Aviation Act of 1917

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

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

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Historic Airship Hangars in United States

Lighter-Than-Air Aircraft of United States

• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/Airopaidia00Bald |title=Airopaidia: Narrative of a Balloon Excursion |last=Baldwin |first=Thomas |year=1786 |website=Internet Archive |location=Chester, G.B. |publisher=J. Fletcher Publisher |oclc=3759036}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/airshipspeacewar00hear |title=Airships in Peace & War |last1=Hearne |first1=R.P. |last2=Maxim |first2=Sir Hiram Stevans |year=1910 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=John Lane Company |OCLC=68833818}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/aroplanesanddir00talbgoog/ |title=Aëroplanes and Dirigibles of War |last=Talbot |first=Frederick A. |website=Internet Archive |year=1915 |publisher=W. Heinemann |OCLC=41419082}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/aeroplanesanddirigibles_1308_librivox |title=Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War |last=Talbot |first=Frederick A. |website=Internet Archive |year=1915 |publisher=LibriVox}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/SilhouettesOfAeroplanesAndAirships |title=Silhouettes of Aeroplanes and Airships |author=Royal Flying Corps |year=1916 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=Harrison & Sons |OCLC=506014009}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/dorcysairshipman00orcyrich |title=D'Orcy's Airship Manual |last=Orcy |first=Ladislas d' |year=1917 |website=Internet Archive |location=New York |publisher=The Century Co.}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/AirshipsSouvenirBookletSummer1936 |title=Airships Souvenir Booklet Summer 1936 |author=Navy Relief Society |year=1936 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=George F. O'Connell Printing Company |OCLC=44071962}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheUSAirServiceInWWIVol1 |title=The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume I |author=Office of Air Force History |year=1978 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. Air Force |oclc=1975157}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheUSAirServiceInWWIVol2 |title=The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume II |author=Office of Air Force History |year=1978 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. Air Force |oclc=1975157}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheUSAirServiceInWWIVol3 |title=The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume III |author=Office of Air Force History |year=1978 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. Air Force |oclc=1975157}}
• {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheUSAirServiceInWWIV4 |title=The U.S. Air Service in World War I: Volume IV |author=Office of Air Force History |year=1978 |website=Internet Archive |publisher=U.S. Air Force |oclc=1975157}}

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• {{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/317542 |title=Woodrow Wilson: "Address at The Chicago Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois," January 31, 1916 |last1=Peters |first1=Gerhard |last2=Woolley |first2=John T. |work=The American Presidency Project |publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/269295 |title=Calvin Coolidge: "Address to the International Civil Aeronautics Conference in Washington, D.C.," December 12, 1928 |last1=Peters |first1=Gerhard |last2=Woolley |first2=John T. |work=The American Presidency Project |publisher=University of California - Santa Barbara}}

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Category:1917 in American law

Category:65th United States Congress

Category:United States federal defense and national security legislation

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