Engineering Division

Engineering Division

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The Engineering Division was a division of the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps in the United States Department of War. It was formed on 31 August 1918, under the direction of Lt Col Jesse G. Vincent, to study and design American versions of foreign aircraft. It was later renamed "Engineering Division, Air Service" and then in 1926 "Material Division Air Corps". It was based at McCook Field, and in October 1927 moved to Wright Field.

The Engineering Division would eventually become the Aeronautical Systems Center.

History

In June 1917 Commander Raynal Cawthorne Bolling lead a Bureau of Aircraft Production mission to France, investigating if was possible to to build British and French aircraft in the United States. The Engineering Division was set up to evaluate his proposals. It combined a number of existing division of the Air Service, including the Engineering Department and the Airplane Experimental Department. The first project it undertook was installing an American Liberty L-12 engine on the British de Havilland D.H.9 aircraft, redesignating it USD-9 and USD-9A.

Other aircraft modified include the Bristol F.2B, redesignated XB-1.

After World War I ended, designed aircraft such as the Boeing GA-1 and the Engineering Division VCP racing plane.

In 1925, in order to promote private aircraft developments, the Engineering Division was restricted by General Mason Patrick and could no longer build experimental aircraft.

In 1926 the United States Army Air Service was replaced with the United States Army Air Corps, and the Engineering Division became the Material Division, based at Wright Field. It was given the task of evaluating all projects submitted. This involved recomending techical improvements to manufacturers, drawing up contracts to be awarded, and testing prototype aircraft.

Aircraft

External links

* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/1446821/US-Air-Force-AFD070227066 Aquisition Management in the United States Air Force and its Predecessors] . Accessed 22 September 2008.
* [http://www.aviastar.org/manufacturers/0796.html aviastar.com ENGINEERING DIVISION, BUREAU OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION] . Accessed 22 September 2008.
* [http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/Commanders/COMMANDERS.HTM Lineage and Commanders of Aeronautical Systems Center] . Accessed 22 September 2008.


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