Soaring Magazine Index for 1958 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 '[ ]'.

B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W, None

Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs: B.H. Carmichael, Experimental investigation of a thick laminar airfoil, November-December, page 6
Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs
Air Tow: B.M. Ryan, January-February, page 21; B.M. Ryan, March-April, page 21; B.M. Ryan, May-June, page 19; L. Carter, Mississippi State College Glider Club, May-June, page 25; J. Nowak, Toledo glider club, Adrian, Michigan, July-August, page 8; F.B. Friedewald, Spiraling around St. Louis, July-August, page 18; B.M. Ryan, July-August, page 21; B.M. Ryan, ed., Club News, September-October, page 28; B.M. Ryan, ed., Club News, November-December, page 22
Air Tow: F. Matteson, Zugvogel on tow, photo by Fred Matteson, July-August, cover
Airplanes: E. Schweizer, The Schweizer 1-30, November-December, page 11

Awards

P.M. Bowers, Schweizer 1-19 after C flight, photo by Peter M. Bowers, March-April, cover

L.M. Licher, FAI soaring awards rules and procedures, March-April, page 14

Harner Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert - Part 2, January-February, page 2

R.L. Moore, Diamond C altitude in Washington, November-December, page 16

M.R. Beck, Wurtsboro wave to Gold C altitude, November-December, page 17

News briefs, March-April, page 24

Bailey, N.S.

1957 Midwest meet [Competitions], January-February, page 12

Barbour, R.D.

The Thermal G - a new soaring center [Commercial Operations], May-June, page 8

Battle, J.M.

The South rises again [Competitions], September-October, page 8

Beck, M.R.

Wurtsboro wave to Gold C altitude [Awards\Flights; Wave Soaring], November-December, page 17

Bennis, S. and G.

Memorial Day week end soaring meet [Competitions], July-August, page 17

Bowers, P.M.

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Lo-150], January-February, page 18

Schweizer 1-19 after C flight, photo by Peter M. Bowers (Cover) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-19; Awards], March-April, cover

Bowmar, B.; with Victor M. Saudek (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek and V. Saudek)

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Dragonfly], March-April, page 25

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes], May-June, page 27

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-8], July-August, page 25

Gyro Gliders (Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Gyro], September-October, page 27

(Interesting gliders) [Sailplanes\Daimler L-15], November-December, page 31

Bowmar, B.; with Victor M. Saudek (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek and V. Saudek)

Cross-country in Nevada [Crewing; Cross-Country Soaring; Safety], March-April, page 5

Bromley, D.S.

In memoriam to Robert Symons [Literature], May-June, page 11

Brown, J.L.

Sailplane radios and the antenna [Radio Equipment], May-June, page 7

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Carmichael, Bruce H. (a.k.a. Bruce Carmichael, B.H. Carmichael, B. Carmichael)

Book Review: Fluid-Dynamic Drag by Dr. Ing. S.F. Hoerner [Literature], July-August, page 26

Experimental investigation of a thick laminar airfoil [Aerodynamic Design], November-December, page 6

Carter, L.

Mississippi State College Glider Club [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May-June, page 25

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

Mississippi waves? [Wave Soaring], November-December, page 15

Cosgrove, M.C.

SSA insurance program [Insurance], January-February, page 16

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Civil Aeronautic Authority

C.B. Falconar, Wetaskiwin soaring meet, July-August, page 19

C.B. Falconar, Canadian News, November-December, page 30

Civil Aeronautic Authority

Club

J.M Robertson, Accidents and the CAA, July-August, page 24

Club

Commercial Operations

E. Shattuck, Tweedie, November-December, page 31

Commercial Operations

Competitions

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

R.D. Barbour, The Thermal G - a new soaring center, May-June, page 8

Competitions

N.S. Bailey, 1957 Midwest meet, January-February, page 12

25th National Bishop to host 1958 Nationals, January-February, page 13

J. Perrucci, 1957 Snowbird meet, January-February, page 14

US international soaring team, January-February, page 19

T.W. Sanford, Jr., The 12th Annual Torrey Pines meet, March-April, page 2

25th annual US national soaring competitions Rules and Regulations, March-April, page 8

