January 4, 1926

January 4, 1926

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Answers to Correspondents

By CY CALDWELL6 min

The Powell Racer

The 1926 American Polar Flight

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Answers to Correspondents

THIS BUSINESS of writing for “AVIATION” is an insidious habit that grows on one like a corn. I began it innocently enough, at the request of the late Lawrence D. Bell, who was quietly buried a year ago in a Los Angeles department store. Then I continued writing to amuse myself.

By CY CALDWELL6 min

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The Powell Racer

A Light Plane Incorporating Many Excellent Features of Larger Designs
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The 1926 American Polar Flight

Airplane Flight Project to Leave Early in Spring
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

Two bits of news from England have created great interest among those who are following the American aeronautical affairs. One stated "The first year of Imperial Airways, Ltd., the new trust of all the British flying companies, resulted in a loss of more than $600,000.00.
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United States Air Forces

U. S. ARMY AIR SERVICE

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New French Load Carrying Altitude Records

Latest Farman 2000 Horsepower Giant Plane
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Aviation in the Riff

The Cooperation of Airplanes with the French Military
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A Plea For Jacob Riis Park

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United States Air Forces

U. S. NAVAL AVIATION

Rear Admiral C. C. Block, Chief of the Navy Bureau of Ordnance, has disclosed that the anti-aircraft practice conducted in July by the dirigible Shenandoah and the battleship Texas in Tangier Sound, Chesapeake Bay, was primarily to test a new type of target, while the firing at the target was only incidental.
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Merchandising in a New Field

“Anything that can be sold, can be produced.” This has not been true regarding commercial aviation up to date. At the present time any manufacturer who can turn out a good plane at a fair price is assured of a ready market. This condition is attracting many into the manufacture of commercial planes and almost every week or two we see a new plane advertised in “AVIATION.”

By M. J. McINANEY3 min

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