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OCTOBER 1935 15 Cents DINING BECOMES A FINE ART IN THE RENAISSANCE ROOM ^.Juncheon's a gay event . dinner is a memorable masterpiece in this distinguished dining-salon at the Gotham. Delicious cuisine temptingly prepared, an impeccable service, charming atmosphere and congenial companionship all con tribute the necessary harmonies to an ensemble that is unex celled. The beautiful Renaissance Room offers a perfect setting for leisurely dining. Spacious, oak-paneled, with rich carvings and deep carpets, the light enters through the vaulted windows with mellow softness. Gayety sparkles in these magic surround ings. That's one of the reasons why people really "live" at the Gotham. Of course the hotel is also famous for its gracious hospitality, large tastefully furnished rooms and its excellent location, convenient to all parts of the city. See how much real comfort awaits you here at a surprisingly moderate rental. Rates from $4.00. FIFTH AVENUE AT FIFTY-FIFTH STREET . NEW YORK CITY Official Headquarters of the 99 Club and Women's National Aeronautical Association Try a W aco-nitcf yoirll Fly a Waco A A » YOU HEED PAY ONLY *5225 FOR IT! CONTENTS w Flying Colors— By Howard Ketcham 4 13 Hours 34 Minutes (Laura Ingalls' Record- Fifteen minutes in any of the flight security. economy. cruising four 1933 Model WACOs will show comfort, all at the price of ordinary you why these planes are the choice equipment. No wonder WACO out Breaking Trip)............................................... 5 of experienced pilots everywhere— sells every other make of aircraft why hundreds of users have put — has won fame not only in Amer Going Into Transports— By Pat O'Malley 6 their stamp of approval on them. ica but in 27 foreign countries, too. Kach m odel—— like the standard WACO shown— is truly an engineering tri Get all the facts about the world's This Day and Age 7 umph— built and powered to out most popular airplane from the perform anything in its class. All nearest WACO dealer. Or write di 1933 WACOs give their purchasers rect to us. Altimeter Evidence— By C . T. Marlenn 8 Scoring Up ......... 9 THE WACO AIRCRAFT COMPANY, TROY, OHIO The Service Is Excellent as a New Profession Grows Up.................................................. 10-11 "Ask Any Pilot” Just Among Us Girls— By Mister Swanee Taylor 12 WACO LEADS IN AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION Fashions In Flight— By Pauline de Senez 13 The | IQ " Air Reading— By Mabel Britton 14 TAYLOR ^ W D The 99er................................................................ 15 AMERICA'S SAFE PLANE W.N.A.A. Contact.............................................. 16 A busy money-maker in OKLAHOMA Cloud Club— By Betsey Barton 17 CAM-AIR-A Contest 18 The Plane Speaker................................................ 19 In November we will introduce the two new regular monthly pages — "Streamlines, Inside and Out", all about the aero nautical motif in decoration — and an aviation photography page. AIRW OM AN, the magazine of air travel for women is the official magazine of the 99 Club of women pilots and of Women's National Aeronautical Association. A IR W O M A N is distributed on Am erican Airlines, Boston- L. L. Kupert, Muskogee, Okla. and some students Maine and Central Vermont Airways, Braniff Airways, Central ‘CUB” busy 7 and 8 hours a day Airlines, Eastern Airlines, National Airline System, Northwest Airlines, Pan American Airways, Pennsylvania Airlines, Trans PA Y JU S T I.. L. Rupert, manager of Muskogee Air Service continental and Western Airlines and United Air Lines, bought his first CUB May 12. 1934. lie says in part : “ Within a week after arriving home with W estern A ir Express. * 4 9 0 my CUB we had ten students signed and paid in advance. Next week five more. They A IRW O M A N (successor to The 99er), Volume 2, Number sure keep the CUB in the air . some days 7 9, October, 1935. Published monthly by Airwoman, Inc., Cash and 8 hours. Students solo in 4% hours (aver age). Some solo in 21/4, 2 V£ and 3 hours.” at the Hotel Gotham, 2 West 55th Street, New York, N. Y., and Is the CUB sturdy and easy to keep up? Editorial Offices, Hotel Gotham, 2 West 55th St., N. Y.