Preparations for the 1958 nationals, March-April, page 12

US international soaring team, March-April, page 13

15 Meter class, May-June, page 11

Report from Bishop, May-June, page 12

25th Annual U.S. national soaring competitions contest organization, May-June, page 13

R. Forker, The 1958 world soaring championships task point system, May-June, page 14

J. Serafin, Report from Leszno, May-June, page 16

Final results, May-June, page 17

P.A Schweizer, 100% support for the internationals, July-August, pages facing 1

25th annual US national soaring competitions, July-August, page 6

E.R. Heatley, 1st annual Tulsa Skyhawks soaring contest, July-August, page 7

F.H. Matteson, 1958 world soaring championships, July-August, page 10

S. and G. Bennis, Memorial Day week end soaring meet, July-August, page 17

C.B. Falconar, Wetaskiwin soaring meet, July-August, page 19

P.A. Wilson, Sandbagging the Ross Racer, September-October, page 2

J.M. Battle, The South rises again, September-October, page 8

25th National - Statistics 25th annual US national soaring competitions - table of scores - 1958, September-October, page 16

J. Gray, 1958 northeastern soaring contest, September-October, page 20

F.B. Friedewald, Second annual Illini soaring contest, November-December, page 18

1-26 one design regatta and meeting of the 1-26 association, November-December, page 27

R.E. Schreder, The 1958 nationals from the cockpit of the HP-8, November-December, page 12

R.L. Moore, Northwest memorial day soaring meet, July-August, page 16

E. Menefee, NCSA Memorial Day soaring contest, July-August, page 27

H.F. Wood, Tenth annual Wright memorial glider meet, September-October, page 4

J.W. Turnbow, 1958 central Texas soaring meet, September-October, page 6

P.H. Entz, 4th annual Pacific Northwest soaring contest, November-December, page 4

L.M. Licher, 25th annual US national soaring competitions, September-October, page 10

P.H. Entz, A new regional contest proposal, November-December, page 3

Covers

Rose Marie Licher, Arizona Soaring Association's new soaring site and a TG-3, photo by Rose Marie Licher, January-February, cover

Cross-Country Soaring

B. Bowmar and V. Saudek, Cross-country in Nevada, March-April, page 5

Cross-Country Soaring

Harner Selvidge, Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert - Part 2, January-February, page 2

B. Bowmar and V. Saudek, Cross-country in Nevada, March-April, page 5

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Drew, H.

A new winch for the Vultures [Launching\Winch Towing], May-June, page 2

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Editorial

A Fable, January-February, pages facing 1

What's in it for me?, March-April, pages facing 1

Terminology, May-June, pages facing 1

Every sailplane soaring again, September-October, pages facing 1

P.A. Schweizer, November-December, pages facing 1

Entz, P.H.

A new regional contest proposal [Competitions\Regional], November-December, page 3

4th annual Pacific Northwest soaring contest [Competitions\Local], November-December, page 4

Eppler, E.; with H. Naegele

Plastic sailplane FS-24 Phoenix [Sailplanes\Phoenix], July-August, page 2

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FAI

The new FAI standard class, March-April, page 7

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Falconar, C.B.

Wetaskiwin soaring meet [Competitions; Canada], July-August, page 19

Canadian News [Canada], November-December, page 30

Forker, R.

The 1958 world soaring championships task point system [Competitions], May-June, page 14

Friedewald, F.B.

Spiraling around St. Louis [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 18

Second annual Illini soaring contest [Competitions], November-December, page 18

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Gray, J.

1958 northeastern soaring contest [Competitions], September-October, page 20

Gray, J.H.

Salesmanship [Publicity], September-October, page 7

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Heatley, E.R.

1st annual Tulsa Skyhawks soaring contest [Competitions], July-August, page 7

Henderson, T.

