October 4, 1926

October 4, 1926

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An Air Tour of the Near East

By LESTER D. GARDNER13 min

Inviting Capital

By RAYMOND BALDWIN8 min

U. S. Air Forces

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An Air Tour of the Near East

THE ARABIAN Nights do not tell what eventually became of Aladdin’s wonderful lamp that transported him and his beautiful Princess Badroulboudour in his palace by air from Africa to its original location in Asia. It does relate, however, that the journey was made with only two slight shocks, one when it was taken up off the ground and the other when it landed.

By LESTER D. GARDNER13 min

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Inviting Capital

Safeguarding the Investor Against Needless Risk

By RAYMOND BALDWIN8 min

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U. S. Air Forces

The War Department contemplates a flight around South America by five Army Air Corps airplanes. The State Department has requested the various countries on the route of the proposed flight for permission to fly over their territory. Favorable replies have been received from some of them.
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The Meyers Midget

A New 30 Horsepower Lightplane.
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

If the races for the Schneider Cup take place as scheduled, and the cup is permanently won by Italy or the United States, there is going to be a great opportunity for some donor to present a trophy which will carry on in the future, this most interesting contest.

By L. D. G.4 min

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Side Slips

Side Slips

Another indication that aviation is shortly to come into its own, is that at least one manufacturer has begun to design his product specifically for the use of aviators. The manufacturer we have reference to is in the fountain pen business, and is spending a great deal of money advertising that his pen can be dropped three thousand feet without breaking.

By ROBERT R. OSBORN3 min

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RS-1 Moors at Ford Tower

The first mooring of an airship at a privately owned airship tower and, in fact, the first mooring of this particular ship at any tower, occured on Sept. 18, when the Army semirigid airship RS-1, under the command of Col. John Paegelow of Scott Field, was hauled down in a perfect landing to the new Ford airship tower at Ford airport, Dearborn, Mich.
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Editorials

On Making Records

AS IN the unfoldment of all other arts so in aviation, the development progresses through a series of phases which may at times prove delusive. A few years ago, American aviation was outstanding in the World development by the records which were continually being broken.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Atlanta, Ga.

With more than 15,000 people looking on, “Miss Atlanta”, the first air mail plane, bringing as its cargo 10 pouches of mail, E. K. Large, Atlanta postmaster, and H. E. Ross, Jacksonville, Fla., postmaster, arrived at Candler Field Wednesday afternoon Sept. 15, at 3:25, 15 min. before its scheduled time, from Miami, Fla.

By Roy E. White3 min

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The International Lightplane Competition at Orly, France

The international lightplane competition which was held under the auspices of the French Aerial Association from Aug. 9 to 15 at Orly, near Paris, France was won by Dr. Zdenko Lhota on an Avia BH 10 two-seater monoplane fitted with a 60 lip.
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