National Landmark of Soaring Program - References and Publications

Short listing of publications

"NSM News, National Landmark Program." Soaring, Nov 1980 p. 7.

Short, Simine. "A Look Back, and a Glance Forward: The National Soaring Museum's National Landmark of Soaring Program." Soaring, May 2000, pp. 28-32.

Short, Simine. "Remarks on the Landmark Program." NSM Historical Journal, vol 25 no 2 2003, p. 15.

N.L.S. No. 1 - Truro, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Saudek, Vic. "The 1979 Ralph Stanton Barnaby Lecture: Captain Barnaby, USN. Ret." NSM Historical Journal, vol 4 no 1 1981, p. 3.

"New National Landmark Program." NSM Historical Journal, vol 4 no 3 1981, pp. 6-7.

Dowd, R. E. "Glider Flying at Cape Cod." NSM Historical Journal, vol 4 no 3, 1981, pp. 8-9. Reprinted from October 1930 Aero Digest.

"Landmark of Soaring Honors Barnaby." Linn's Stamp News, 20 Jul 1981, p. 54.

N.L.S. No. 2 - Rhodes Farm, Elmira, New York

"Second National Landmark of Soaring, Spring and summer 1982, in retrospect." NSM Historical Journal, vol 5 no 2 1982, p. 5.

Green, Martin. "Flying the mail." Harris Hill News, vol 27 no 3, May/Jun 1982, p. 1-3.

N.L.S. No. 3 - Fulton Airport, Akron, Ohio

"The third National Landmark in Akron, Ohio." NSM Historical Journal, vol 8 no 1, 1985, p. 3.

"Soaring Museum Dedicates Third National Landmark." Soaring, vol 49 no 10, Oct 1985, pp. 37-38.

"Historic Glider Flight Re-created." Akron MSC Post Scripts, vol 16 no 6, Jul 1985, pp. 1-6.

"Series Marks Events in Gliding History." Linn's Stamp News, 18 Nov 1985, p. 18.

N.L.S. No. 4 - Frankfort, Michigan

"First 1936 expedition to Sleeping Bear." Gliding & Soaring Bulletin, May 1936, p. 9.

Barringer, Lewin. "Up on the wind, Down on the sand." Soaring, Oct 1937 vol 1 no 10, pp. 2-5.

Schulz, Art B. "Soaring the Sand Dunes." Soaring, Feb 1937, pp. 7-9.

Schulz, Art B. "Soaring Sites II: Future Possibilities of Michigan Sand Dunes." Soaring, Feb 1938, p. 4.

"Frankfort, Michigan honored with National Soaring Landmark." NSM Historical Journal, vol 14 no 3 1992, pp. 2-4.

"1937 Midwest Soaring Contest." Soaring, Sep 1937, p. 8.

"The Story of the 1938 American Open Soaring Contest." Soaring, Oct 1938, pp. 2-5.

N.L.S. No. 5 - Torrey Pines, San Diego, California

Robinson, John. "Soaring Sites VII, Torrey Pines Mesa." Soaring, Jul 1938, p. 8.

"Torrey Pines, San Diego, California — Wellspring of Motorless Flight since 1884 Designated National Soaring Landmark." NSM Historical Journal, vol 14 no 4 1992, pp. 2-7.

Slater, Edward. "Torrey Pines Gliderport is now a National Landmark." Written as the Vice-President, Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California. Soaring, Aug 1992, pp. 18-19.

Fogel, Gary. Wind & Wings: The History of Soaring in San Diego. Introduction by Paul MacCready. Rock Reef Publishing House and Gary Fogel (San Diego, 2000). This book may be purchased in our online store.

N.L.S. No. 6 - Waynesboro, Virginia

DuPont, Richard Chichester and Arthur Lewis Lawrence. "The duPont Soaring Expedition." Dec 1933. Self published by the authors.

"Richard C. duPont National Soaring Landmark Dedication at Waynesboro, VA." NSM Historical Journal, vol 17 no 1 1995, pp. 6-7.

Moser, James R. "6th National Soaring Landmark dedicated." Soaring, Jan 1994, pp. 11-12.

Hamilton, Donald. "Soaring Sites V, Big Meadows, Virginia." Soaring, May 1938, pp. 8 and 13.

N.L.S. No. 7 - Point Loma, San Diego, California

Bowlus, William H. "Lindbergh learns to glide." Popular Mechanics Magazine, Apr 1930, pp. 529, 530, 958, 959.

Byard, Jeffrey G. "The National Soaring Museum Point Loma National Landmark of Soaring San Diego, California, April 20, 1996." President, National Soaring Museum. NSM Historical Journal, vol 18 no 1 1996, pp. 14-15.

Fogel, Gary. Wind & Wings: The History of Soaring in San Diego. Introduction by Paul MacCready. Rock Reef Publishing House and Gary Fogel (San Diego, 2000).

