June 8, 1925

June 8, 1925

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The Design of Air-Cooled Cylinders

By C. FAYETTE TAYLOR12 min

Program of N.A.A.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

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The Design of Air-Cooled Cylinders

ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The ideas set forth in this article are based largely on the results of experiments made by the Engineering Division, Air Service, and corroborated in the laboratories of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. The fundamental requirements for air-cooled cylinders for military aircraft engines may be stated as follows :

By C. FAYETTE TAYLOR12 min

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Program of N.A.A.

Policy Outlined in Program and Resolutions Adopted at St. Joseph Meeting
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

An attempt to beat the world’s parachute record, made by Sergt. Randle Bost recently, will be made by “Dare Devil” Ben Grew, at the Miller Field Meet, June 20. Bose startled the country a few weeks ago by dropping 1500 ft. before opening his parachute.
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Boston, Mass.

Two interesting aeronautical meetings were held in Boston during the week of May 18. The first was the annual banquet of the Aeronautical Engineering Society of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology held on the evening of May 20 at the Walker Memorial.

By Porter Adams7 min

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The Tri-State Airway

With the dedication of the “Tri-State Airway,” opening direct air traffic between the East and the West via New Mexico, Arizona and California, the great Southwest is seen to be taking its place in the aeronautical world. The air route was dedicated May 16 and 17 at Winslow, Ariz., by Governors A. T. Hannett of New Mexico and G. W. P. Hunt of Arizona.

By G. K. SPENCER6 min

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The Administration’s Air Policy

Commercial Aviation Must Pay Its Own Way and the Value of Records Main Points of Statement
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Editorials

The Anonymous Report

ANOTHER aircraft statement has been submitted to President Coolidge. This time, the source of the optimistic review of the present state of aeronautics in this country is not disclosed, but it is clear from the contents, that the President has once more received a report which was prepared to smooth out some of the ruffled surfaces that have not appeared in an exactly favorable light since Congress adjourned.
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The Wright Machine

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Publisher’s News Letter

We have often wondered where some of the data given out at the White House came from. When we saw the last paragraph of the statement recently issued by the President there was such a familiar resemblance to an editorial in AVIATION of April 27, under the caption of “Bringing Flying to the User,” that making a comparison was inevitable.
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The New Pioneer Earth Inductor Compass

The Pioneer Instrument Co. have recently completed a new type of their earth inductor compass. While no fundamental changes have been made from the earlier model which was used on the World Flight, the instrument has been considerably modified in structural details.
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