January 7, 1924

January 7, 1924

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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

Editorials

The Dixmude Disaster

Interesting New Glenn Martin Wings

By LESSITER C. MILBURN

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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

The occurrence of the twentieth anniversary of the Wright’s first flight in December has probably given the coming of the new year a time element that should create a sentiment of optimism in aerial circles. Impatience with progress is a natural and healthy sign.
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Editorials

The Dixmude Disaster

THE vanishing of the French naval airship Dixmude, formerly the Zeppelin L72, with the probable loss of her gallant crew of fifty men, brings the airship once more under critical discussion. The sincere sympathy of the world goes out to the grief stricken French naval air service, and none shares in its sorrow more whole-heartedly than the American airship community which still remembers the long casualty lists of the ZR2 and the Roma.
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Interesting New Glenn Martin Wings

Medium Thick and Thick Aerofoils of High Efficiency Recently Developed

By LESSITER C. MILBURN

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New National Records

The following altitude and duration records, established by Lieut. Harold R. Harris, A.S., at Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, Oct 25-27, 1923, have been officially recognized by the National Aeronautic Association as national records :
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Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee

Importance of Air Mail Service and Aeronautical Research Emphasized in Report
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Mine Rescue Experiments with Airplanes

Important experiments with the use of airplanes in mine rescue work were made last summer in the Alabama coal fields through cooperation between the Bureau of Mines safety station in Birmingham and the 114th Observation Squadron, Alabama National Guard Air Service.
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R38 Memorial Prize

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America in Foreign Races

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Big French Airship Probably Lost in Storm

Dixmude, ex-Zeppelin, Vanishes near North African Coast With Crew of Fifty Men
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Dayton Gets National Races

The N.A.A. announces that after making a thorough investigation of the facilities offered by the bidders for the 1924 Pulitzer Races, the Contest Committee has accepted the proposition offered by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, and the 1924 races will be held at Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
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