N.L.S. No. 8 - Marquette Park, Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana

"NSM dedicates its eighth landmark." NSM News, vol 6 no 2 1996, p. 2.

Birren, Peter. "100 Years of Hang Gliding, the exploits and contributions of Octave Chanute." HANG GLIDING, Jun 1996, pp. 24-26.

Short, Simine. "Chanute's Flight Experiments." Vintage Airplane, the magazine of the EAA's Antique/Classic Division, Jun 1996, pp. 24-26.

Short, Simine. "Men fly in midair." Soaring, Jul 1996, pp. 18-22.

Swinnich, James W. "The National Soaring Museum Eighth National Landmark of Soaring—Octave Chanute and his assistants Centennial Celebration, Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana, July 27, 1996." NSM Historical Journal, vol 18 no 2 1996, pp. 2-3.

Crouch, Dr. Tom D. "Octave Chanute, pioneer of flight." NSM Historical Journal, vol 18 no 2, 1996, pp. 4-16, cover page.

"National Landmark of Soaring Ceremony," (editorial); "Men fly in midair," reprinted from Chicago Tribune, 24 Jun 1896; Short, Simine, "Flying gliders 100 Years later"; and "A Great Day for soaring," (editorial) midwest engineer, Nov/Dec 1996, pp. 24-26.

Dees, Paul. "Building and flying a 100-year-old glider design." HANG GLIDING, Dec 1996, pp. 34-38, 46, 49.

Johnson, Dan and Paul Dees. "100 years after, An Octave Chanute Replica Flies." EXPERIMENTER, EAA's How to Magazine for the Aircraft Builder, Feb 1997, pp. 19-23.

Crouch, Dr. Tom D. "Octave Chanute and the Indiana Glider Trials of 1896." Historical Review Paper, AIAA Journal, vol 35 no 5, May 1997, pp. 769-775

Short, Simine. "A Special Fly-in." Bungee Cord, vol 23 no 2, Summer 1997, pp. 6-7, title page.

N.L.S. No. 9 - Nuuanu Pali Lookout, Honolulu, Hawaii

"Pilots Will Attempt World Glider Mark." On Quiet Wings: a soaring anthology, Joseph Colville Lincoln, ed. Northland Press, (Flagstaff, 1974).

Blacksten, Raul. "Nighthawk," Soaring, Nov 1991 pp. 23-25; Dec 1991, p. 23-26.

"NSM's Outreach Tradition Marks Another Significant Historical Gliding Site." NSM News, vol 7 no 1 1997, p. 4.

"The Ninth U.S. Landmark of Soaring, Nu'uanu Pali State Park, O'ahu, Hawaii, The Flight of Lieut. William A. Cocke, Jr. in the 'Nighthawk.'" NSM Quarterly Journal, vol 19 no 1, 1997, pp. 2-5.

Short, Simine and Jim. "A Landmark in the Pacific." Soaring, Apr 1997, pp. 8-9.

N.L.S. No. 10 - Arvin-Sierra Gliderport

"News from Clubs and Members, Southern California." Soaring, Sept 1937, p. 8.

Bailey, R. A. "Soaring in Southern California." Soaring, Nov 1937, pp. 2, 10.

"News from Clubs and Members, Soaring Society of Northern California." Soaring, Dec 1937, p. 10.

Barnes, Fred. "Soaring Sites IV, the Tejon Ranch—Bakersfield, California." Soaring, Apr 1938, pp. 4-5.

Bailey, R.A. "Wildflowers and Soaring." Soaring, Jul 1938, pp. 2-4.

"The Southern California Meet." Soaring, May 1939, pp. 2-3.

Klemperer, Wolfgang B. And Vic Saudek. "Third Annual Western." Soaring, Apr/May 1940, pp. 4-5, 10.

Stiglmeier, Henry. "Soaring in a Thundercloud." Soaring, May/Jun 1941, pp. 3, 5.

Hall, Stan. "The Baby's First Soaring Flight." Soaring, Jan 1974, pp. 19-20.

Benbough, Richard H. "Arvin-Sierra and Bear Mountain Gold." Article written and submitted to NSM as part of the request to dedicate a National Landmark of Soaring plaque on this site.

Armstrong, Janice Hagen. "Arvin Sierra comes alive again . . . 60 years later." Soaring, Apr 2000, pp. 24-27.

N.L.S. No. 11 - Harris Hill, Elmira New York

Photo by Elmira Star-Gazette of bungee launch from Harris Hill. Soaring, Oct 1937, cover.

Schweizer, Paul A. "The original Elmira Takeoff Sites Landmark No. 11." NSM Historical Journal, vol 22 no 2 2000, pp. 13-15.

