August 16, 1926

August 16, 1926

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The Start of the Airplane Reliability Tour

History of the Aeronautical Engine

By C. FAYETTE TAYLOR10 min

United States Air Forces

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The Start of the Airplane Reliability Tour

Twenty-Five Commercial Planes Start on Second Annual Tour for the Ford Trophy.
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History of the Aeronautical Engine

Basic Features Almost Unchanged Through Development Years.

By C. FAYETTE TAYLOR10 min

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United States Air Forces

A series of interesting night pursuit problems were recently carried out in the vicinity of Langley Field and Fort Monroe, Va., the object being in general to determine the extent of cooperation which is possible and necessary between night pursuit airplanes in flight and searchlight units.
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"Daring Young Men Needed..."

'ERE THIS edition of America’s great aeronautical paper reaches the reading public, real commercial aviation will have been thoroughly launched, and lunched, within our native shores. I use the term real, advisedly. The nativity of the little commercial newcomer will be heralded by lusty clashing of cymbals and loud wailing of reeds, together with columns of newspaper space and miles of newsreel footage.

By SWANEE TAYLOR6 min

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Editorials

JUST AS the war surplus material is being gradually used up, so also the number of pilots and mechanics who were trained during the War is gradually becoming more limited and a new supply of men must be made available. Encouraging young men to enter aviation and an intelligent training for them is a matter of great interest not only to the civilian operators but also to the government.
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Cleveland Airport, Ohio

Many aeronautical celebrities have visited and praised Brook Park Field within a few days. Maj. Gen. Umberto Nobile who was so aptly termed as a modern Columbus by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, along with his mascot a fox terrier, Titina, many gorgeously uniformed mechanics, and a host of Italian admirers was guest of honor last Sunday.

By W. T. Whitlock4 min

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Side Slips

At the time of this writing, the Sikorsky trans-Atlantic plane is getting the finishing touches and promises to give us something to talk about when the test flights can be made. The police guard always at the door of the hangar makes it look as if the souvenir hunters have been around already for wings, rudders, landing gears and other odd bits to add to their collections.

By ROBERT R. OSBORN3 min

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Speedy Work on Hangars

On the evening of July 8, the officials of the P.R.T. Air Service, Inc., decided to erect immediately an air station building of the most modern type at Hoover Field, Washington, D.C., the southern terminal of the Philadelphia and Washington passenger air mail route.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Rochester, N. Y.

The past week in Rochester, N. Y., has been marked in aviation circles by the opening of a new flying field, the beginning of a survey in view of establishing an air mail station, and the prohibiting, by Mayor O’Neil, of the “stunts” which were to be performed in the air over Britton Field.

By M. B. Scales2 min

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Wichita, Kan.

Both the factories, Swallow and Travel Air, are busy on their entries for the Ford Tour. The Swallow Company will race a Hisso plane and a Standard OX5 job. Travel Air pilots will fly the “Flying Showcase” sold to the Pioneer Instrument Company, powered with a Whirlwind, and another machine equipped with a Model E Hisso.

By Paul Hovegard1 min

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