• Source: Aviation Act of 1917

      • Aviation Act of 1917 was a United States military appropriations bill authorizing a temporary increase for the United States Army Signal Corps. The Act of Congress authorized provisions for airship or dirigible operations governed by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Aeronautical Division. The legislation provided United States President Woodrow Wilson emergency authority for the maintenance, manufacture, operation, purchase, and repair of airships and associated aerial machines.


      Sections of the Act


      In an attempt to meet the progressive necessities of World War I, House bill 5326 was penned as ten sections by the United States 65th Congressional session.

      Sec. 1 – Temporary Increase of Army Signal Corps and Aviation Sections
      Sec. 2 – Additional Commissioned Personnel Authorized
      Qualifications
      Appointments by U.S. President
      Appointments by U.S. President and Senate
      Sec. 3 – Additional Enlisted Men by Enlistment or Draft
      Age limit for men drafted
      Chauffeur grades created
      Chauffeur pay and rank
      Sec. 4 – Organization of Tactical Units
      Headquarters and detachment units
      Sec. 5 – General Officers Appointed for Staff and Other Duties
      Temporary appointments for created vacancies
      Sec. 6 – Rating of Aviators and Aeronauts
      Certificates of qualifications
      Examinations
      Ratings for service requirements
      Exceptions in war time
      Aeronauts rank increase
      Flight duty financial compensation
      Sec. 7 – Ratings of Enlisted Mechanicians
      Balloon mechanicians compensation
      Sec. 8 – U.S. Army Comprehensive Compensation
      U.S. Army troop strength levels
      Sec. 9 – Emergency Authority for Airships and Aerial Machines
      Buildings and motor vehicles
      Aviation stations
      Sites and buildings
      Use of public lands
      Improvements of sites
      Buildings and structures
      Water, lights, and plumbing
      Roads and wharves
      Subsistence equipments
      Fuel supplies
      Construction machinery and tools
      Special clothing
      Domestic and abroad travel expenses
      Vocational training
      Compensation for reserve officers and enlisted personnel called into service
      Pay accounts
      Development of airplanes and engines
      Manufacturing plants maintenance
      Schools for aviation technical instructions
      New equipment exchanges
      Foreign instructors travel compensation within the United States
      Sec. 10 – Appropriation


      Associated United States Federal Statutes


      United States legislation for the governance, service, and training of airships designed and developed for military operations.


      See also



      Historic Airship Hangars in United States

      Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft of United States


      Historical Bibliography


      Baldwin, Thomas (1786). "Airopaidia: Narrative of a Balloon Excursion". Internet Archive. Chester, G.B.: J. Fletcher Publisher. OCLC 3759036.
      Hearne, R.P.; Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevans (1910). "Airships in Peace & War". Internet Archive. John Lane Company. OCLC 68833818.
      Talbot, Frederick A. (1915). "Aëroplanes and Dirigibles of War". Internet Archive. W. Heinemann. OCLC 41419082.
      Talbot, Frederick A. (1915). "Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War". Internet Archive. LibriVox.
      Royal Flying Corps (1916). "Silhouettes of Aeroplanes and Airships". Internet Archive. Harrison & Sons. OCLC 506014009.
      Orcy, Ladislas d' (1917). "D'Orcy's Airship Manual". Internet Archive. New York: The Century Co.
      Navy Relief Society (1936). "Airships Souvenir Booklet Summer 1936". Internet Archive. George F. O'Connell Printing Company. OCLC 44071962.
      Office of Air Force History (1978). "The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume I". Internet Archive. U.S. Air Force. OCLC 1975157.
      Office of Air Force History (1978). "The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume II". Internet Archive. U.S. Air Force. OCLC 1975157.
      Office of Air Force History (1978). "The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume III". Internet Archive. U.S. Air Force. OCLC 1975157.
      Office of Air Force History (1978). "The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume IV". Internet Archive. U.S. Air Force. OCLC 1975157.


      Historical Video Archives




      External links


      Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Woodrow Wilson: "Address at The Chicago Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois," January 31, 1916". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
      Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Calvin Coolidge: "Address to the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington, D.C.," December 12, 1928". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.

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