AERO Digest October 1940 (Vol. 37, No. 4)

New York, NY: Aeronautical Digest Publishing Corp.. Very Good. 1940. Magazine. B&W Photographs and Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine covers have some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear, along with a couple of small tears and chips to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. Included are: The Defense of American, Part II by Cy Caldwell, Possibilities of Large Boats for National Defense, Civil Airways of the United States, Terminal Traffic - Airlines Problem Number One by Capt. Fred Smith, CAB Radio Program for 1941, the Cub FLying Club Plan, Engineering for the Higher Altitudes by Wello E. Beall, The Monouple Zephyr, and more. Notably, there is a full page ad for Wendall Wilkie for President. "Aero Digest was a professional periodical covering the aircraft industry and the profession of flying. It began publication in 1921, originally appearing as the Official bulletin of the World's Board of Aeronautical Commissioners. At its inception Aero Digest was a channel for supporting and boosting the emerging fields of flight and aircraft manufacturing. Rich in early advertising for early aircraft tools and technologies, the Digest published policy positions, some technical articles and illustrations, and extensive humorous and lighthearted writing on the culture of industry and profession. As the industry and the field of flight progressed the publication broadened scope to cover missiles and missiles science as well as satellites. The magazine's subject matter became more scientific and technical at the same time, including more and more drawings, plans, and pieces on the physics of flight as time went on. Aero Digest ceased publication in 1956. " (From Internet Archive) .