Flying bathtub primer plane teaches motion to future aviators
At Wright Field Dayton Ohio the army air corps experiments with a ground flying cockpit device nicknamed the flying bathtub The miniature fuselage propeller wings and controls simulate loops spins and fog flight with the student seated in the cockpit Miss Merle Mitchell of Los Angeles appears in an insert photo demonstrating the apparatus designed to replace the orientator for aviator training Lieut Albert I Hegenberger helped develop the device over a year to give the feel of real flight without leaving the ground
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Merle Mitchell
Los Angeles
Army Air Corps’ Experimental Laboratories
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Albert I. Hegenberger
Moments of Great Peril in Storms at Sea
The article explains when ships face maximum danger in heavy storms as waves wash over decks and damage superstructures. It describes three key moments of strain on a liner and contrasts how smaller vessels ride waves more safely, with notes on wind effects and shipbuilding reliability.
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London
Fresh Bait Keeping Tips for Spring Fishing Season
As the HE Spring fishing season arrives, anglers nationwide prepare tackle and bait. The common favorite is the angleworm. Keeping earthworms alive and in good condition is a serious concern for fresh water anglers, especially in warm weather.
Tent on car top offers sleeping space for two
A Milwaukee inventor Frederick B. Lichtenberg introduces a collapsible A shaped silk tent for car tops with mosquito nets and windows. The setup uses a mattress cushion, ridgepole, and spring rollers for easy folding. An optional electric light fixture and under mattress storage are described. Other notes cover a worm box for live bait using a cork lined galvanized box and moss diet to improve worm quality for fishing.
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Milwaukee
Frederick B. Lichtenberg
United States Department of Agriculture
W. R. Walton
Sais
Izaak Walton
Walton
Leather tanning and weather myths debunked
A Scientific American explanation by J Arthur Wilson clarifies that chrome-tanned leather expands with humidity and contracts in dry air, causing shoe size changes. Vegetable tanning changes far less, but industry preference for chrome-tanned leather amplified consumer discomfort through faster air equilibration in uppers.
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J. Arthur Wilson
Scientific American
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