HP-8, 1-21; photos by Tom Henderson (Cover) [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-21; Sailplanes\HP-8], September-October, cover

History

E.M. Reeves, Twenty years ago, January-February, page 20

E.J. Reeves, Twenty years ago, March-April, page 20

E.J. Reeves, Twenty years ago, May-June, page 20

E.M. Reeves, Twenty years ago, July-August, page 20

E.J. Reeves, Twenty years ago, November-December, page 20

Insurance

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Optimum airspeed selector, January-February, page 10

Insurance

International

M.C. Cosgrove, SSA insurance program, January-February, page 16

International

W.H. Pratt, 1957 French soaring season, January-February, page 8

W.H. Pratt, French Sailplanes, May-June, page 4

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

In Memoriam R.F. Symons (Obituaries) [Obituaries], May-June, page 10

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Lambie, J.H.

Plans to explore the Elsinore shear line with the OSTIV grant [Meteorology], September-October, page 24

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

FAI soaring awards rules and procedures [Awards], March-April, page 14

25th annual US national soaring competitions [Competitions\National], September-October, page 10

Licher, Rose Marie

Arizona Soaring Association's new soaring site and a TG-3, photo by Rose Marie Licher (Cover) [Covers\Soaring Site], January-February, cover

Launching

H. Drew, A new winch for the Vultures, May-June, page 2

Literature

D.S. Bromley, In memoriam to Robert Symons, May-June, page 11

B.H. Carmichael, Book Review: Fluid-Dynamic Drag by Dr. Ing. S.F. Hoerner, July-August, page 26

W. Mooney, Flat on my face, September-October, page 28

W.T. Royce, Cloud Reading for Pilots, by Ann Welch, January-February, page 29

H.A. Namtry, Book Review: Gliding, by Derek Piggott, November-December, page 23

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

Optimum airspeed selector [Sailplanes; Instruments], January-February, page 10

Matteson, F.H. (a.k.a. F. Matteson)

Zugvogel on tow, photo by Fred Matteson (Cover) [Air Tow], July-August, cover

Manufacturers

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

McNay, D.E.

1958 world soaring championships [Competitions], July-August, page 10

McNay, D.E.

Flight testing the modified 1-26 [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26; Test Flying], November-December, page 2

Menefee, E.O. (a.k.a. E. Menefee)

NCSA Memorial Day soaring contest [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 27

In Memoriam John B. Sawyer (Obituaries) [Obituaries], September-October, page 23

Mooney, W.

Flat on my face [Literature], September-October, page 28

Moore, Robert Lee (a.k.a. R.L. Moore)

Northwest memorial day soaring meet [Competitions\Local], July-August, page 16

Diamond C altitude in Washington [Wave Soaring; Awards\Flights], November-December, page 16

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Meteorology

J.H. Lambie, Plans to explore the Elsinore shear line with the OSTIV grant, September-October, page 24

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Naegele, H.; with E. Eppler

Plastic sailplane FS-24 Phoenix [Sailplanes\Phoenix], July-August, page 2

Namtry, H.A.

Book Review: Gliding, by Derek Piggott (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Review], November-December, page 23

Nowak, J.

Toledo glider club, Adrian, Michigan [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs; Sites\Adrian], July-August, page 8

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Oberlerchner, J.

Musger Mg 23, photo by Josef Oberlerchner (Cover) [Sailplanes\Musger Mg 23], May-June, cover

Obituaries

W.S. Ivans, Jr., In Memoriam R.F. Symons, May-June, page 10

E.O. Menefee, In Memoriam John B. Sawyer, September-October, page 23

Jurio Tsuchiya, November-December, page 18

E. Southee, In Memoriam William R. Enyart, November-December, page 26

Dr. Edward P. Warner, November-December, page 26

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Perrucci, J.

1957 Snowbird meet [Competitions], January-February, page 14

Pratt, W.H.

1957 French soaring season [International\France], January-February, page 8

French Sailplanes [Sailplanes\Wassmer Wa 20; International\France; Sailplanes\Breguet 902], May-June, page 4

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Powered Aircraft

J. Serafin, Report from Leszno, May-June, page 16

Powered Aircraft

Publicity

E. Schweizer, The Schweizer 1-30, November-December, page 11

Publicity

J.H. Gray, Salesmanship, September-October, page 7

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Radio Equipment

J.L. Brown, Sailplane radios and the antenna, May-June, page 7

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Reeves, E.J.

