Soaring Magazine Index for 1957 organized by issue
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Subject, and sub-subject, are indicated within square brackets '[ ]'.
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January-February, March-April, May-June, July-August, September-October, November-December
1957
January-February 
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Ambrosini "Conguro" and AVM "Gheppio" photo by Giorgio Apostolo (Cover) [Cover; Sailplanes\Ambrosini "Conguro"; Sailplanes\AVM "Gheppio"]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
W.S. Ivans, Jr., St. Yan Aftermath [Safety; Competitions\World], page 2
Frederick C. Obarr [Obituaries], page 6
P.B. MacCready, Sr., More comparisons [Competitions; Sailplanes], page 7
P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders. [Sailplanes\CG 10-A], page 10
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Hills are thermal producers [Sailplanes; Meteorology\Convection; Techniques\Thermal], page 11
R.E. Brown, Diamond C No. 8 [Awards\Flights], page 12
L.M. Licher, New Civil Air Regulations [Civil Aeronautics Board], page 14
P.M. Bowers, The unique adventures of a 1-26 [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 15
H.E. Burr, The 1956 Snowbird meet [Competitions\Snowbird], page 16
A.A. Backstrom, Evaluation of the first plank performance measurements [Sailplanes\EPB-1; Performance Calculations], page 18
L.M. Licher, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 21
A summary report [Competitions; OSTIV], page 22
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 24
Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], page 26
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 27
March-April 
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F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], pages preceding 1
Schweizer 1-26 at TSA (Cover) [Cover; Sailplane\Schweizer SGS 1-26]
M. Claybourn, Our Schweizer 1-26 [Sailplanes\Construction; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 2
T.W. Sanford, Jr., The 11th annual Torrey Pines meet [Competitions\Sites\Torrey Pines], page 4
P.B. MacCready, Jr., The total energy variometer [Instruments\Variometers], page 5
P.B. MacCready, Jr., Let's break some records [Record Flights], page 6
G.B. Storer and A. Raspet, Mississippi State College Glider Club 1956 Activity Report [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 7
P.M. Bowers, Don't build a primary [Sailplanes], page 8
H. Selvidge, Safety considerations in sailplane cockpit design [Safety], page 10
L.M. Licher, Use of cameras for FAI awards and records [Awards\Rules], page 13
J.H. Gray, Fiberglas reinforced plastic - an ideal sailplane material? [Sailplanes\Construction], page 14
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Super Soaker], page 15
P.B. MacCready, Sr., Additional comparisons [Performance Calculations; Competitions], page 16
The Diamond Holders [Awards], page 17
L.M. Licher, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 18
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 20
Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], page 22
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 23
SSA Directors make far-reaching decision [Soaring Society of America; Licher, L.M.], page 24
May-June 
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New Sailplane Design, photo by Fred S. Lord (Cover) [Sailplane]
F.J. Sweet, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
E.S. Bardwell, Elmira invites you to the 24th National [Competitions\National; Competitions\Sites\Elmira], page 2
Rules and Regulations 24th annual US National soaring championships [Competitions\National], page 4
V. Swierkowski, The "Finish" [Sailplanes\Construction], page 6
P.B. MacCready, Sr., American soaring techniques [History\American], page 8
J.M. Battle, Radio for a soaring club [Radio Equipment], page 9
J.C Lincoln, Beginner's luck [Competitions\Flights], page 13
R.E. Schreder, Building the AirMate HP-7 [Sailplanes\HP-7], page 16
C.D. Cone, Jr., An apprenticeship to the birds [Birds; Theory of Soaring Flight], page 19
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Military; Sailplanes\SG-38], page 23
P.M. Bowers, The towplane problem [Powered Aircraft; Launching\Tow Planes], page 24
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 28
L.M. Licher, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 31
E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [Literature\International; History\American], page 32
July-August 
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Stan Smith at competition, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane Champion]
P.A Schweizer, Editorial [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
L.M. Licher, 24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions [Competitions\National], page 2
