August 6, 1923

August 6, 1923

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Welded Steel Cylinder Water Jackets

By GLENN D. ANGLE20 min

AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Cannon and Machine Guns for Use on Aircraft

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Welded Steel Cylinder Water Jackets

The situation with regard to steel cylinder water jacket failures on airplane engines has become serious. On their first attempt at a non-stop eoast-to-coast flight, Lieutenants Kelly and Mac-ready were forced to land at Indianapolis due to the loss of engine cooling water through the opened-up welded joints in the cylinder jackets.

By GLENN D. ANGLE20 min

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

This Department is concerned with all civil flying activities such as the establishment of airports, the marking of airways, warnings to airmen regarding obstructions, experiences gathered on flying routes and landing fields, the work of commercial aviation companies and private fliers, the formation of new air transport enterprises, personal paragraphs of general interest, etc.
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Cannon and Machine Guns for Use on Aircraft

Prepared by Engineering Division, U.S. Army Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

The following interesting particulars are now on hand regarding the endurance attempts made June 28 at Rockwell Field, Calif., by First Lieuts. Lowell H. Smith and John P. Richter, A. S., when they remained in the air 23 hr. 48 min. While the two fliers did not succeed in breaking the existing world’s duration record of 36 hr. 4 min. 31 sec.—made with the Army Fokker T2 by Lieuts.
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

Lieut. Comdr. H. J. Bartlett has been ordered to the Bureau of Aeronautics and will be in the Plans Division. Lieut. Comdr. Bartlett has been the Squadron Commander, Torpedo and Bombing Plane Squadron Number One, Air Squadrons Scouting Fleet since its organization in 1920.
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Air Service to Ask $25,000,000 Next Year

Force of 2500 Planes Considered Vital for National Defense

By M. H. MCINTYRE6 min

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Airplane Research Work through Flight Tests

Wing Pressures on Thomas-Morse Pursuit Plane Measured In Flight by Multiple Manometer
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Book Reviews

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Navy Entries in Schneider Race

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