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United States. Army. Air Service (1917-1926)

 Organization

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 171 Collections and/or Records:

"A Study of Controllability, Angular Velocity, and Dynamic Stability of an Airplane about the Axis of Pitch" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 418), 1922-08-19, 1923-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141423
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 418 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2020 (August 19, 1922).Scope: Airplane Section Report prepared by Major Leslie MacDill, M.A., D. Sc. [possibly Chief Engineering Officer] of the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. MacDill was a 1922 graduate of MIT with a Doctorate...
Dates: 1922-08-19; Publication: 1923-04-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"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

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141306
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1922-07-27; Publication: 1922-09-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Addendum to Information Circular (Aviation), Vol IV, No 358, Static Test of the Loening PA-1 Single-Seater Pursuit Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 358 (Addendum)), 1922-04-10, 1922-12-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014
Identifier: 20141363
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 358 (Addendum) (dated December 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1902 (dated April 10, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by the Structures & Analysis Branch, Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-04-10; Publication: 1922-12-01
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Aileron Effectiveness: Wind Tunnel Tests of U.S.A.-35 (Half-Span) Airfoil with Skewed Ailerons" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 454), 1923-11-05, 1924-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.017
Identifier: 20141459
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 454 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2252 (dated November 5, 1923).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-11-05; Publication: 1924-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Aileron Effectiveness: Wind Tunnel Tests of U.S.A.-35 (Half-Span) Airfoil with Skewed Ailerons" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 454), 1923-11-05, 1924-03-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200075
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 454 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2252 (dated November 5, 1923).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by A.L. Morse, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1923-11-05; Publication: 1924-03-15
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Air Service Technical Bulletin (Formerly Technical Orders) No. 28" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 378), 1922-09, 1922-09-18

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141383
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Bulletin No. 28 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 378] (dated September, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. NB: The publication title was changed this issue from "Technical Orders" to "Technical Bulletin" (at the request of the Chief of Air Service) in one of...
Dates: Publication: 1922-09; Issued: 1922-09-18
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Air Service Technical Bulletin (Formerly Technical Orders) No. 29" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 379), 1922-10, 1922-10-25

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141384
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Bulletin No. 29 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 379] (dated October, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. NB: The publication title was changed from "Technical Orders" to "Technical Bulletin" (at the request of the Chief of Air Service) in one of the first...
Dates: Publication: 1922-10; Issued: 1922-10-25
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Air Service Technical Bulletin (Formerly Technical Orders) No. 30" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 380), 1922-11, 1922-11-25

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141385
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Bulletin No. 30 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 380] (dated November, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. NB: The publication title was changed from "Technical Orders" to "Technical Bulletin" (at the request of the Chief of Air Service) in one of the first...
Dates: Publication: 1922-11; Issued: 1922-11-25
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Air Service Technical Bulletin No. 31" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 381), 1923-01-05

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015
Identifier: 20141386
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Bulletin No. 31 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 381] (dated December, 1922 - January 1923).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. Subtitle is: "Development of Military Aircraft Material for United States Air Service Under Supervision of Engineering Division"...
Dates: Issued: 1923-01-05
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

"Air Service Technical Orders No. 23" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 348), 1922-03

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.013
Identifier: 20141352
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 23 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 348] (dated March, 1922).Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: Contains short but detailed summary information on all activities of the U.S. Army AIr Service Engineering Division, as well as a survey...
Dates: Publication: 1922-03
Found in: The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections / Aircraft Engine Historical Society Collection / Series I: Aeronautical Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT & E) / Sub-series I.A: Aircraft RDT&E

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