November 22, 1920

November 22, 1920

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The New Variable Surface Airplane

By H. M. Buckwald8 min

Special Inclinometers and Indicators

First Pursuit Group Training

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The New Variable Surface Airplane

A recent French development, the Levavasseur and Gastambide variable surface airplane is a tractor biplane fitted with a 250 hp. Salmson engine. The novel feature of this design enables the pilot to vary the surface, while in flight, from 345 sq. ft. to 560 sq. ft. or a ratio of 3 to 5.

By H. M. Buckwald8 min

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Special Inclinometers and Indicators

The function of inclinometers is stated in the pamphlet “Inclinometers for Aerial Navigation,” where it is also pointed out that the bubble inclinometers in use have a limited value, because affected by accelerations of the airplane. Now, for certain purpose it is highly desirable to have an inclinometer which will be independent of the motions of the ship and at all times furnish a vertical line or horizontal plane of reference.
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First Pursuit Group Training

The course in Pursuit Low Bombing prescribed by the Chief of Air Service, has now been completed by the practice with Cooper fragmentation bombs. This course, which has been attended by so much unavoidable delay, was divided into three parts: class room work, dummy bomb dropping, and service bomb dropping. The first part of the course was finished by June 30, 1920, so that there was ample time to complete the entire course by July 31, as required, had facilities for bomb dropping been available at the time.
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Air Mail Extension

Stepping down from an airplane after a flight at Cricklewood yesterday and seeing two big Handley Pages arrive from Paris and disgorge their passengers and freight, it came to one irresistibly that an advantage of the airplane over the train and the boat is that its carrying capacity may be comparatively small, and that this is anything but the unmitigated drawback it is often represented.

By Major C. C. Turner6 min

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Forty-Four Entries for Pulitzer Trophy Race

A field of forty-four starters for the Pulitzer Trophy air race at Mitchel Field, Mineola, Thanksgiving Day, is shown by the list of entries made public by the Aero Club of America. With few exceptions they are all Army, Navy and Marine Corps fliers.
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Situation in Naval Aviation

A strict censorship has been clamped on the activities of naval aviation, or rather the officers on aviation duty in the Navy Department have been directed not to talk for publication on aviation matters. The orders are to the effect that any matter of information requested by the press shall be submitted for approval to the Chief of Naval Operations and when approved released through the Navy news bureau.
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Editorials

The Air Service Reserve THERE has been much criticism of the Air Service Reserve from officers who have received commissions and who hoped that they might have an opportunity to continue their flying so as to be in training in case of their being ordered to active duty.
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The Engineering Section of the Air Mail

The Division of Air Mail Service, Post Office Department, has recently established an Engineering Section. This change in organization was found desirable principally because of the increase in the scope of the service, which now operates daily between New York and San Francisco with routes between Washington and New York and between St. Louis, Chicago and a line soon to be put into operation between Chicago and the twin cities St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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Fokker Studying the American Situation

Anthony H. G. Fokker reached New York last week and is now making visits to all the principal points of aeronautical interest in this country. Mr. Fokker as everyone knows is a Hollander who in 1910 at the age of twenty went to Germany and built and flew his first plane.
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Deeds of the Kosciusko Escadrille

Lieut.-Col. Cedric E. Fauntleroy, commander of the Polish Air Forces, Southern Front, has returned to the United States and is creating a great interest in behalf of Poland by addressing meetings throughout the country. He is endeavoring to recruit pilots, obtain equipment and secure funds for the Kosciusko Escadrille.
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