"Air Service Technical Bulletin No. 31" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 381), 1923-01-05

Item — Box: MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.015

Identifier: 20141386

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Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Technical Bulletin No. 31 [Air Service Information Circular (Aviation and Aerostation) Vol. IV, No. 381] (dated December, 1922 - January 1923).

Scope: Compilation report prepared by Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field. Subtitle is: "Development of Military Aircraft Material for United States Air Service Under Supervision of Engineering Division"

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: - AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT ON ENGINEERING DVISION PROGRAM -- Airplanes -- Airships and Balloons -- Armament -- Engines -- Equipment - RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT -- Resumé of Engineering Division Serial Reports -- Investigation of Materials - FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT -- France: - NEW BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS -- Documents added to Engineering Division Files

Related to aircraft engines, the report includes information on the following water-cooled types: Fifty-hour test on Model "W-1" 700 h.p. 18-Cylinder; and A.C. Sparks plugs.

Dates

Issued: 1923-01-05

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): 20141382, 20141383, 20141384, 20141385 and 20141386.

Digital Scan Location

spc_aehs_000062

Format & Physical Description

Format: stapled, loose-leaf booklet, 8.5”x11” (42 pages plus dark green cardstock covers). Printed on glossy paper. 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 December, 1922 to January 1923. On bottom of page 1 is text: "1-05-23-1M" which indicates booklet was printed on January 5, 1923.

Also on page 1 is this statement: "The title of this publication has been changed to "TECHNICAL BULLETIN," in compliance with a request from the Chief of Air Service, as it is proposed to issue the present series of "Letters of Instruction" in revised form under the name of "Technical Orders."

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)