (a.k.a. R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, Dick Schreder, R. Schreder, Richard Schreder, R.E. Schreder)

Building the AirMate HP-7 [Sailplanes\HP-7], May-June, page 16

Schweizer, P.A

Editorial [Soaring Society of America], July-August, pages facing 1

Selvidge, Harner (a.k.a. H. Selvidge)

Safety considerations in sailplane cockpit design [Safety], March-April, page 10

Flying is My Life/ The Sky My Kingdom, by Hanna Reitsch (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Reviews], September-October, page 24

No excuses anymore [Soaring Society of America], November-December, pages facing 1

Selvldge, Harner

Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert -- Part I [Sites; Awards\Flights; Cross-Country Soaring], November-December, page 8

(Safety first) [Safety], November-December, page 19

The Airman's World, by Gill Robb Wilson (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Reviews], November-December, page 33

Selvldge, Harner

DuPont Foundation aids SSA [Soaring Society of America; DuPont Foundation], November-December, page 26

Smith, S.

Every twenty-four years [Competitions\Flights], November-December, page 2

Starr, Sterling V. (a.k.a. Sterling Starr, S.V. Starr, S. Starr)

Diamonds in the sky [Awards\Flights], July-August, page 12

Storer, G.B.; with A. Raspet

Mississippi State College Glider Club 1956 Activity Report [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 7

Sweet, F.J.

Editorial [Soaring Society of America], January-February, pages facing 1

Editorial [Soaring Society of America], March-April, pages preceding 1

Editorial [Soaring Society of America], May-June, pages facing 1

Soaring Society of America

H. Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert -- Part I, November-December, page 8

Soaring Society of America

F.J. Sweet, Editorial, January-February, pages facing 1

January-February, page 24

F.J. Sweet, Editorial, March-April, pages preceding 1

March-April, page 20

SSA Directors make far-reaching decision, March-April, page 24

F.J. Sweet, Editorial, May-June, pages facing 1

May-June, page 28

P.A Schweizer, Editorial, July-August, pages facing 1

Regional representation, July-August, page 14

Every member get a member, July-August, page 27

July-August, page 30

September-October, page 1

September-October, page 16

Every member get a member, September-October, page 19

September-October, page 22

H. Selvidge, No excuses anymore, November-December, pages facing 1

Harner Selvldge, DuPont Foundation aids SSA, November-December, page 26

November-December, page 28

T (up to table of contents)

Swierkowski, V.

The "Finish" [Sailplanes\Construction], May-June, page 6

W (up to table of contents)

Techniques

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Hills are thermal producers, January-February, page 11

D.J. Mancuso, Diamond C altitude at Bishop, September-October, page 10

Theory of Soaring Flight

V. Oldershaw, The perils of Jean-Linda, November-December, page 22

Theory of Soaring Flight

Training

C.D. Cone, Jr., An apprenticeship to the birds, May-June, page 19

Training

First sailplanes for Air Academy, news release, July-August, page 19

Wilcox, R.E.

1-26 "one design" regatta [Competitions\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], September-October, page 6

Wolfe, J.C.

BG-12A improves performance [Sailplanes\BG-12A], November-December, page 18

None (up to table of contents)

Ambrosini "Conguro" and AVM "Gheppio" photo by Giorgio Apostolo (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Ambrosini "Conguro"; Sailplanes\AVM "Gheppio"], January-February, cover

Frederick C. Obarr [Obituaries], January-February, page 6

A summary report [Competitions; OSTIV], January-February, page 22

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], January-February, page 24

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], January-February, page 26

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], January-February, page 27

Schweizer 1-26 at TSA (Cover) [Cover; Sailplane\Schweizer SGS 1-26], March-April, cover

The Diamond Holders [Awards], March-April, page 17

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], March-April, page 20

Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], March-April, page 22

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 23

SSA Directors make far-reaching decision [Soaring Society of America; Licher, L.M.], March-April, page 24

New Sailplane Design, photo by Fred S. Lord (Cover) [Sailplane], May-June, cover

Rules and Regulations 24th annual US National soaring championships [Competitions\National], May-June, page 4

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], May-June, page 28

Stan Smith at competition, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane Champion], July-August, cover

24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions - Tallies - 1957 [Competitions\National], July-August, page 8

24th nationals awards banquet [Competitions\Awards; Awards\Competitions], July-August, page 10

Regional representation [Soaring Society of America], July-August, page 14

Schweizer 1-21 given to SSA [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-21], July-August, page 18

First sailplanes for Air Academy, news release [Training; Military], July-August, page 19

NCSA 7th annual soaring contest [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 20

9th annual Wright memorial meet [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 22

Every member get a member [Soaring Society of America], July-August, page 27

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], July-August, page 30

News briefs [Safety], July-August, page 32

William T. Bowley [Obituaries], July-August, page 32

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 34

Les Arnold, Champion, and Nelson Nummingbird, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane; Champion], September-October, cover

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], September-October, page 1

International mass goal flights [Canada], September-October, page 1

List of films available from the photographic library of the Soaring Societ of America [Films], September-October, page 14

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], September-October, page 16

Dragontross lost [Safety], September-October, page 17

Progress report on Cherokee II [Sailplanes\Cherokee II], September-October, page 17

200 Kilometer course record established [Record Flights], September-October, page 18

Every member get a member [Soaring Society of America], September-October, page 19

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], September-October, page 22

Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September-October, page 26

Laister-Kauffman at Torrey Pines, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane], November-December, cover

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], November-December, page 28

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