November 10, 1924

November 10, 1924

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LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

By Edmund T. Allen10 min

The Independent Air Force

By C. G. GREY10 min

The Naval Aircraft Investigation

By M. H. McINTYRE7 min

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LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

So many inquiries have been coming in to this department about test-piloting of light planes that the following analysis has been made to assist those who have not had technical training. The flight testing of a new airplane is a problem in "feel" or touch.

By Edmund T. Allen10 min

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The Independent Air Force

When in 1917 the idea of an Independent Air Force, as a Third Service separate from the Navy and Army, was first advocated in England, nobody was more opposed to it than oneself. The argument that the Air should have a Service of its own, on the principle of one Service for the Sea, one for the Land, and one for the Air, seemed merely silly, because the Air is common to the Navy and the Army.

By C. G. GREY10 min

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The Naval Aircraft Investigation

Finish Fight Looms in Battleship-Airplane Controversy

By M. H. McINTYRE7 min

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The Shenandoah’s Great Flight

From Lakehurst to Ft. Worth, San Diego, Seattle and Return
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

First Lieut. Walter Frederick Sutter, A.S.O.R.C., Elizabeth, N. J., to active duty Langley Field, reverting to inactive status June 30, 1925. Serg. Charles L. Dwyer, Conn. Nat. Guard, Hartford, transferred to Air Service, Bolling Field.
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Publisher’s News Letter

The Baltimore Seaplane Races have demonstrated that races over water have as great if not a greater charm than land events. The absence of obstructions to the view and the natural beauty of water surroundings give this kind of a meet a great advantage over the dusty flying field.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Washington Court House Balloon Race

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Interesting Lecture on the Air Mail

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Boosting the Air Mail

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To Lease Cape May Air Station

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