United States. Army. Air Service (1917-1926)
Parallel Names
- United States. Air Service
Biography
Superior: United States. Army
Subordinates: MANY
Predecessor: United States. Army. Signal Corps Aviation Section. ????
Successor: United States. Army. Air Corps
Historical note: The Air Service of the United States Army was created in 1918. In 1926 the name was changed to Air Corps, in 1942 to Army Air Forces, and in 1947 to United States Air Force. The United States Space Force was separated in 2019.
LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: United States. Army. Air Corps; 1910 field regulations of the War Dept. provided for an aeronautical company of the Signal Corps; on July 18, 1914, Congress created the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps; known as the Air Service after the Aviation Act of July 24, 1917; became coordinate branch of the army by Army Reorg. Act of 1920)
Topics
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
"Addendum to Information Circular (Aviation), Vol IV, No. 303: Discussion of Airplane Tires and Wheels" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 303 (Addendum)), 1922-07-27, 1922-09-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 303 (Addendum) (dated September 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1699. Prepared July 27, 1922.
Scope: Material Section report prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"An Investigation of the Movements of the Points of Inflection on Beams Under Various Combinations of Loads" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471), 1924-04-21, 1924-08-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 471 (dated August 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2324 (dated April 21, 1924).
Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by Lieut. H. A. Sutton and Mr. J. S. Newell, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"An Investigation of the Structural Strength of the T-2 Transport, A.S. No 64233" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420), 1922-09-12, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 420 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2031 (September 12, 1922).
Scope: Report prepared by R. A. Miller and D. B. Weaver of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Description and Adjustment of Prouty Oxygen Gas Apparatus" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 174), 1920-08-13, 1921-01-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 174 (dated January 15, 1921 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1402, dated August 13, 1920).
Scope: Report prepared by Equipment Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Discussion of Airplane Tires and Wheels" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 303), 1921-09-08, 1922-02-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 303 (dated February 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1699 (dated September 8, 1922).
Scope: Material Section report No. 150, prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Economy Test of the DH-4" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461), 1924-01-28, 1924-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461 (dated April 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2278 (dated January 28, 1924).
Scope: Flying Section report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt and Robert Anderson, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Economy Test of the DH-4" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461), 1924-01-28, 1924-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 461 (dated April 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2278 (dated January 28, 1924).
Scope: Flying Section report prepared by W. F. Gerhardt and Robert Anderson, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Emergency Landings From Low Altitudes--Minimum Altitude Required to Turn Back into Field in Case of Engine Failure After Take-Off" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 366), 1922-03-23, 1922-09-01
"Impact Test of a JN-4 Tail Skid and Landing Chassis" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 409), 1922-09-19, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 409 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2018 (dated September 19, 1922).
Scope: Report prepared by D. B. Weaver of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Test was done with a non-flyable JN-4.
"Investigation of Thin-Walled Seamless Steel Tubing, Round and Streamline" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 247), 1921-03-25, 1921-07-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 247 (dated July 15, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1567 (dated March 25, 1921).
Scope: Material section report No. 133, prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.