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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:

"First Full Throttle Endurance Test of Liberty Engine, Equipped with Various Experimental Materials" (Air Service Information Circular Vol. VI, No. 523), 1925-03-24, 1925-09-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200081
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 523 (dated September 1, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2490 (dated March 24, 1925).Scope: Power Plant Section Report prepared by Svend A. Christiansen, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.Contents: "OBJECT OF TEST The object of this test was to determine the...
Dates: 1925-03-24; Publication: 1925-09-01
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

"Flow of Air Around a Rotating Cylinder" (Air Service Information Circular Vol. VI, No. 510), 1925-01-07, 1925-06-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.019
Identifier: 20200100
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 510 (dated June 1, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2462 (dated January 7, 1925).

Scope: Airplane Section report prepared by E.N. Fales, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1925-01-07; Publication: 1925-06-01
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

"Heat Treating Bath Composed of Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate, and Sodium Cyanide" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 363), 1922-05-17, 1922-08-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014
Identifier: 20141368
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 363 (August 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1924 (dated May 17, 1922).Scope: Material Section Report No. 166, prepared by E.V. Schaal, Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: See title. Looks at heat treating various types of steel used for...
Dates: 1922-05-17; Publication: 1922-08-15
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

"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

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141414
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1922-09-19; 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

"Interior Corrosion of Steel Struts and its Prevention" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 374), 1922-06-05, 1922-09-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014
Identifier: 20141379
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 374 (September 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1949 (dated June 5, 1922).

Scope: Material Section Report No. 172, prepared by V. M. Wade, Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1922-06-05; Publication: 1922-09-01
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

"Investigation of Copper-Silicon-Aluminum Alloys With and Without Manganese" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 385), 1922-06-30, 1922-12-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016
Identifier: 20141390
Scope and Contents Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 385 (December 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1964 (dated June 30, 1922).Scope: Material Section Report No. 178, prepared by E. H. Dix, Jr. & A. J. Lyon, Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.Contents: See title. Of note, Dix went on to work an a key...
Dates: 1922-06-30; 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

"Investigation of Fatigue and Vibration of Metals. Part I. Tests on the Upton-Lewis and Farmer Machines" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 255), 1921-02-15, 1921-07-15

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.011
Identifier: 20141256
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 255 (dated July 15, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1540 (dated February 11, 1921).

Scope: Material section report No. 127, prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1921-02-15; Publication: 1921-07-15
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

"Investigation of Forged and Cast Brass" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 335), 1921-12-14, 1922-04-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.012
Identifier: 20141339
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 335 (dated April 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1802. Prepared December 14, 1921.

Scope: Material Section Report No. 158, prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1921-12-14; Publication: 1922-04-01
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

"Investigation of Physical and Chemical Properties of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Sheet, Part 1" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 123), 1920-09-01, 1920-10-30

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.009
Identifier: 20141123
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 123 (dated October 30, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1356, dated September 1, 1920) and Materials Section Report No. 99.

Scope: Report prepared by Materials Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-09-01; Publication: 1920-10-30
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

"Investigation of Physical and Chemical Properties of Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet, Part II. Duralumin Sheet" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 208), 1920-11-08, 1921-05-01

 Item — Box MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.011
Identifier: 20141209
Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 208 (dated May 1, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1432 (dated November 8, 1920).

Scope: Material section report No. 111, prepared by Material Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: See title.

Dates: 1920-11-08; Publication: 1921-05-01
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

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