March 12, 1923

March 12, 1923

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Seaplanes—present Status of the Question

By C. R Fairey14 min

Army and Navy Air News

Optical Altitude Indicator for Night Landing

By John A. C. Warner5 min

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Seaplanes—present Status of the Question

In his introductory remarks Mr. Fairey pointed out that whereas the design of airplanes early settled down into practically one universal type, the tractor, the seaplane is still an unsettled problem. The two main types of seaplanes— float planes and flying boats—each have their advantages and drawbacks, and preference for one or the other types is chiefly dictated by local conditions.

By C. R Fairey14 min

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Army and Navy Air News

Air Service
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Optical Altitude Indicator for Night Landing

Bureau of Standards

By John A. C. Warner5 min

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Value of Gliders to Aeronautical Progress

Their Importance in Solving Technical Problems
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The Future in the Air

Airplane history was made at Selfridge Field, near Detroit, Mich., recently, when every speed record for airplanes was broken by a large margin. Lieut. Russel L. Maughan, of the Army Air Service, flew his plane at the rate of 248.6 m.p.h.; in other words, he was traveling a little faster than four miles per minute.
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Are Huge Aircraft Carriers Worth While?

Well Known English Naval Writer Voices Warning
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Aviation in Congress

Mr. Winslow: a bill (H.R. 13715) to create a bureau of civil aeronautics in the Department of Commerce, encourage and regulate the navigation of civil aircraft, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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Editorials

Defenseless in the Air

If war were declared tomorrow, what would we do for aircraft? This question is not being asked by the aircraft industry but by the War Department. It is not easy to make a satisfactory reply to this question which involves one of the most important problems of national defense.
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New British Airway Scheme

An interesting scheme whereby the British public and the Air Ministry would each put up £1,000,000 for developing British airways and for setting British aerial transportation on a sure basis, is outlined in a report issued on Feb. 23 by the Air Ministry.
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Mexican Airways

The latest available issue of Tohtli, the Mexican aeronautical monthly, which has just completed its seventh year of publication, contains some interesting information of Mexican Civil Aviation. A concession to operate civil airway services was granted by the Department of Communications and Public Works on July 21, 1921, to Harry J. Lawson and L. A. Winship.
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