Twenty years ago [History\American], March-April, page 20

Twenty years ago [History\American], May-June, page 20

Twenty years ago [History\American], November-December, page 20

Reeves, E.M.

Twenty years ago [History\American], January-February, page 20

Twenty years ago [History\American], July-August, page 20

Robertson, J.M

1957 accident analysis [Safety], May-June, page 9

Accidents and the CAA [Civil Aeronautic Authority; Safety], July-August, page 24

Safety First Whither statistics? [Safety], November-December, page 28

Robertson, J.M.

Safety First [Safety], January-February, page 18

Royce, W.T.

Cloud Reading for Pilots, by Ann Welch (Book Reviews) [Literature\Book Review], January-February, page 29

Ryan, B.M., ed.

Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], September-October, page 28

Club News (Club News) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], November-December, page 22

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

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

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], March-April, page 21

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], May-June, page 19

(West words) [Affiliates, Chapters, and Clubs], July-August, page 21

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Sailplanes

J.M. Robertson, Safety First, January-February, page 18

B. Bowmar and V. Saudek, Cross-country in Nevada, March-April, page 5

F.E.W. Smith, Safety, March-April, page 26

J.M Robertson, 1957 accident analysis, May-June, page 9

J.M Robertson, Accidents and the CAA, July-August, page 24

J.B. Sawyer, Safety first A word, to the Other Guy, September-October, page 26

J.M Robertson, Safety First Whither statistics?, November-December, page 28

Sailplanes

P.B. MacCready, Jr., Optimum airspeed selector, January-February, page 10

P.M. Bowers, May-June, page 27

W.H. Pratt, French Sailplanes, May-June, page 4

XM-1 designed by James Marske; Breguet 905, French standard class, photo by Lesgourgues, November-December, cover

P.M. Bowers, November-December, page 31

P.M. Bowers, March-April, page 25

Mooney's D.D., November-December, page 21

P.M. Bowers, Gyro Gliders, September-October, page 27

T. Henderson, HP-8, 1-21; photos by Tom Henderson, September-October, cover

P.M. Bowers, January-February, page 18

News briefs, March-April, page 24

J. Oberlerchner, Musger Mg 23, photo by Josef Oberlerchner, May-June, cover

H. Naegele and E. Eppler, Plastic sailplane FS-24 Phoenix, July-August, page 2

P.A. Wilson, Sandbagging the Ross Racer, September-October, page 2

P.M. Bowers, Schweizer 1-19 after C flight, photo by Peter M. Bowers, March-April, cover

T. Henderson, HP-8, 1-21; photos by Tom Henderson, September-October, cover

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

D.E. McNay, Flight testing the modified 1-26, November-December, page 2

1-26 one design regatta and meeting of the 1-26 association, November-December, page 27

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

P.M. Bowers, July-August, page 25

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

W.H. Pratt, French Sailplanes, May-June, page 4

XM-1 designed by James Marske; Breguet 905, French standard class, photo by Lesgourgues, November-December, cover

Sanford, T.W., Jr.

The 12th Annual Torrey Pines meet [Competitions], March-April, page 2

Saudek, Victor M. (a.k.a. Victor Saudek, Vic Saudek, V.M. Saudek, V. Saudek); with B. Bowmar

Cross-country in Nevada [Crewing; Cross-Country Soaring; Safety], March-April, page 5

Sawyer, J.B.

Safety first A word, to the Other Guy [Safety], September-October, page 26

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

The 1958 nationals from the cockpit of the HP-8 [Competitions\Flights], November-December, page 12

Schweizer, E.

The Schweizer 1-30 [Airplanes\1-30; Powered Aircraft], November-December, page 11

Schweizer, P.A

100% support for the internationals (Editorial) [Competitions], July-August, pages facing 1

Schweizer, Paul A. (a.k.a. Paul Schweizer, P.A. Schweizer)

Schweizer sailplane developments [Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 2-22; Manufacturers\Sailplanes; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-23; Commercial Operations; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-29; Training], March-April, page 17

(Editorial) [Editorial], November-December, pages facing 1

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

Diamond prospecting in the Mojave desert - Part 2 [Awards\Flights; Cross-Country Soaring], January-February, page 2

Serafin, John (a.k.a. J. Serafin)

Report from Leszno [Competitions; Poland], May-June, page 16

Shattuck, E.

