May 1, 1932

May 1, 1932

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Economy and the Air Show

Front Page!

By William E. Berchtold16 min

Airlines and Pilots

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Economy and the Air Show

Efficiency rather than novelty is seen in the exhibits of the fifth annual Detroit exposition
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Front Page!

A better perspective for the press on aviation news

By William E. Berchtold16 min

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Airlines and Pilots

The pilot’s status, and his wage
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Load Factors on Airplanes

TWO PAPERS
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Above the Dark Blue Weather

Airplanes that are to fly in the stratosphere
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Radio and Its Personnel

THE increased use of radio in aviation activities has created a very definite place for a specialized radio personnel. Airports want radio operators versed in meteorology ; transport lines want operators who are good all-around mechanics.

By Myron F. Eddy7 min

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Aviation Before Congress

A record of bills of regulation, appropriation, stimulation, and investigation of the current session
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STATISTICS OF THE MONTH

Statistics of the Month

Supplementing the statistical issue of AVIATION, March, 1930. Page numbers refer to that issue.
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A New Idea for the Air Mail

AIR transport's greatest need of the hour is that the air mail be strengthened. Rapid as is the growth of passenger travel, more than two-thirds of the revenue of the American transport lines still comes to them through the Post Office. The future prospect of air transportation depends upon further expansion and improvement of air mail service, combined with steady progress towards elimination of the deficit.
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SIDE SLIPS

Side Slips

THIS year there really was one outstanding exhibit at the aircraft show,—one display which had people around it in rows six deep night and day,—the new Ford V-8 automobile engine. One airplane manufacturer had a very nice exhibit of one of his newest models, with an uncovered skeleton of the same airplane alongside of the completed one.

By Robert R. Osborn5 min

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