February 14, 1927

February 14, 1927

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Details of the Air Mail Routes

Details of the Air Mail Routes

The Deruluft Airline to Moscow

The Deruluft Airline to Moscow

By LESTER D. GARDNER9 min

Slotted Wings in Practice

Slotted Wings in Practice

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Details of the Air Mail Routes

Details of the Air Mail Routes

Wm. B. Oliver of Alabama Gives Congress a Statement of the Present Situation.
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The Deruluft Airline to Moscow

The Deruluft Airline to Moscow

In Successful Operation Since 1922. Russian Progress in Commercial Aviation.

By LESTER D. GARDNER9 min

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Slotted Wings in Practice

Slotted Wings in Practice

In Spite of Favorable Test Results, Practical Use of Slotted Wings not very Extensive. Two Successful Handley Page Machines Described.
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The Present Airship Situation in the U.S.

The Present Airship Situation in the U.S.

Commander Rosendahl Addresses Tau Beta Pion Airships
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NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS

Letters to the Editor

“This cost was intended primarily to impress on the public that the direct cost of carrying passengers in a modern plane is very low and it seems that the best way to impress this on the general public is to compare it with the cost of railroad transportation.
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

United States Air Forces

Construction of permanent quarters for officers, at a cost of $200,000., at Scott Field, Ill., is asked in a bill recently introduced in the House of Representatives, by Representative Irwin of Belleville, Ill. The bill includes a provision for the sale of surplus Department of War property to pay for the cost of construction.
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

Publisher’s News Letter

There is no topic of conversation in aeronautical circles that is discussed at the present time with so much interest and in some cases with such heat as the probable cost of operating aircraft and the amount per pound it is necessary for a company to receive to make a profit.

By L.D.G.5 min

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American Aircraft Directory

American Aircraft Directory

Many enquiries have been received by Aviators for information regarding state laws, municipal ordinances, commercial pilots, airports and aircraft operators throughout the United States. To meet this demand, the American Aircraft Directory will be published in 1927 in book form, with many maps, illustrations and advertisements.
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Side Slips

Side Slips

Noting that the Fokker monoplane, in which Messrs. Byrd and Bennett went to the Pole, will be placed in a museum which Mr. Ford is establishing at Dearborn, Mich., and also noting that the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile debate is still flourishing in the daily press, we are wondering what placard will be placed on the Norge when that ship is placed in a museum.

By ROBERT R. OSBORN3 min

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The Huff Daland Cyclops

The Huff Daland Cyclops

World's Largest Single-Engine Bomber Ready for Tests
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