April 1, 1939

April 1, 1939

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Flying Equipment

Developing the Erco Airplane

By Fred E. Weick20 min

Measures for Defense

By Daniel Sayre,Blaine Stubblefield13 min

Stacks and Rings

By George F. Titterfton12 min

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Flying Equipment

Developing the Erco Airplane

ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO a small group of engineers employed at the laboratories of the N.A.C.A. undertook a private study to explore the possibilities of developing the airplane to be more suitable for general private use. The study included many computations, tests on hying models, and the construction, testing, and modification of the W-1 experimental airplane.

By Fred E. Weick20 min

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Measures for Defense

Our "Air Defense Program" is no simple thing covered by one or two simple pieces of legislation. Important bits of it are scattered through half a dozen pending Congressional measures. Here is how it has shaped up to date.

By Daniel Sayre,Blaine Stubblefield13 min

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Stacks and Rings

Part I—Collector Rings

By George F. Titterfton12 min

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Grooming Canada’s Aircraft Industry

Trial orders on the books, with prospects of substantial quantities to come, are lifting Canadian aviation from the doldrums.

By James Montagnes9 min

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Aviation's Operators Corner

Tagging the Bases with

By LES NEVILLE9 min

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THE AVIATION NEWS

S.A.E. to Hold World Congress

A COAST-TO-COAST World Automotive Engineering Congress of the Society of Automotive Engineers will open in New York on May 22 for a 5-day session; will be in Indianapolis May 29 to 30; in Detroit May 31 to June 2; and will close with a 3-day session in San Francisco, ending June 8. Of the 60 technical papers to be presented, 18 will be on aeronautic subjects, of which ten will be presented by European authorities who are making a special trip to appear before the Congress.
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Around the Compass with the Dawn Patrol

A million miles of student cross-country flying

By Jess D. Green5 min

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Aviation in Washington

Senate chews Guam, and why? Some of our smartest swivel chair seamen say the Administration asked for Guam so that the Alaskan air base could be slipped in unnoticed. For years the Navy has wept for Kodiak and has always been slapped down. Now, as the far North base becomes a reality, no hand or voice is raised against it.

By BLAINE STUBBLEFIELD5 min

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Southern California Seeks New Funds

J. K. Northrop to reenter field with new manufacturing company

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Aviation Abroad

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