24th Annual US National Soaring Competitions - Tallies - 1957 [Competitions\National], page 8
24th nationals awards banquet [Competitions\Awards; Awards\Competitions], page 10
S.V. Starr, Diamonds in the sky [Awards\Flights], page 12
Regional representation [Soaring Society of America], page 14
F.P. Bundy, Across New England by sailplane [Cross-Country Soaring], page 16
Schweizer 1-21 given to SSA [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-21], page 18
First sailplanes for Air Academy, news release [Training; Military], page 19
NCSA 7th annual soaring contest [Competitions\Local], page 20
H.M. Claybourn, The 1957 Central Texas soaring meet, from Texas Spirals [Competitions\Local], page 21
J.H. Allen, New National Record [Record Flights], page 22
9th annual Wright memorial meet [Competitions\Local], page 22
J. Lincoln, Beginner's luck, concluded [Competitions\Flights], page 24
J.H. Allen, The SSD and the future, from BSD Newsletter [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 26
Every member get a member [Soaring Society of America], page 27
E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], page 28
B.M. Ryan, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 29
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 30
News briefs [Safety], page 32
William T. Bowley [Obituaries], page 32
J.M. Robertson, compiler, (Safety first) [Safety], page 33
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 34
Ernie Rydberg, Conquer the Winds [Literature], page 35
September-October 
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Les Arnold, Champion, and Nelson Nummingbird, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane; Champion]
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 1
International mass goal flights [Canada], page 1
F.B. Compton, 320 miles to Plymouth [Awards\Flights], page 2
J.H. Gray, The care and feeding of a sailplane antenna system [Radio Equipment], page 4
R.E. Wilcox, 1-26 "one design" regatta [Competitions\1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], page 6
J.D. Graves, 1957 West Coast soaring championships [Competitions\Local], page 8
D.J. Mancuso, Diamond C altitude at Bishop [Awards\Flights; Techniques\Wave], page 10
R.E. Ruch, Forecasting soaring conditions? [Meteorology\Forecasting], page 12
J.M. Robertson, compiler, Safety First (Safety first) [Safety], page 13
List of films available from the photographic library of the Soaring Societ of America [Films], page 14
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 16
Dragontross lost [Safety], page 17
Progress report on Cherokee II [Sailplanes\Cherokee II], page 17
200 Kilometer course record established [Record Flights], page 18
Every member get a member [Soaring Society of America], page 19
B.M. Ryan, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 20
E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], page 21
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 22
P.M. Bowers, (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes], page 23
H. Selvidge, Flying is My Life/ The Sky My Kingdom, by Hanna Reitsch (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Reviews], page 24
Notes and Quotes from Club Bulletins [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 26
November-December 
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Laister-Kauffman at Torrey Pines, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Sailplane]
H. Selvidge, No excuses anymore [Soaring Society of America], page facing 1
S. Smith, Every twenty-four years [Competitions\Flights], page 2
H. Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert -- Part I [Sites; Awards\Flights; Cross-Country Soaring], page 8
P.M. Bowers, 1957 Northwest international soaring meet [Competitions\Local], page 12
J.M. Robertson, compiler, 1956 accident survey [Safety], page 14
P.M. Bowers, A different book [Literature], page 17
J.C. Wolfe, BG-12A improves performance [Sailplanes\BG-12A], page 18
H. Selvidge, (Safety first) [Safety], page 19
E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago (Twenty years ago) [History\American], page 20
B.M. Ryan, (West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], page 21
V. Oldershaw, The perils of Jean-Linda [Jean-Linda; Test Flying], page 22
P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders [Sailplanes\Bowlus Ba-102], page 23
D. Miller, The 5th contest day [Competitions\Flights], page 25
Harner Selvldge, DuPont Foundation aids SSA [Soaring Society of America; DuPont Foundation], page 26
J.G. Anthony, A soaring autobiography [People\J.G. Anthony], page 26
(SSA News)No author or title, [Soaring Society of America], page 28
H. Selvidge, The Airman's World, by Gill Robb Wilson (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Reviews], page 33
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