February 14, 1921

February 14, 1921

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Air Service Promotions

Con

By Commander E. G. Allen7 min

The Monocoque Fuselage

By Lester D. Seymour7 min

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Air Service Promotions

The following promotions in the Air Service, sent to the Senate on Jan. 18, were confirmed Jan. 29:— [To be majors with rank from July 1, 1920] Maj. Jenner Young Chisum, Capt. Raymond Sidney Bamberger. [To be major with rank from January 18, 1921.] First Lieut. Fred Hughes Coleman.
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Con

By Commander E. G. Allen7 min

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The Monocoque Fuselage

During the late war, among many other developments along the line of aeronautics, there appeared a one piece laminated wood fuselage for airplanes which, while approximated in this country, has not been exactly reproduced. The French word monocoque as applied to an airplane fuselage means simply a fuselage that is truly one piece and so built.

By Lester D. Seymour7 min

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Progress of British Civil Aviation

The British Controller-General of Civil Aviation has issued his third report on the Progress of Civil Aviation, covering the six months’ period from April 1 to September 30, 1920. A fairly comprehensive summary of the report, sent by Leslie E. Reed, U. S. Consul in London, is given herewith, practically in full:
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The Internally Trussed Wing

Early airplanes were built largely from the aerodynamic standpoint, that is, from a study of the flow of air around curved or shaped surfaces or volumes. This early scale of analysis continued clear up to the war and planes were designed around wing curves of the best “lift/drift ratio” with small attention to the depth of that curve for structure of light weight and low parasite resistance.

By William B. Stout7 min

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Japan?

The following excerpts from an article in The Aeroplane, London, England, January 19, by C. G. Grey, the editor, gives an interesting view of Japan’s air status by a particularly well informed British writer: Just as it is possible to respect a person’s abilities without having any personal liking for him or her, so one may admire a nation’s enterprise and self-reliance without liking the people of that nation.
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Pro

The opponents of a unified air force have worked along very similar lines the world over. To begin with, they have not been air officers, and no one today is capable of judging air matters unless he is an officer trained in every phase of the air game This is Particularly so of officers in all navies, who, as Admiral Percy Scott says, consider that they commit professional suicide when they cease to advocate the building of battleships, or for a moment countenance any instrument which can destroy a capital or armored ship.

By Brig. Gen. William Mitchell6 min

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Report of Navy General Board

Secretary Daniels has sent to the Senate the special report of the Navy General Board on the policy of suspending the present naval program with particular reference to the capital ship. The parts of the report which refer to aircraft follow:
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Editorials

Editorials

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United Air Force-pro and Con

By ED3 min

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