January 18, 1926

January 18, 1926

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Opposes Air Legislation

By ALEXANDER VARNEY8 min

The Commercial Use of Wright Whirlwind 200 H.p. Air Cooled Engines

What Pilots Think About Air Legislation

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Opposes Air Legislation

After reading some of the criticism of Cy Caldwell, I cannot help but write AVIATION, complimenting them on securing the services of this able writer who has so successfully entertained the readers of AVIATION during the past year. The Modocks have no business reading AVIATION in the first place, for they should know that it is a trade journal written for the fliers themselves.

By ALEXANDER VARNEY8 min

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The Commercial Use of Wright Whirlwind 200 H.p. Air Cooled Engines

ONE of the best proofs of the advantages of Wright Whirlwind 200 hp. air cooled engines for commercial aviation, is the rapid increase in the quantities being sold. In addition to the hundreds of these Wright Whirlwind engines, which have been purchased by the Navy, the Wright Company has sold 124 Whirlwinds to customers other than the United States Government.
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What Pilots Think About Air Legislation

I am in favor of licensing pilots and allowing only those so licensed to carry passengers. There have been any number of instances of incompetent pilots taking up passengers and it ought to be stopped. Part of my business is instructing, and after I turn a man loose, I try to impress him with the fact that he is by no means a finished pilot and should put in a number of hours of solo flying before attempting to take up any passengers.
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The Canadian Vickers Varuna Flying Boat

A Seaplane Designed Specifically for Aerial Forest Patrol and Fire Fighting.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Chicago, Ill. News

Luther K. Bell, traffic manager for the National Air Transport, Inc., is credited with having done pioneer work with Chambers of Commerce along the Chicago-to-Dallas air mail route, the contract for which the N.A.T. was awarded by the government last fall.

By Terence Vincent4 min

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Publisher’s News Letter

AVIATION has been attempting to uphold the prestige of American commercial aviation by pointing out that air transport in Europe should not be confused with aerial service in this country. When we asserted that there was more commercial aviation in this country than in all other countries of the world put together, we expected challenging questions, Instead, we have received many comments from well informed persons who agree completely with this contention.
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United States Air Forces

Aerial Mission to Inspect Landing Fields in Philippines

Three Douglas seaplanes left Camp Nichols, Rizal, P.I., on November 2nd for the Southern Islands on an extensive reconnaissance mission to inspect, photograph and report on landing field and harbor facilities for aircraft. This is in preparation for the establishment of regular airways from Manila to Jolo.
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Multi—Engine Airplanes and Forced Landings

Multiple Engines Insure Greater Reliability. One Forced Landing in 343,000 Flights or One in 1,400 Years, a Possibility.

By HARRY G. SMITH3 min

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Plane in One Hour Takes Doctor to Sick Girl Two Days Away By Land

Making, in an hour, a trip which had required two days for the messengers seeking aid, to complete, an airplane from Winton, Minn., on Jan. 1, took expert medical attention to the bedside of an Indian girl more than fifty miles in the backwoods.

By A. C. Olson3 min

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United States Air Forces

Service Test of Loening Amphibian

After completing one of the most important photographic missions as yet undertaken by the Army Air Service, Lieut. Eugene C. Batten returned on December 10th from Duluth, Minn. There was added interest in the work that he did, as all of the six weeks of flying was done with the Loening Amphibian, a new American type of airplane.
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