August 20, 1923

August 20, 1923

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Fighting Boll Weevil by Means of Airplanes

“Grand Prix de la Moto-Aviette” Reviewed

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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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Fighting Boll Weevil by Means of Airplanes

Army Air Service and Department of Agriculture Cooperate In Aerial Extermination Campaign
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“Grand Prix de la Moto-Aviette” Reviewed

French Light Plane Race, Won by Farman, Showed Surprising Progress in Low Powered Flight
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

An intensified study is being made by the General Staff, the Ordnance Department and the Coast Artillery of the problem of anti-aircraft defenses, according to Army and Navy Journal, from which the following particulars are taken. The Coast Artillery will be depended upon to furnish the personnel, the Ordnance to develop the guns and the General Staff to work out a general policy.
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Principles of Efficient Aileron Design

Fundamental Requirements for Effective Lateral Control

By W. S. DIEHL5 min

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France Holds Novel Fuel Consumption Race

Zenith Cup Won by Farman F90 Commercial Transport Airplane
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U. S. ARMY AND NAVY AIR FORCES

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

Kite Balloon Hangar for Lakehurst The Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy Department on Aug. 7 awarded a $9,000 contract for the erection of a kite balloon hangar at the Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J. The use of kite balloon at that place for aerological purposes is an established practice, and the new hangar will replace a canvas shelter recently lost in a high wind.
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Helicopter Calculations

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The “Turkey Buzzard” Glider

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Editorials

The Start of Night Flying

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