Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 156 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5132-6884-0
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1907–1914) was the world's first heavier-than-air military aviation organization and the progenitor of the United States Air Force. A component of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, the Aeronautical Division procured the first powered military aircraft in 1909, created schools to train its aviators, and initiated a rating system for pilot qualifications. It organized and deployed the first permanent American aviation unit, the 1st Aero Squadron, in 1913. The Aeronautical Division trained 51 officers and 2 enlisted men as pilots, and incurred 13 fatalities in air crashes. During this period, the Aeronautical Division had 29 factory-built aircraft in its inventory, built a 30th from spare parts, and leased a civilian airplane for a short period in 1911. Данное издание представляет собой компиляцию сведений, находящихся в свободном доступе в среде Интернет в целом, и в информационном сетевом ресурсе "Википедия"...