July 23, 1923

July 23, 1923

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Free Balloon Hazards in Flying over Water

By SPINDRIFT15 min

Annual Meeting of Aero Chamber of Commerce

AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

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Free Balloon Hazards in Flying over Water

Safety Measures Recommended for Lessening Risk

By SPINDRIFT15 min

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Annual Meeting of Aero Chamber of Commerce

Report of Operations for Current Year Shows Encouraging Outlook in All Aeronautical Activities
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

With the official landing in an Army plane by Lt. R. C. Moffat, A.S., on June 5, 1923, began the last chapter in the construction of the Boston municipal airport. Two large Army hangars are already completed, two more are under construction, and only the erection of private hangars and the transfer of material remains to be done before the airport will be finished.
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

The following, taken from the report by Capt. Arthur H. Page, Jr., U.S.M.C., of the flight of three DH4B’s from the Marine Field at Quantico to Lakehurst, and return by way of Philadelphia, is of interest in connection with the new landing field at the Naval Aircraft Factory at Philadelphia.
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

Two elements have influenced the Army Air Service in investing the enormous expenditures absorbed in the production of an airplane such as the Barling Bomber. These may be classified as the known uses of such an airplane and the uses not yet known, owing to the lack of experience with large airplanes.
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The Employment of Helium in Airships

The question of helium may be enunciated today as follows: The estimated aggregate output of the American sources of helium is 30,000 cu. m. per day of which approximately one third readily could be collected at an initial outlay for the plant of about $70,000,000.

By COL. A. CROCCO7 min

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Rules of the Gordon-Bennett Cup for 1923

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Simple Chart for Choosing a Wing Surface

By A. A. MERRILL2 min

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Editorials

Performance vs. Equipment

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Editorials

Greater Safety for Free Balloons

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