"Air Service Technical Orders No. 24" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 349), 1922-04

Item — Box: MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.013

Identifier: 20141353

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Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Orders No. 24 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 349] (dated April, 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 of developments in aeronautics and aviation writ large, especially military aviation.

Chapters include: - NEW DESIGN -- Airplanes -- Balloons and Airships -- Engines -- Armament -- Equipment - EXPERIMENTATION -- Resume of Engineering Division Serial Reports - FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT -- Engine Development in Great Britain -- Rolls Royce "Condor" Engine Series 1A - NEW BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS -- Latest Documents on Aeronautics

Related to aircraft engines, the report includes information on the following air-cooled types: Lawrance R-1 (Radial) 140 h.p. 9-cylinder and Wright Radial 350 h.p. 9-cylinder; and the following water-cooled types: Liberty "6" 200 h.p., Packard "1A-1237" 300 h.p. 12 cylinder, Wright "H-3" 300 h.p. 8-cyclinder, and Model "W-1A" 700 h.p. 18-cylinder.

Dates

Publication: 1922-04

Creator

United States. Army. Air Service (1917-1926) (Publisher, Organization)
United States. Army. Air Service. Engineering Division (Author, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

1 Issue

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Folder Contents

Items in the same folder (ID #s): 20141352, 20141353, 20141354 and 20141355.

Digital Scan Location

spc_aehs_000055

Format & Physical Description

Format: stapled, loose-leaf booklet, 8.5”x11” (58 pages (last page blank) plus dark green cardstock covers). Includes black & white photographs, charts and drawings. Staples have been removed. Pages have been three-hole punched after publication without losing any information.

Publication Data

Publication Data: "Published by Direction of the Chief of the Air Service" in Dayton, Ohio in April, 1922.

Note 1: Labeled "Confidential" on the cover. The following is on page 2: "The information contained herein is confidential and must not be published, either in whole or part, without the express permission of the Chief of the Air Service." Note 2: Available on-line from the Aircraft Engine Historical Society web site (enginehistory.org) Note 3: Written in ink on cover "Library File D.O.O. 12/22"