July 6, 1925

July 6, 1925

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The Uses of Water Recovery

By HUMPHREY F. PARKER10 min

UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. Army Air Service

“Who’s Who in American Aeronautics”

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The Uses of Water Recovery

Water Recovery is now in use as regular equipment on the airships Shenandoah and Los Angeles, and it has been conclusively demonstrated that an amount of water can be recovered from the exhaust gases from the engines, in flight, which more than equals the weight of fuel consumed in producing those exhaust gases.

By HUMPHREY F. PARKER10 min

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. Army Air Service

Hon. Dwight F. Davis, Acting Secretary of War, has just approved a new and far-reaching policy which will afford an opportunity for Air Service training to Army officers of all combat branches. This change is prompted by aviation developments leading to a conclusion that all line officers require such knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the Air Service, as to permit them using it under all conditions of battle, and to a feeling that the general efficiency of such officers will be increased by a limited amount of actual experience in the air.
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“Who’s Who in American Aeronautics”

The second edition of “Who’s Who in American Aeronautics” will be published Sept. 1, 1923. Below will be found new biographies that will appear in the forthcoming volume. An invitation is extended to all pilots actively engaged in aviation military, naval or commercial to send their biographical sketches for insertion in the next issue.
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Some Fatigue Tests on Non-Ferrous Metals

A very interesting paper entitled “Some Fatigue Tests on Non-Ferrous Metals,” by R. R. Moore, was read at the Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Testing Materials at Atlantic City. In this paper are given the results of tests on non-ferrous metals to determine their endurance limits when subjected to alternating stresses of tension and compression, produced by the rotating beam method.
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Clutches and Transmissions for the RS-1

Description of the Twin Disc Clutch Co.’s Friction Clutches and Gears for the Airship RS-1 Built by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
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Editorials

DURING the course of a conversation, a well known pilot brought out the fact that the flying boat for commercial purposes seemed to be dropping out of use. As one of the staff of AVIATION owns and flies a “boat,” the remark naturally caused discussion.
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Publisher’s News Letter

The accounts that have been sent by cable of the great crowds and the enthusiasm aroused in Germany by the Rundflug and in England by the R.A.F. Pageant should give those who are in a position to direct the trend of aeronautical meets in this country a very plain object lesson.

By L.D.G.4 min

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1924 Aircraft Exports Nearly Double*

Although still comprising only a very small portion of the total shipments of automotive products from the United States, aircraft exports in 1924 were almost double those of 1923. Their value was $798,273, or $364,715 more than in 1923, and the number of planes exported exceeded those of the previous year by 10.
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The Ford Mooring Mast

Foundations are complete and steel work is well under way on the largest airship mooring tower in the world, located at the Ford Airport in Dearborn. The tower, according to present schedules, will be ready for use early in July. A visit during the summer from one of the great naval airships may be expected as a first test of the unusual engineering features of its design.
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

U. S. Naval Aviation

Secretary of the Navy Wilbur announced June 20 that Capt. Stanford E. Moses, U.S.N., commander of the battle fleet aircraft squadrons, has been placed in command of the forthcoming West Coast-Hawaiian flight. It has not been definitely decided whether the start of the flight will be made from San Francisco or San Diego.
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