April 18, 1927

April 18, 1927

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Are Aviation Records Worth While?

Are Aviation Records Worth While?

By W. L. LePAGE13 min

An Outline of Oil Engine Development for Aircraft

An Outline of Oil Engine Development for Aircraft

By ROSWELL H. WARD10 min

Airways Aerological Work

Airways Aerological Work

By C. G. ANDRUS,7 min

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Are Aviation Records Worth While?

Are Aviation Records Worth While?

Experience Shos that World Aeronautical Records Foster Technical Development, Increase International Prestige

By W. L. LePAGE13 min

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An Outline of Oil Engine Development for Aircraft

An Outline of Oil Engine Development for Aircraft

Progress Shows Possibilities of Light High Speed Fuel Injection Engine of Diesel Type for Aircraft

By ROSWELL H. WARD10 min

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Airways Aerological Work

Airways Aerological Work

How the Weather Bureau Stations Function to Provide Air Mail Pilots with Accurate Weather Information.

By C. G. ANDRUS,7 min

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES

United States Air Forces

A recommendation that the Air Service, Maryland National Guard, establish its own flying field this summer, near Martinsburg, W. Va., was made recently to Brig. Gen. Milton A. Reckford, by Major W. D. Tipton, commanding the State Air Service.
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Air Licenses to be Issued BY The Dept. of Commerce

Air Licenses to Be Issued By the Dept. of Commerce

The Air Regulations Division, Aeronautics Branch, Prepares for Early Issuance of Licenses and Identification Plates. New Pilot's Category for Fixed Base Operators is Announced.
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FOREIGN AERONAUTICAL NEWS NOTES

Foreign Aeronautical News Notes

By Special Arrangement with the Automotive and Transportation Divisions, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
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NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS

Aircraft Display Committees Elected

Committees and Delegates to PanAmerican Conferences Nominated.
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The Iesman Duralumin Rivet

The Iesman Duralumin Rivet

A Rivet in Which no Bucking is Necessary. Enables the Riveting of Tanks, etc., in Which Bucking is Impossible
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PUBLISHER’S NEWS LETTER

Publisher’s News Letter

The subject of aircraft safety and accidents is one that usually appears in newspapers in a form that irritates even the most hardened aviation enthusiast. Big display headlines with harrowing details create an impression with the public that all flying is hazardous.
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EDITORIALS

The New York-Chicago Air Mail Award

THE AFTERMATH of the awarding of the contract for the air mail between New York and Chicago, continues to be a matter of public interest owing to the fact that the lowest bidder did not get the contract. After the Western section of the trans-continental mail service as well as all other air mail routes had been awarded to the lowest bidder, the awards were considered closed and the decision accepted as final.
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