December 15, 1924

December 15, 1924

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Post Impressions of American Aviation

By C. G. GREY14 min

Annual Report of the Chief of Air Service

Opinions on National Air Legislation

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Post Impressions of American Aviation

It is on record that a midshipman of the British Navy having been sent ashore by his skipper to report on the manners and customs of the natives of an island in the Pacific sent in his report thus:—“Manners—None. Customs— Beastly.”

By C. G. GREY14 min

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Annual Report of the Chief of Air Service

General Patrick Expresses Grave Concern Over the “Unhealthy State of the Aircraft Industry”
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Opinions on National Air Legislation

Do We Want Government Control of Civil Aviation ? If so, What Kind?
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LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

The Contest Committee of the National Aeronautic Association has recently sent out requests for expressions of opinion from certain representative sources in our aeronautical community regarding the cubic inch displacement limit to be placed on the light plane events of 1925.

By Edmund T. Allen8 min

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An Effective Method of Cleaning Engine Oil

From the results of numerous investigations that have been conducted recently relative to the causes of wear in engines, there appear to be just two prominent contributing factors; namely, gritty particles in the lubricating oil and the thinning and dilution of the oil with use.

By GLENN D. ANGLE7 min

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Analysis of the 1926 Aviation Budget

How the Total Availability of $65,000,000 is to be Spent
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

President Coolidge in his message transmitting the Budget made a statement of the greatest importance to the future of American aviation. “Today the outstanding weakness in the industrial situation as it affects national defense is the inadequacy of the facilities to supply Air Service needs.

By L.D.G.4 min

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The Catron-Fisk “Constance” Touring Plane

The adoption of rigid airship streamlines as a model for the fuselage of an airplane proved successful in a sportsman’s airplane built for Reginald Balmer, of Los Angeles, by Catron & Fisk, of Venice, Calif. The idea was made possible by use of a special construction developed by E. M. Fisk, and the result is a body of unusual beauty and strength.

By GEORGE B. HARRISON4 min

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