Aeronautics (US)

For the British publication see Aeronautics (UK) (1907–1921).

Aeronautics (The American Magazine of Aerial Navigation) was a magazine published 1908–1915. It was the official organ of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania in 1914 and of the Aeronautical Society of America, 1914–1915. Contains news and patent information. Published monthly.

Publisher, editor, owner: Ernest LaRue Jones. Aeronautics Press, Inc., Thoroughfare Building, 1777 Broadway, New York, U.S.A.

Publication info from Vol. 3, July 1908: "Published monthly by AERONAUTICS; Ernest LaRue Jones, Editor and Owner; Thoroughfare Building, 1777 Broadway, New York, U.S.A."

An A. V. Jones also appears as President of Aeronautics Press. E. Percy Noel of St. Louis and Cleve T. Shaffer of San Francisco are also named on the header, perhaps as editors.

The Sept 1908 issue (e-sent by Simine) is numbered vol III, No 3. It says near the top of the first page, "Aeronautics is issued on the 20th of each month." And that a domestic subscription costs $3/year, and a foreign one costs $3.50/year.

Scans:

• vols. 4–13 (1909–1913)
• vol. 2–17, incomplete (1908–1915)

HathiTrust entry:

Published by E. L. Jones, July-Oct. 1908; by the Aeronautics Press, Inc., Nov. 1908-July 1915. Official organ of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, 1914; of the Aeronautical Society of America, 1914-1915.

The National Aviation Writers' Association met in the Aeronautics office in New York and perhaps some further relationship existed.

Has biographies and lots of information on aero organizations.

Also: advertisements, essays, discusses of new tech and applications.

The incomplete vol. 2 no. 6 contains a symposium with optimistic comments about aviation from Octave Chanute, William H. Pickering, A. M. Herring, James Allen, Augustus Post, and others.

Publications in Aeronautics (US)

• Pickering, 1908, The future of artificial flight (Simple title: The future of artificial flight)
• Chanute, 1908, Evolution of the 'two-surface' flying machine, part II (Simple title: Evolution of the 'surface' flying machine)
• Chanute, 1908, Evolution of the 'two-surface' flying machine, part I (Simple title: Evolution of the 'Two-surface' flying machine)
• Springer, 1908, Flying machines in warfare (Simple title: Flying machines in warfare)
• Silberer, 1908, The art of flying (Simple title: The art of flying)
• Sherrick, 1908, How it feels to be up in a balloon (Simple title: How it feels to be up in a balloon)
• Squires, 1909, Propeller mathematics for the kindergarten class (Simple title: Propeller mathematics for the kindergarten class)
• Shrigley, 1909, The Aero Club of New England (Simple title: The Aero Club of New England)
• Squires, 1909, Propeller mathematics for the kindergarten class. No. 2 (Simple title: Propeller mathematics for the kindergarten class. No. 2)
• Publication 11127, 1909, Side lights on the future of flying (Simple title: Side lights on the future of flying)
• Luttrell, 1909, Luttrell completes his biplane (Simple title: Luttrell completes his biplane)
• Myers, 1909, Hydrogen gas ballooning (Simple title: Hydrogen gas ballooning)
• Sellers, 1909, Step gliders and towing tower (Simple title: Step gliders and towing tower)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Aero Club of Kansas City (Simple title: Aero Club of Kansas City)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Aero Club of Colorado (Simple title: Aero Club of Colorado)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, New Patent Decision (Simple title: New Patent Decision)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Smithsonian's Aero Bibliography (Simple title: Smithsonian's Aero Bibliography)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Aero Clubs Grow in Glidden's Wake
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Aero Club of Michigan (Simple title: Aero Club of Michigan)
• Aeronautics (US), 1909, Aero Club of Minnesota (Simple title: Aero Club of Minnesota)
• Publication B2p0655e03, 1909, Wright and Curtiss to fly in Hudson-Fulton (Simple title: Wright and Curtiss to fly in Hudson-Fulton)
• Shaffer, 1909, Pacific Aero Club's show (Simple title: Pacific Aero Club's show)
• Suche, 1910, At the Mineola field (Simple title: At the Mineola field)
• Stephens, 1910, A new control (Simple title: A new control)
• Vaniman, 1910, The voyage of the America (Simple title: The voyage of the America)
• Howell, 1910, A layman's view of aerial law (Simple title: A layman's view of aerial law)
• Patterson, 1910, Baltimore aviation meet (Simple title: Baltimore aviation meet)
• Patterson, 1910, Atlantic City, N. J., July 4 (Simple title: Atlantic City, N. J., July 4)
• Publication B2p1272e11, 1910, Automatic stability problem solved (Simple title: Automatic stability problem solved)
• Pursell, 1910, The missing link in aeronautics (Simple title: The missing link in aeronautics)
• Brode, 1911, Extension of Dewey decimal system to cover aeronautics (Simple title: Extension of Dewey decimal system to cover aeronautics)
• Patterson, 1911, Does color affect aeroplanes? (Simple title: Does color affect aeroplanes?)
• Horton, 1911, Experiments with aeroplane wireless (Simple title: Experiments with aeroplane wireless)
• Horton, 1911, Experiments with aeroplane wireless (Simple title: Experiments with aeroplane wireless)
• Sellers, 1912, Report on propeller experiments to the technical committee of the Aeronautical Society (Simple title: Report on propeller experiments to the technical committee of the Aeronautical Society)
• Patterson, 1912, A composite hydroaeroplane (Simple title: A composite hydroaeroplane)
• Hubbard, 1912, Flying in comfort (Simple title: Flying in comfort)
• Horton, 1912, On safety in flight (Simple title: On safety in flight)
• Ovington, 1912, Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes (Simple title: Gyroscopic force and aeroplanes)
• Ovington, 1912, Amateur aeroplane builders (Simple title: Amateur aeroplane builders)
• Jannus, 1912, The Benoist biplane (Simple title: The Benoist biplane)
• Shaffer, 1912, The Gage Biplane (Simple title: The Gage Biplane)
• Holden, 1912, Good Market for Aeroplanes in Norway (Simple title: Good Market for Aeroplanes in Norway)
• Still, 1914, Selenium cell for automatic stability (Simple title: Selenium cell for automatic stability)
• Still, 1915, Suggestions as to how the most efficient and safest aeroplane for transcontinental flight should be made (Simple title: Most efficient and safest aeroplane for transcontinental flight)