December 6, 1926

December 6, 1926

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Annual Report of the Chief of Air Corps

The Fliers’ Aspects of Aerography

By PROF. ALEXANDER McADIE10 min

America and Air Transport

By LINTON WELLS7 min

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Annual Report of the Chief of Air Corps

General Patrick again Recommends Separate Air Corps Budget and Emphasizes the Highly Specialized Work of a Flying Officer and Consequent Lack of Commissioned Pilots
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The Fliers’ Aspects of Aerography

Dispelling the Clouds*

By PROF. ALEXANDER McADIE10 min

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America and Air Transport

Urgent Need of Regular Passenger Air Transp ortation Facilities in the United States is Emphasized by Experience in Round-W orld Trip

By LINTON WELLS7 min

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Do Airplane Engines Cost Much?

Aircraft Engines at $20.00 per Horsepower Compare Favorably with Costs in Other Fields
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The Secretary of War Reports on Aviation

Secretary Davis Discusses Legislation and Air Corps Activities as They Pertain to Commercial Aviation
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United States Air Forces

Mitchel Field, L. I. Flood lights, edging the field and illuminating the whole space set aside for airplane landings, will be installed next Spring at Mitchel Field, according to an announcement from the Army Air Corps. At a cost of $7,600 a series of flood lights will be placed around the flying field in such a manner that the entire field can be illuminated.
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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Boston, Mass.

Never has this city seen as much ground work going on for the sake of transportation by air. Proposals involving the moving back of the Airport hangars to a line near the developed East Boston ground and the leveling off and cindering of the whole Airport area for a flying field, is the major movement and is backed by all the different air organizations and committees of the state.

By Daniel Rochford3 min

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Egypt-India Air Line Starts Jan. 1.

Plans for the inauguration of the Egypt to India passenger service have been completed, and the Imperial Airways, Ltd., expects to begin operations on Jan. 1, when three De Haviland 66’s will fly from London to Cairo. The planes will go by way of Berlin and Warsaw to Constantinople and Aleppo.
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Side Slips

The news tells of a mysterious airship being built in England for experimental flights to India and elsewhere. From the article, we read the ship will accommodate a hundred passengers, will be 730 ft. long, and will have a lounge and a dining room and “kitchens capable of serving a six course dinner.”

By ROBERT R. OSBORN3 min

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Editorials

The Air Corps Personnel Problem

ANOTHER TWELVE months have passed and Major Gen. Mason M. Patrick, Chief of the Army Air Corps has just tendered his annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926. This past year has seen a number of improvements effected in the status and future outlook of the Air Corps but General Patrick's report indicates the situation to be by no means satisfactory under the existing status quite apart from any views which may be possessed individually outside the Service regarding an independent air force.
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