July 17, 1922

July 17, 1922

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Chicago Plans Big Aviation Meet Aug. 4-13

ARMY AND NAVY AIR NEWS

The Handasyde H2 Commercial Monoplane

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Chicago Plans Big Aviation Meet Aug. 4-13

Twenty Events with Prizes Totalling $22,475 Announced by Aeronautical Bureau of Chicago
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ARMY AND NAVY AIR NEWS

$14,045,000 for New Fiscal Year—The conference report on the Army Appropriation Bill, 1922-23, agreed to by both Houses of Congress, provides a total of $14,045,000 for the Army Air Service and Aviation Pay. This sum is apportioned as follows: Air Service, creation and operation, $12,700,000 ($3,500,000 for lighter-than-air craft; $2,053,000 for airplanes; $48,500 of 1920 appropriation is continued for contracts executed prior to June 30, 1920); Offiee, Chief of Air Service, salaries, $195,000; Aviation increase, Army Officers, $950,000; Aviation increase, Enlisted Men, $200,000 (not available for more than 500 enlisted men on flying status).
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The Handasyde H2 Commercial Monoplane

Airplane Built for Australian Airways Follows Original Ideas in Construction
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New List of Landing Fields

The following new data on landing fields previously reported have been received from the office of the Chief of Air Service, Washington, D. C. Alabama Montgomery—On inactive status, in charge of caretaker. To be used as airway station and for National Guard and Reserves.
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Practical Uses of an Air Yacht

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The Story of an Unairworthy Airplane

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Foreign News

Italy—On May 31 a petition for bankruptcy was presented by the creditors of the S.A.I.A.M. Ltd. to the County Court of Milan. Its general manager, Comdr. Mapelli, is abroad. An airship of the “O” type has been sold to Argentine Republic; twenty Ansaldo 300 hp. have been bought by the Polish government and 100 Sva and Ansaldo (300 hp.) airplanes were purchased by the Russian delegation in Italy for the Russian government.
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Weather Bureau and Air Service

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Two Letters

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Marine Aviation

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