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:
"Performance Estimate of Vought VE-8 with 300-H.P. Hispano-Suiza Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 176), 1920-10-21, 1921-01-20
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 176 (dated January 20, 1921 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1415, dated October 21, 1920) and Performance Test Report No. 52.
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Boeing Pursuit, Type I, Equipped with Curtiss D-12 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 460), 1923-10-08, 1924-03-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 460 (dated March 15, 1924), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2227 (dated October 8, 1923).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 113 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a Pursuit aircraft.
"Performance Test of Curtiss N.B.S.-1 Equipped with Two 400 HP Liberty 12 Engines" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 435), 1922-09-29, 1923-05-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 435 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2046 (dated September 29, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 96 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a Night Bomber aircraft.
"Performance Test of Dayton Wright TA-3, Type XIV, Equipped with 80 LeRhone, Model C" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 441), 1923-01-02, 1923-05-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 441 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2091 (dated January 2, 1923).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 102 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a Trainer aircraft.
"Performance Test of [DeHaviland] D.H.-4 with 300 H. P. Hispano-Suiza Engine Showing Performance with Propeller X-19925" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 155), 1920-09-29, 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. 155 (dated December 30, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1371, dated September 29, 1920) and Performance Test Report No. 49.
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of DH-4 with 400 H. P. Liberty "12" Engine, Equipped as Two-Seater Corps Observation Airplane" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 287)) [Photocopy], 1921-03-28, 1921-10-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. III, No. 287 (dated October 1, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1668 (dated March 28, 1921).
Scope: Performance report No. 57, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Fokker CO-4, Equipped with Liberty 12 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 415), 1922-10-02, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 415 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2064 (dated October 2, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 98 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a Corps observer aircraft.
"Performance Test of Fokker D-IX, PW-6, Equipped with Wright H-2 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 413), 1922-10-02, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 413 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2044 (dated October 2, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 98 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a single-seat pursuit aircraft.
"Performance Test of Fokker D-VII Equipped with Packard 1237 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 310), 1921-08-31, 1922-03-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 310 (dated March 15, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1721 (dated August 31, 1921).
Scope: Performance report No. 69, prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Fokker D-VII with Liberty-Six Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. I, No. 71) [Photocopy], 1920-02-13, 1920-06-07
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. 1, No. 71 (dated June 7, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1220, dated Feb 13, 1920)
Scope: Report by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.