Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate The McCook Field Years (1917-1927)

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Abstract:

This report details the early history of flight, from the invention of ballooning to the Wright B Flyer and beyond. It chronicles the progression of the United Sates Air Corps and its significance before, during, and after World War I. Most importantly, the book focuses on the formation of McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio and the critical role it played in the advancement of aeronautics in the United States.

Author(s):
Misenko, Albert
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH PROPULSION DIRECTORATE
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Dec 90-Feb 95
Pagination:
0173

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFRL-PR-WP-TR-1998-2080
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F33615-90-C-2086
Task Number(s):
TO
Project Number(s):
APPL
Monitor Series:
TR-1998-2080, AFRL-PR-WP
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*BALLOONS, WARFARE, AIR FORCE, GLOBAL, UNITED STATES, OHIO, AERONAUTICS, FLIGHT, HISTORY, CORPS LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, TETHERING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lighter-than-air Aircraft
Keyword(s):
WORLD WAR 1, PE62203, WUAFRLAPPLTO02
Report Date:
1995 Feb 01
Creation Date:
1998 Aug 12