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 Test of Fokker TW-4, Equipped with Curtiss OX-5 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 414), 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. 414 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2045 (dated September 19, 1922).
Scope: Report prepared by the Flying Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Aircraft was tested as a Trainer.
"Performance Test of G. Elias TA-1, Type XIV, Equipped with Lawrance R-9 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 412), 1922-09-26, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 412 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2043 (dated September 26, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 93 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Aircraft was tested as a Trainer.
"Performance Test of G.A.X. with Two 400 H.P. Liberty '12' Engines" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 193), 1920-10-21, 1921-03-25
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 193 (dated March 25, 1921), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1409, dated October 21, 1920).
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Huff-Daland TA-2, Equipped with Curtiss OX-5 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 407), 1922-09-01, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 407 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2015 (dated September 1, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 91 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Huff-Daland TA-2, Equipped with Lawrance R Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 411), 1922-09-21, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 411 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2042 (dated September 21, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 94 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Aircraft equipped as a Trainer.
"Performance Test of Junker SL-6 with 185-H.P. B.M.W. Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 173), 1920-10-22, 1921-01-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. II, No. 173 (dated January 15, 1921 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1414, dated October 22, 1920) and Performance Test Report No. 51.
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Loening PW-2-B, Type I, Equipped with Packard 1237 High-Compression Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 433), 1922-08-28, 1923-05-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 433 (dated May 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2024 (dated August 28, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 87 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a single-seat Pursuit aircraft.
"Performance Test of Loening PW-2A, Equipped with Wright H 300 HP Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 416), 1922-11-03, 1923-04-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. V, No. 416 (dated April 1, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2065 (dated November 3, 1922).
Scope: Performance Test Report No. 100 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title. Tested as a Type I Pursuit aircraft.
"Performance Test of Martin Torpedo Airplane Type M-T with Two 400 H.P. Liberty '12' Engines" (Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-Than-Air) Vol. II, No. 139), 1920-08-31, 1920-12-15
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Heavier-than-Air) Vol. II, No. 139 (dated December 15, 1920 (based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1357, dated August 31, 1920) and Performance Test Report No. 47.
Scope: Report prepared by Flight Test Branch, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.
"Performance Test of Navy Vought Type XV Equipped with Wright Model E-2 Engine" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 352), 1921-11-01, 1922-06-01
Document Type: Technical Research Report
Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 352 (dated June 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1817 (dated November 1, 1921).
Scope: Performance Test Report No 73 prepared by the Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.
Contents: See title.