Soaring Magazine Index for 1968 organized by subject

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A, C, E, F, H, I, L, M, O, P, R, S, T, W, None

A

Aerodynamics

P. Beatty and F. Johl, The case of variable geometry, May, page 22

Awards

Century Award
P.A. Schweizer, New awards for soaring youth, January, page 19

Flights
CVSM report, January, page 7

Klemperer Award
Zacher wins Klemperer award, November, page 7

Lilienthal
Lilienthal Medal: Lennart Stahlfors, August, page 6

Paul Kolstad Memorial Fund
P.A. Schweizer, New awards for soaring youth, January, page 19

Youth
P.A. Schweizer, New awards for soaring youth, January, page 19

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Commercial Operations

W. Langewiesche, Soaring is for sale, August, page 8

Competitions

CVSM report, January, page 7

B.M. Ryan, On the other side of the fence, April, page 22

The 1-26 Association for 1968, May, page 15

G. Seibels, Greene takes Easter meet, June, page 6

1-26: J.A. Hartley, 1-26 North Americans, October, page 6

Flights: A.J. Smith, All the way with ol' A. J., January, page 22; H.J. Hinze, A Sunday pilot's first contest, June, page 10

International

International

South Africa
South African nationals, May, page 6

National: R.N. Buck, 35th National - Crewing A view from the ground, March, page 16; S. Wilkinson, 35th National 1968 soaring nationals, July, page 27; D. Lamont, 35th annual US National soaring championships, September, page 4; Charles L. Nearing, 35th National - Statistics Table of Scores, September, page 30

Regional: S. Jost, 1967 region six soaring championships, January, page 14; G. Voltz and J. Slack, Region 7 championships, February, page 15; H. Godman and H. Ross, Region 9 contest, April, page 6; J. Williams, The S3C start/finish gate, June, page 22; J.F. Hurst, The 1968 Region 6 contest, July, page 6; H.C. Ross and H. Godman, Region 9 contest, August, page 16; M. and D. Barritt, Region 8 contest, November, page 13; Region 12 contest, December, page 6

World: P. Hardy, Countdown to Leszno, March, page 19; G.B. Moffat, Jr., Countdown to Leszno, March, page 19; W.B. Ivans, Jr., Marfa gets world championship, April, page 6; S.V. Colton, Eleventh FAI world gliding championships, Poland, October, page 10

Construction

Gliders
Basic glider criteria handbook again available, October, page 8

Hangar
L.G. Abels, Another hangar concept, November, page 10

Sailplanes
S.T. Bowen, A case for composites, December, page 16

Crewing

R.N. Buck, 35th National - Crewing A view from the ground, March, page 16

G. Walters, The long wait, May, page 16

Cross-Country Soaring

H.M. Claybourn, Just over yonder, April, page 19

James E. Yates flies 681 miles!, May, page 20

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Economy Class

R.D. Latham, "Economy Class" proposed, May, page 5

J.C. Wolfe, Economy Class debate, August, page 4

R.[B.]D. Latham, Economy Class debate, August, page 4

W.S. Chaney, November, page 4

P.M. Bowers, November, page 4

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FAI

CVSM report, January, page 7

W.B. Ivans, Jr., Marfa gets world championship, April, page 6

Federal Aviation Agency

S.V. Starr, Editorial, February, page 7

S.V. Starr, New threat to soaring, June, page 8

J.D. Ryan, Something to think about, July, page 4

Basic glider criteria handbook again available, October, page 8

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History

American
A.D. Spearman, John Joseph Montgomery, father of basic flying, March, page 10

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Instrumention

Thermal Detection Systems
B.L. Schellenbaum, A thermistor thermal-detecting system, February, page 26

International

Canada
J.A. Kelley, Canadian nationals, November, page 6

Great Britain
Philip Wills steps down, May, page 6

Poland
S.V. Colton, Eleventh FAI world gliding championships, Poland, October, page 10

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Launching

Towing
New tow-hitch criteria, May, page 7

Literature

R. Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, February, page 17

R.S. Drury, Soaring, March, page 3

R.S. Barnaby, August, page 6

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Meteorology

C.V. Lindsay, Satellite observation, January, page 8

M. Coverdale, May, page 29

Military

F.E.[S?] Brandon and J.H. Roberts, The Air Force Academy goes soaring, June, page 24

