August 25, 1924

August 25, 1924

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Comments on A National Air Policy

Industry, Commerce, Finance and the Air Mail

By COL. PAUL HENDERSON7 min

LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

Control in the Light Plane

By Edmund T. Allen6 min

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Comments on A National Air Policy

Importance of the Suggested Points Shown by Letters
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Industry, Commerce, Finance and the Air Mail

In brief, here is the history of how the Post Office Department has endeavored to meet the constantly increasing demand for greater speed in the transportation, of mail across the continent: 1850—Three days by rail; 21 days by stage coach. 1860—Two and one-half days by rail from New York to St. Joseph, Mo., and 8 days by Pony Express.

By COL. PAUL HENDERSON7 min

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LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

Control in the Light Plane

The provision of sufficient control has always been a stumbling-block for the designer of small airplanes, particularly those with very low wing loading, and of gliders. The ordinary rules for the proportioning of the control members have often seemed to break down and to lead to inadequate areas quite incapable of overcoming the effect of atmospheric disturbances.

By Edmund T. Allen6 min

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

Following Officers, A.S. Off. Res. Corps., to active duty, McCook Field, for training, reverting to inactive status Aug. 18 Capt. Charles Lewis Hayward, Capt. William Albert Hyde, Capt. George Caldwell Furrow. Following Officers, A.S. Off. Res. Corps, to active duty, Rockwell A. Int. Dept.
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The Puzzle of True Records in High Flights

By ALEXANDER McADIE5 min

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The New Italian “Mr” Type Airship

The "Mr” is the smallest semi-rigid airship in the world. Up to the present, it was generally believed that only non-rigid airships could be produced in very small volumes; in 1917 prominent technicians had affirmed that it was impossible to construct a semi-rigid of 2600 cu. m. (about 90,000 cu. ft.) capacity.
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

Perhaps at the holiday season of the year, refreshed minds and renewed energy give points of view that may have a bearing on the broader aspects of the more serious problems that are in the weekly routine of publishing. Aviation is so new to most persons that its real significance has not seemed to have been given the consideration that it will at a critical moment or when it becomes a vital matter—such as a means of national defense.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Akron News

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Ardmore, Okla., News

By William Krohn2 min

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