Selinger, Peter. Photo: "ASW-27 and Franklin PS-2 flying above Harris Hill, seventy years of sailplane development." Soaring & Motorgliding, vol 64 no 12 Dec 2000, cover.

N.L.S. No. 12 - Sierra Wave Project, Bishop, California Airport

Ross, Harland. "Bishop Soaring." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1949, vol 13 no 1-2, pp. 2-3, 14.

Raspet, August. "Technical Progress." Soaring, Mar/Apr 1949, vol 13 no 3-4, pp. 4-5, 7.

Dawydoff, Alexis. "Nationaler U.S.-Höhenrekord." Thermik, Jun 1949, vol 2 no 6, pp. 98-99.

Ross, Harland and Bob Symons. "Record breaking weekend at Bishop." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1950, vol 14 no 1-2, pp. 2-5, 12.

Ivans, William S. "8 Miles high." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1951, vol 15 no 1, pp. 3-5, 12.

Logsdon, C. S. "Soaring Records. Compiled by National Aeronautic Association Contest Division." Soaring, Mar/Apr 1952, vol 16 no 2, pp. 22-23.

Kuettner, Joachim. "On the possibility of soaring on traveling waves in the jetstream." Soaring, May/Jun 1952, vol 16 no 3, pp. 9-14.

Bonotaux, L. A. (Pete). "Soaring at the Crossroads." Thermal, monthly publication by the Southern California Soaring Association, Jan 1952, vol 14 no 1, pp. 15-16.

Saudek, Vic M. "Exploring clear air turbulence." NSM Historical Journal, vol 1 no 5 1976, pp. 4-10, 15. Paper was presented during the museum's 1975 Spring Symposium.

Posey, Carl A. "In the grip of the whirlwind." Why moving air plus mountains adds up to one very nasty hazard for pilots. Smithsonian Air & Space, Jun/Jul 1996, vol 11 no 2, pp. 48-55.

Rowbottom, Patricia Symons Lloyd Baldwin. Robert Symons‹Flying Legend of the Sierra. Published by the author, Santa Maria, CA, 1987.

Whelan, Robert F. Exploring the Monster, Mountain Lee Waves: the Aerial Elevator. Wind Canyon Books, Inc. (Niceville, FL, 2000).

Edgar, Larry. "High Flight in a Mountain Lee Wave." Soaring & Motorgliding, Jun 2002, vol 66 no 6, pp. 26-29.

Ryan, Bertha and Lloyd Licher. "Mountain Wave Exploration: The Past meets the Future." Soaring & Motorgliding, Aug 2002, vol 66 no 8, pp. 34-37.

Armstrong, Janice Hagen and Bertha Ryan. "A Very Special Event Honoring the Sierra Wave Project." Sailplane Builder, May-Jun 2002, pp. 30-32.

Short, Simine. "National Landmark of Soaring No.12 ‹Bishop, CA." NSM Historical Journal, vol 24 no 2 2002, pp. 13-15

Algotson, Rolf. "Ett verkligt höjdar-jubileum." Segelflygsport (Sweden). Dec 2002, no 4, pp. 22-23.

N.L.S. No. 13 - Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi

Raspet, August. "Flight Characteristics of the Flat Top TG-4A." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1950, vol 14 no 1-2, pp. 9-11, 13-14.

Raspet, August and R. H. Johnson. "Aerodynamics of the Sailplane 'Tiny Mite.'" Soaring, Nov/Dec 1950, vol 14 no 10, pp. 3-4, 10.

Raspet, August. "Progress Report on the Sailplane Projects of the Engineering Research Station of Mississippi State College." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1951, vol 15 no 1, pp. 6-7.

Raspet, August. "The Role of the Sailplane in Aerodynamic Research." Soaring, May/Jun 1951, vol 15 no 3, pp. 10-11.

Storer, Guy. "Youth Gets an Opportunity, in a realistic youth program at Mississippi State College." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1954, vol 18, no 1, p. 10.

Carmichael, Bruce H. "What Price Performance?" Soaring, May/Jun 1954, vol 18, no 3, pp. 6-10.

Backstrom, A. A. "Evaluation of the First Plank Performance Measurements." Soaring, Jan/Feb 1957, vol 21 no1, pp. 18-20.

Claybourn, H. Marshall, Sr. "Flight Testing the HP-8." Soaring, Oct 1959, vol 23, no 7, pp. 5-7, 9.

Soaring magazine, 1960. This issue of Soaring is devoted in most part to the memory of the late Dr. August Raspet, who lost his life in an unfortunate power plane accident on April 27, 1960.

Raspet, Dave with Bruce Carmichael and Dick Johnson. "Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, the newest Soaring Landmark." Soaring, Oct 2003, vol 67 no 10, p. 36-39.

Short, Simine. "Remarks on the Landmark Program." NSM Historical Journal, vol 25 no 2 2003, pp. 11-15.