( Fly it home Mr. Rupert says further: “We are still using U. S. A. Clara Studer, Editor; Fay Gillis, Associate Editor; the same propeller . and have the same air in the tires. Finish and covering on all sur Pauline de Senez, Fashion Editor; Betsey Barton, Junior Editor; faces are in A-1 condition. We have never Alma Harwood, Art Editor. Subscription $1.00 per year; EASY had a forced landing yet. ..." single copies 15 cents. Entered as second-class matter Monthly Why wait? Get a CUB and start making money. May 16, 1935, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under Payments the Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1935 by Airwoman, Inc., NEW FOLDER NOW READY It’s FREE. Fill in coupon on margin- New York City. TAYLOR AIRCRAFT CO. BRADFORD - - - - PENNSYLVANIA I Write Write I your NAME on m argin A D D R E SS C IT Y A G E tear off and mail. A.A. From the standpoint of visibility, FLYING COLORS aluminum is the best color for the upper exterior portion o f land planes. By HOWARD KETCHAM International orange, which is the com plement of sea blue, is effective on seaplanes. Three hues which contrast “ Yes, to be sure I enjoyed my first gredient, and “cool” when blue is added. most visibly with both sky and sea are trip to Europe twice as much because In order to arrive at a satisfactory red, orange and yellow. A smart color my cabin was done in blue— my favor appearance of balance, colors should be for a private plane is a certain Ver ite color.” graded in sequence, the lightest at the million because o f its maximum visi top and the darkest at the bottom. bility when seen against blue or gray Color reactions are, of course, to a With the correct choice of color it o f the sky area. considerable extent based on early asso is easily possible to secure an appear ciations, pleasant or unpleasant, per ance of the greatest possible spacious Distance legibility is the main factor petuated by memory. ness. This is important in overcom ing, in the choice o f color for such items W e had been discussing the influence as much as possible, the aspect o f space as ownership designation, insignia or of color on travel equipment, this limitations. lettering. The following table of color combinations ranks them in order of woman, who travels a great deal, mostly Color is important as a glare neutral visibility: by air, and I. She agreed that all color izing agent. Unless this feature is treatment of airplanes should be ap properly provided for, a color scheme .egibility Decoration Background propriate to their functional require may contribute unnecessarily to the eye 1 Black- Yellow 2 ments since it is hardly possible to cater strain imposed by sunlight reflected Green White 3 Red White to every passenger’s individual color from wing surfaces. 4 Blue White complexes; and certain colors, shades The effectiveness of decorative color 5 White Blue and color combinations invariably features for plane interiors can be 6 Black White arouse certain definite reactions. largely nullified by faulty lighting. 7 Yellow Black- Unless light is corrected for color, 8 White Red Color is ideal for imparting atmos 9 While Green greens, browns and maroons that ap phere. Certain hues can be used to 10 White Black pear to be of full hue strength under make an airplane interior look mellow, 11 Red Yellow ideal daylight conditions acquire a utilitarian, stimulating, hospitable, mas 12 Green Red marked yellowish hue. 13 Red Green culine or pleasantly restful. 14 Blue Red Yellow is a color to be used, if at A general principle to remember is all, with the utmost discretion in the In the instance of license numbers that colors are said to be “ warm” when interior of a plane. Gray is in most and ownership insignia, it is not at all red or yellow is added to the basic in- instances an ideal background color for necessary to be restricted to the use of interiors, for it is light-absorbing and black and white. A range of color sound deadening. H owever, it is not combinations could be developed to dis a good color for ceilings. Accents tc tinguish ownership designation just as lift it from dullness can be used the colored bands around the smoke judiciously. Certain grays can be very- stacks o f steamships denote the fleet deadening to the emotions. to which each belongs. Red in large areas should be avoided in aircraft interiors. In an interior of small proportions, red is irritating and Editor’s N ote :— The author o f this cramping. In properly minute accent article is the editor o f the Automobile spots red is ideal for use with a green Color Index and an internationally foil as small touches of red make green known color engineer. He recently look greener. Green is the most sooth completed color plans for the interiors ing o f all hues. It is chiefly recom of twenty airplanes for Pan American mended because it is the medium be Airways. tween “cool” and “warm” colors. Because the colors of earth and By courtesy of Production Engineer sea are dark the upper exterior portions ing we have the use of some of the color of planes should be in light bright plates from an article by Mr.