September 25, 1922

September 25, 1922

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Gliding Experiments in Europe - 1922

By Edward P. Warner19 min

The Preliminary Design of Aircraft

By l'Ingenieur en chef du Genie Maritime Fortant11 min

The Army Airship Shed at Belleville, Ill.

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Gliding Experiments in Europe - 1922

An Eyewitness’ Review of the Results Achieved At the Recent French and German Gliding Meets

By Edward P. Warner19 min

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The Preliminary Design of Aircraft

Definition and Object of Aerotechnics † Aerotechnics may be defined as that science (or group of sciences) whose application permits the conception and realign of “good” aircraft, understanding by “good”, flying machines which fulfill, within the limits of the present state of the art, the manifold requirements of a specification determined by (or for) those who desire to use such aircraft.

By l'Ingenieur en chef du Genie Maritime Fortant11 min

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The Army Airship Shed at Belleville, Ill.

Huge Building, Now Under Construction, To Be 923 ft. Long, 206 ft. Wide and 170 ft. High
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ARMY AND NAVY AIR NEWS

Air Service

Remarkable Transcontinental Flight—A remarkable transcontinental flight with only one intermediate stop was accomplished on Sept. 5 by Lieut. James H. Doolittle, A. S., when he flew in a special DH4 from Jacksonville, Fla., via Kelly Field, San Antonio, Tex., to Rockwell Field, Coronado, Calif.
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Naval Aviation

Bert Acosta Joins Naval Reserve Force—Bert Acosta, one of the most experienced pilots in American aviation was sworn in as a lieutenant in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force at the Navy Department on Sept. 8. Acosta is reckoned as one of the pioneers in American aeronautics having first learned to fly in San Diego, Calif., in 1910.
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Air Distance Recorder

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Aviation in Congress

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“Hochdecker” and “Tiefdecker”

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Editorial

Stunt Flying in Civil Aviation

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That Reversible Airplane

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