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 171 Collections and/or Records:
"Official Performance Test of Boeing Pursuit PW-9 Equipped with Curtiss D-12 High Compression Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 479), 1924-07-03, 1924-10-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 479 (dated October 1, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2372 (dated July 3, 1924).
Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Official Performance Test of Curtiss XO-1 Equipped with Liberty "12" Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 530) [Photocopy], 1925-03-19, 1925-07-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 530 (dated July 1, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2489 (dated March 19, 1925).
Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Official Performance Test of Douglas C-1 Transport Equipped with Liberty 400 Horsepower Engine and Propeller No. 068891" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 546) ) [Photocopy], 1925-06-08, 1926-01-25
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 546 (dated January 25, 1926), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2544 (dated June 8, 1925).
Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Official Performance Test of Engineering Division CO-5 Equipped with 12-Cylinder Liberty Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 534) [Photocopy], 1925-04-01, 1925-09-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. VI, No. 534 (dated September 1, 1925), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2513 (dated April 1, 1925).
Scope: Report by Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.
Contents: See title.
"Official Performance Test of Martin Bomber N.B.S.-1 Equipped with Two 400 H. P. Liberty "12" Engines" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 290) [Photocopy], 1921-05-06, 1921-10-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 290 (dated October 1, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1655 (dated May 6, 1921).
Scope: Performance report No. 58, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"One Hundred Hour Endurance Flight Test of Model 1-A Brewster-Goldsmith Spark Plugs" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 209), 1920-12-04, 1921-05-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 209 (dated May 1, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1463, dated December 14, 1920).
Scope: Power Plant Section Report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Estimate of Huff-Daland Biplace Training Plane, Equipped with 170 HP A.B.C. Wasp 7 Engine. Estimated by means of "Airplane Performances and Design Charts" as Outlined in Air Service Information Circular (Aviation), Vol II, No 183" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 296), 1921-03-24, 1922-02-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 296 (dated February 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1594 (dated March 24, 1921).
Scope: Performance report No. 56, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Estimate of LePere G.H. 11 Equipped with 400 H.P. Liberty '12' Engine: Estimated by means of "Airplane Performance and Design Charts" as Outlined in Air Service Information Circular (Aviation), Vol II, No. 183" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 219), 1920-11-20, 1921-04-30
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 219 (dated April 30, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1456 (dated November 20, 1920).
Scope: Performance report No. 54, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Estimate of Pomilio FVL-8 Equipped with 8-Cylinder Liberty Engine. Estimated by means of "Airplane Performance and Design Charts" as Outlined in Air Service Information Circular (Aviation), Vol II, No. 183" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 221), 1920-11-23, 1921-04-30
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 221 (dated April 30, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1511 (dated November 23, 1920).
Scope: Performance report No. 55, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Estimate of Spad 16-A with 236 H.P. Lorraine-Deitrich Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 153), 1920-09-04, 1920-12-30
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 153 (dated December 15, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1372, dated September 4, 1920) and Performance Test Report No. 48.
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.