December 27 1926 | Aviation Week

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NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS

The Secretary of the Navy Reports on Aviation

Secretary Wilbur Outlines Progress in Naval Aviation, Drawing Attention to Design and Power Plant Progress.

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Constructing and Merchandizing the Eaglerock

Alexander Aircraft Co. Pioneers in Part Payment Plan for Airplanes

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Letters to the Editor

The pilot in charge of the plane at the time was Mr. Charles Widmer, an experienced and careful pilot. He started his trip at 12.01 a.m., on a very bad night while it was dark and storming. They had been having showers there most of the day. Mr. Donald Rossiter, a pilot, had requested free transportation north, because he was a former employee of ours.

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United States Air Forces

The 12th Photographic Section, Air Corps, stationed at France Field, Panama Canal Zone, has recently accomplished the feat of photographing the entire Panama Canal Zone in one picture. The photograph was taken at an altitude of 12,000 feet and covered a distance of about 60 miles, including the fortified islands of the Pacific side, Fort Sherman on the Atlantic side and portions of both Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

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Further Discussion on Metal Propellers

Twisted Duralumin Propellers Not Basically Weak. Minor Change Will Prevent Fatigue Limit Being Reached.

By S. A. Reed.,Arthur D. Sallee.8 min

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Air Disturbances in Hilly Country

Wind Tunnel Tests Indicate How Pilot May Make Use of Natural Air Turbulance and What Regions to Avoid When Flying

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NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS

Air Corps Planes to Start on Pan-American Flight

Five Loening Amphibian Planes Ready to Leave San Antonio on Flight Around S. America.

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Foreign Aeronautical News Notes

By Special Arrangement with the Automotive and Transportation Divisions, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce

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Publisher’s News Letter

The year 1926 has been an experimental period in the United States for commercial aviation. Aroused by the growth of civil aviation or subsidized air transport in other parts of the world, capital in the United States has made its first effort in the direction of securing first hand knowledge of this new transportation facility.

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NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS

Varney Air Mail Service An Operating Success

Report on Five Months’ Operation — Salt Lake City to Pasco

December 27, 1926

December 27, 1926

The Secretary of the Navy Reports on Aviation