B.M. Rogers, "The Wooden Sword", by Lawrence Wright, July, page 15

Modeling

D. Willoughby, Soaring-flatfooted, July, page 10

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Obituaries

Gene A. Silvey, A. Ross, Ph.D., April, page 8

Ruedi Seller, August, page 6

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People

Richard DuPont
P. Riedel, Richard DuPont remembered, January, page 13

L.B. Stahlfors, L.B.
Lilienthal Medal: Lennart Stahlfors, August, page 6

H. Lasch
B.M. Rogers, Requiem for a BS-1, June, page 17

J.C. Lincoln
G. Walters, The long wait, May, page 16

J.J. Montgomery
A.D. Spearman, John Joseph Montgomery, father of basic flying, March, page 10

I. Prue
F.J. Sweet, Portrait of Irv Prue, January, page 20

K. Striedieck
Karl Striedieck claims remarkable world record, April, page 8

P. Wills
Philip Wills steps down, May, page 6

J.E. Yates
James E. Yates flies 681 miles!, May, page 20

H. Zacher
Zacher wins Klemperer award, November, page 7

Performance Calculations

R.H. Johnson, Sailplane flight-test performance measurement, April, page 10

H. Zacher, Flight measurements with standard class sailplanes, December, page 22

Photography

C.V. Lindsay, Satellite observation, January, page 8

Publicity

B. and E. Hill, Soaring and the young adult, July, page 19

W. Langewiesche, Soaring is for sale, August, page 8

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Record Flights

Karl Striedieck claims remarkable world record, April, page 8

J. Oesch, That's "Soaring", not "Sewing", May, page 19

Records

Flights
Records transplanted?, February, page 8

E.G. Minghelli and J.H. Lambie, Project: world record, February, page 22

K. Striedieck, Confessions of a Pennsylvania ridge runner, May, page 10

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Safety

M. Coverdale, January, page 32

M. Coverdale, February, page 30

M. Coverdale, March, page 30

M. Coverdale, April, page 30

M. Coverdale, May, page 29

B.M. Rogers, Requiem for a BS-1, June, page 17

M. Coverdale, June, page 30

M. Coverdale, July, page 31

M. Coverdale, August, page 27

M. Coverdale, October, page 26

M. Coverdale, November, page 29

M. Coverdale, December, page 29

Sailplanes

AS-W 15
R.W. Mozer, AS-W 15, February, page 10

BJ-2
P. Beatty and F. Johl, The case of variable geometry, May, page 22

BS-1
B.M. Rogers, Requiem for a BS-1, June, page 17

DFS Olympia
L.M. Ritzi, Flying the Diamant 18, April, page 24

Diamant cures flutter, October, page 8

Fournier RF-4D
P. Paul, The Fournier RF-4C, July, page 22

Kestrel
E.F. Byars, The Kestrel, November, page 10

Phoebus
G. Cichon, Flight testing the 17-meter Phoebus C, January, page 26

Schweizer SGS 1-26
H.M. Claybourn, Just over yonder, April, page 19

B.M. Ryan, On the other side of the fence, April, page 22

The 1-26 Association for 1968, May, page 15

J.A. Hartley, 1-26 North Americans, October, page 6

SM-17G
S. Marton, "Supership" draws fire, March, page 6

F.G. Hewett, "Supership" draws fire, March, page 6

B.H. Carmichael, "Supership" draws fire, March, page 6

Sparrow
A.D. Spearman, John Joseph Montgomery, father of basic flying, March, page 10

Soaring Society of America

L.M. Licher, Directors' meeting, August, page 19

J.W. Dees, Dees becomes Ass't Director, November, page 8

Directors: L.M. Licher, Directors' meeting, March, page 27

Soaring Magazine: What you want, March, page 14

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Techniques

Thermal Soaring
G.B. Bromley, The art of going up: thermaling, March, page 22

Wave Soaring
C.V. Lindsay, Satellite observation, January, page 8

G. Gosselin, A timeless sky, February, page 12

E.P. Williams, In the hall of the mountain king, December, page 10

Test Flying