April 6, 1925

April 6, 1925

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An Introduction to the Helicopter

By ALEXANDER KLEMIN13 min

Hooking an Airplane to an Airship

AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

New Orleans, La.

By Theodore Ray Liuzza10 min

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An Introduction to the Helicopter

The helicopter or direct-lift type of aircraft has many enthusiastic supporters, and the achievement of vertical ascent, vertical descent and hovering flight are beyond doubt of real interest. In spite of numerous flights already made with this type of aircraft, it is difficult to say at the moment whether we have, in the present-day helicopter, the first stages of a valuable type of flying machine, or merely a forced idea.

By ALEXANDER KLEMIN13 min

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Hooking an Airplane to an Airship

Experiments Conducted by the Army Air Service at Langley Field and Scott Field Show the Practicability of both Landing at and Taking off an Airship
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

New Orleans, La.

Endorsement of a landing field in New Orleans such as will meet the requirements of a major airport, and the promise of all possible cooperation in obtaining such a field, were given Adj. Gen. L. A. Toombs, of Louisiana, by Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army air service, while Toombs was in Washington recently.

By Theodore Ray Liuzza10 min

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Stability and Controllability of Airplanes

Appendix I. Conclusion and Sample Calculation

By B. V. KORVIN-KROUKOVSKY9 min

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Bid for Night Observation Airplane

Air Service Calls for Designs for Night Observation Pusher
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Wright Aero. Corp. Report to Stockholders

During the year 1924 your corporation delivered aeronautical equipment having a sales value of $2,166,863.68. Of this amount, $2,052,804.11 represented shipments of developed types of aviation engines and spare parts therefor, the remainder being for shipments of experimental types of airplanes and miscellaneous items.
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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

Occasionally publicity has the effect of being an embarassment of riches. It also, sometimes, takes a turn that is entirely unexpected. Example: “The Ford Air Pullman.” For several years the genial “Bill” Stout has been at work developing a metal monoplane in Detroit.

By L.D.G.4 min

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LIGHT PLANES AND GLIDERS

A Successful Motorglider

By Edmund T. Allen2 min

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