Johnson, Richard H. "The Development of the RJ-5." Soaring, Jul/Aug 1951, vol 15 no 4, pp. 19-20. Also see the May/Jun issue p. 16 for a good photo of the RJ-5, flown at the 1950 National Championships in Grand Prairie, TX.

Raspet, August. "Systematic Improvement of the Drag Polar of the Sailplane RJ-5." Soaring, Sep/Oct 1951, vol 15 no 5, pp. 17-21.

Raspet, August. "The Sailplane in Research, Training and Sport." An address to the National Association of State Aviation Officials. Soaring Jan/Feb 1953, vol 17 no 1, pp. 3, 12-15.

N.L.S. No. 14 - Mount Washington, New Hampshire

Barringer, Lewin B., “Up on the wind, Down on the sand. An account of the Midwest Contest.” Soaring, 1937 Oct, vol 2 no 10 p:2-5.

Barringer, Lewin B., “The Soaring Test Pilot flies the Ross “Ibis.” Soaring, 1938 Sep, vol 2 no 9 p:8-9

“News From Clubs and Members, New Hampshire, North Conway.” Soaring, 1938 Nov, vol 2 no 11, p:10

Barringer, Lewin B., “White Mountain Winds,” Soaring, 1938 Dec, vol 2 no 12 p: 2-3, 11

Barringer, Lewin B., “Soaring Sites-X, White Mountain Airport, North Conway, NH,” Soaring, 1938 Dec, vol 2 no 12 p: 8, 11.

“News From Clubs and Members, New Hampshire, The Altosaurus.” Soaring, 1939 Jul, vol 3 no 7, p: 14-15.

Barringer, Lewin B., Flight Without Power, Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York, 1940. Chap 6: Lange, Karl O. “Soaring Meteorology” p:107-140 (wave conditions p:139-140); Chap 9: Barringer, Lewin B. “Soaring Technique” p:163-184 (altitude soaring p:181-184); Chap 10: Barringer, Lewin B. “Soaring Sites” (North Conway, NH p:198-200); Chap 12: Barringer, Lewin B. “Future of gliding and Soaring” (Barringer’s flight log of 25 Oct 1938 p:220), Appendix “Biographical sketches of first 10 American “Silver C” pilots: Barringer, Lewin p:236. Some of the 1940 printings have a dust-jacket showing Eliot Noyes after his 5-hrs flight over Sleeping bear Dune.

Barringer, Lewin B., Flight Without Power, reprinted and revised 1942, 1943. Chap 6: Lange, Karl O. “Soaring Meteorology” p:111-144 (wave conditions p:143-144.; Chap 9: Barringer, Lewin B. “Soaring Technique” p:163-184 (altitude soaring p:192-195.

Noyes, Major Eliot F, AAF, “Tactical uses of gliders.” Soaring, 1944 Jul/Aug, vol 8 no 7-8 p: 1-3, 12.

MacNicol, Allan, “Waves, East and West,” Soaring, 1967 Feb, vol 32 no 2 p:13-15.

“Regional Ramblings,” Soaring, 1967 Oct, vol 32 no. 10 p:30.

Gosselin, Guy, “A Timeless Sky,” Soaring, 1968 Feb, vol 32 no 2 p:12-15.

du Pont, Stephen, “The 1968 Mount Washington Wave Camp,” Soaring, 1969 Mar, vol 33 no 3, p: 11-13.

Wolters, Richard, “A Letter from the Mt. Washington Wave,” Soaring, 1971 Mar, vol 35 no 3 p:20-22

English, Liam, “Happy Days at Harris Hill, NSM Construction Begins.” Soaring, 1977 Dec, vol 41 no 12 p:16-17.

English, William D., “The Barringer Trophy,” NSM, A Quarterly Journal of the National Soaring Museum, 1978 Fall, vol 2 no 4 p:3-5.

Brooker, Kevin, “Diamonds Before Breakfast”, Soaring, 2001 Oct, vol 65 no 10, p: 28-30.

Brooker, Kevin, “Mount Washington Wave Camp.” Soaring, 2002 Jan, vol 66 no 1, p:9.

Sanborn, Doug, “Riding the Wave,” Windswept, The Quarterly Bulletin of the Mount Washington Observatory, 2002 Spring, vol 43 no 1 p: 30-33.

Photo by Peter Stauble capturing Rick Roelke flying over Mt. Washington, NH. Soaring, 2003 Mar, vol 67 no 3, cover page.

Posegate, Ann, “Glimpse of 'A Timeless Sky,'“ Windswept, The Quarterly Bulletin of the Mount Washington Observatory, 2005 Spring, vol 46 no 1 p: 38-42.

Prepared and updated by Simine Short, Chair, National Landmark Program; last updated 30 October 2005.