"Emergency Landings From Low Altitudes--Minimum Altitude Required to Turn Back into Field in Case of Engine Failure After Take-Off" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 366), 1922-03-23, 1922-09-01

Item — Box: MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.014

Identifier: 20141371

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 366 (dated September 1, 1922), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 1893 (dated March 23, 1922).

Scope: Flying Section Report No. 83 prepared by Louis P. Moriarty, First Lieutenant (Air Service), Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio.

Contents: "OBJECT OF INVESTIGATION. An examination of records of accidents discloses the fact that a large percentage is due to the efforts of the pilot to turn back into the field when his engine fails on the take-off, without sufficient altitude to complete the turn. For each airplane there is a minimum altitude below which a complete 180° turn can not be made. The object of this investigation is to determine this altitude for various types."

The types investigated included: DH-4, SE-5, Curtiss JN4-H, Thomas-Morse MB-3 & XB1-A.

Dates

Creation: 1922-03-23
Publication: 1922-09-01

Creator

Moriarty, Louis P., First Lieutenant (Air Service) (Author, Person)
United States. Army. Air Service (1917-1926) (Publisher, Organization)
United States. Army. Air Service. Engineering Division (Editor of compilation, 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): 20141356, 20141357, 20141359, 20141362, 20141363, 20141367, 20141368, 20141370, 20141371, 20141376, 20141379 and 20141381.

Digital Scan Location

spc-aehs-000229

Format & Physical Description

Format: stapled, loose-leaf booklet, 8.5”x11” (12 pages including cover, with the last two pages blank). Includes black & white graphs, charts and drawings. Staples have been removed.

Publication Data

Publication Data: "Published by the Chief of the Air Service, Washington, D.C." Printed in 1922 by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. In upper left: "File C 71.6 / 152".