"Comparison of Column Formulas (Airplane Section Report)" (Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 395), 1922-08-22, 1923-02-15

Item — Box: MC-019-001, Folder: 001.A.016

Identifier: 20141400

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Scope and Contents

Document Type: Technical Research Report Authority: Government Military (authoritative reference) Document Number: Air Service Information Circular (Aviation) Vol. IV, No. 395 (dated February 15, 1923), based on McCook Field Report Serial No. 2006 (dated August 22, 1922).

Scope: Report prepared by J. S. Newell and A. S. Niles, Jr. of the Airplane Section, Engineering Division, Air Service, McCook Field.

Contents: "The airplane is perhaps the first structure of any importance in which long, slender columns are used for main members; hence means must be provided for obtaining safe design values that will not be uneconomical of material, since minimum weight is the ultimate criterion for an airplane structure of a given strength."

Dates

Creation: 1922-08-22
Publication: 1923-02-15

Creator

Newell, Joseph Shipley, 1897- (Author, Person)
Niles, Alfred S. (Alfred Salem), 1894-1975 (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): 20141389, 20141390, 20141391, 20141393, 20141398, 20141400, 20141402, 20141407, 20141411, 20141412, 20141413, 20141414, 20141416, 20141417, 20141418, 20141419, 20141420, 20141421, 20141422 and 20141423.

Digital Scan Location

spc-aehs-000238

Format & Physical Description

Format: loose-leaf booklet, 8.5”x11” (8 pages including cover, with the last two pages blank). Includes black & white charts and graphs.

Publication Data

Publication Data: "Published by the Chief of the Air Service, Washington, D.C." Printed in 1923 by the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. In upper left: "File A 10.23 / 177".