May 14, 1928

May 14, 1928

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Chassis Analysis

By PROFESSOR ALEXANDER KLEMIN,GEORGE F. TITTERTON19 min

The New Curtiss "Chieftain”

By ARTHUR NUTT16 min

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AIRPORTS AND AIRWAYS

Dallas, Tex. By Rorie E. Cowden Howard Woodall and C. W. Shaw, state distributors for the Travel Air, recently made a trip to the factory at Wichita, Kan., in an OX-5 Travel Air. Woodall says the enrollment of students and the sales of planes are holding up well considering the unusually inclement spring season in Texas.
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Chassis Analysis

Stress Analysis of Commercial Aircraft, Chapter Number Ten

By PROFESSOR ALEXANDER KLEMIN,GEORGE F. TITTERTON19 min

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The New Curtiss "Chieftain”

12 Cylinder Hexagon Engine Rated at 600 Hp. Weighs Only 900 Lb.

By ARTHUR NUTT16 min

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Aeronautics in Sweden

First Air Line, Stockholm-Halsingfors was Established in 1924 and Since that Time Considerable Progress has Been Made

By A. L. OLSON8 min

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The Langley Field Maneuvers

Ninety Air Corps Planes take Part in Demonstration of Offensive And Defensive Value of Modern Military Aircraft

By EARL D. OSBORN7 min

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The Lockheed "Air Express”

Latest Design of Lockheed Aircraft Co., is powered with a “Wasp” and Has a Speed of 167 M.P.H. with Full Load of 1000 Lb.
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SIDE SLIPS

Now that the “Spirit of St. Louis” has been turned over to the Smithsonian Institution to be placed on exhibit, and they are making preparations for it, we’d like to suggest to the institution officials that they call attention, with a placard, to one very unusual feature of the plane which most people overlook.

By ROBERT R. OSBORN5 min

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The Navy PN-12 Seaplane

First Patrol Plane Fitted With Air Cooled Engines has Top Speed of 107 M.P.H. and a Cruising Range of 1,350 Mi.

By COMDR. W. W. WEBSTER4 min

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Last Minute Briefs

Andy Carisi is building a plane of his own at Lindenhurst, L. I. The Fairchild monoplane flying boat with folding wings is expected to be finished by June 1. A national aircraft show is planned by San Leandro, Calif., to be held sometime this September.
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EDITORIALS

THIS WEEK, which has been officially designated as Air Mail Week, marks the tenth anniversary of the inauguration of air mail service in this country. On May 15, 1918 the first regular service, operated with planes and pilots borrowed from the War Department, was started between New York and Washington, D. C. Today there are over 22 routes in operation covering a total distance of 10,740 miles, 6,000 miles of which are lighted for night flying.
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