April 12, 1926

April 12, 1926

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Flying Adventures in Alaska

By NOEL WIEN19 min

The Lighting of the London Continental Airway

By CAPT. C. H. BIDDLECOMBE12 min

1925 Activities of Curtiss Flying Service, Inc.

By C. S. JONES7 min

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Flying Adventures in Alaska

Although Alaska has an area of ten times that of New York State, it is such a rugged region that there was a great outcry when, in 1867, the United States purchased the territory from Russia for $7,200,000.00. The discovery of great mineral deposits stimulated the growth of the country tremendously but, even today, there are little more than 50,000 inhabitants of which almost half are Eskimos or Indians.

By NOEL WIEN19 min

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The Lighting of the London Continental Airway

An Authoritative Discourse on the Night Flying System Employed on the Imperial Airways Route from London to the Continent.

By CAPT. C. H. BIDDLECOMBE12 min

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1925 Activities of Curtiss Flying Service, Inc.

One of America's Largest Aerial Service Companies Reports Prosperous Year.

By C. S. JONES7 min

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The Bristol Cherub Air-Cooled Engine

A New Model of the Well-Known British Lightplane Engine Successfully Passes Stringent Tests.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Philadelphia News

Howard F. Wehrle has established himself in Philadelphia for the summer and with his usual whirlwind energy is so waking up our sleepy town that we feel sure of the success of the National Air Races in September. In a few days Howard will have his organization lined up and working and will have ready all the official announcements telling how for one glorious week Philadelphia will be the unquestioned “center of aviation” !

By C. T. Ludington6 min

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United States Air Forces

The War Department announced on March 26, the personnel of four army teams which will take part in the national elimination balloon races to be held at Little Rock, Ark., beginning April 29, as follows: No. 1 (Phillips Field, Maryland)—Lieut.
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Flying Field Equipment for Air Transport

IN CONSIDERING the technical requirements of air transport flying fields and their equipment it is sometimes possible to lay down specifications which apply with reasonable accuracy to any project of moderate size. However, when the actual amount and type of equipment, size of buildings and other such matters are taken up, it becomes necessary to work out the complete investment and operations analyses for the specific project under consideration.

By ARCHIBALD BLACK5 min

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American Commercial Flying

More Mileage Statistics of Commercial Pilots Operating Throughout the Country.
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Editorials

Commercial Speeds of 300 M.p.h.

ONE OF the most fascinating fields for aeronautical prediction is the possible development of high flying planes for commercial use. For long distance flights, greater speed, clearer weather, and favoring winds could be obtained, but the problems to be met are many.
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37,579 Ft. Macready's Latest Altitude

Lieut. John A. Macready, Army Air Service, made an altitude flight to 37,579 ft. at McCook Field on March 13, according to calibrations of his instruments by the United States Bureau of Standards. His achievement, however, does not equal the world’s record, although it exceeds Lieutenant Macready’s own record, made in 1921, and that made by Sadi Lecointe in France in 1923.
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