Tweedie [Club; Youth], November-December, page 31

Smith, F.E.W.

Safety [Safety], March-April, page 26

Southee, E.

In Memoriam William R. Enyart (Obituaries) [Obituaries], November-December, page 26

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Sites

25th National Bishop to host 1958 Nationals, January-February, page 13

Preparations for the 1958 nationals, March-April, page 12

Report from Bishop, May-June, page 12

J. Nowak, Toledo glider club, Adrian, Michigan, July-August, page 8

Soaring Society of America

January-February, page 24

March-April, page 22

May-June, page 22

July-August, page 22

September-October, page 30

November-December, page 25

Soaring Magazine, January-February, page 25

Standard Class

The new FAI standard class, March-April, page 7

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Tobin, T.M.

You and a TG-2! [Training], January-February, page 6

Turnbow, J.W.

1958 central Texas soaring meet [Competitions\Local], September-October, page 6

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Training

D.E. McNay, Flight testing the modified 1-26, November-December, page 2

Training

T.M. Tobin, You and a TG-2!, January-February, page 6

P.A. Schweizer, Schweizer sailplane developments, March-April, page 17

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Wave Soaring

H.M. Claybourn, Mississippi waves?, November-December, page 15

R.L. Moore, Diamond C altitude in Washington, November-December, page 16

M.R. Beck, Wurtsboro wave to Gold C altitude, November-December, page 17

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Wilson, P.A.

Sandbagging the Ross Racer [Competitions; Sailplanes\Ross Racer], September-October, page 2

Wood, H.F.

Tenth annual Wright memorial glider meet [Competitions\Local], September-October, page 4

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A Fable [Editorial], January-February, pages facing 1

25th National Bishop to host 1958 Nationals [Sites; Competitions], January-February, page 13

US international soaring team [Competitions], January-February, page 19

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

Soaring Magazine [Soaring Society of America\Soaring Magazine], January-February, page 25

What's in it for me? [Editorial], March-April, pages facing 1

The new FAI standard class [FAI; Standard Class], March-April, page 7

25th annual US national soaring competitions Rules and Regulations [Competitions], March-April, page 8

Preparations for the 1958 nationals [Competitions; Sites], March-April, page 12

US international soaring team [Competitions], March-April, page 13

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], March-April, page 22

News briefs [Sailplanes\Mu-22; Awards\Lilienthal Medal], March-April, page 24

Terminology [Editorial], May-June, pages facing 1

15 Meter class [Competitions], May-June, page 11

Report from Bishop [Competitions; Sites], May-June, page 12

25th Annual U.S. national soaring competitions contest organization [Competitions], May-June, page 13

Final results [Competitions], May-June, page 17

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], May-June, page 22

25th annual US national soaring competitions [Competitions], July-August, page 6

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], July-August, page 22

Every sailplane soaring again (Editorial) [Editorial], September-October, pages facing 1

25th National - Statistics 25th annual US national soaring competitions - table of scores - 1958 [Competitions], September-October, page 16

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], September-October, page 30

XM-1 designed by James Marske; Breguet 905, French standard class, photo by Lesgourgues (Cover) [Sailplanes\Bruguet 905; Sailplanes\XM-1], November-December, cover

Jurio Tsuchiya [Obituaries], November-December, page 18

Mooney's D.D. [Sailplanes\Dust Devil], November-December, page 21

(SSA News) [Soaring Society of America], November-December, page 25

Dr. Edward P. Warner (Obituaries) [Obituaries], November-December, page 26

1-26 one design regatta and meeting of the 1-26 association [Competitions; Sailplanes\Schweizer SGS 1-26], November-December, page 27

Youth

E. Shattuck, Tweedie, November-December, page 31

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