Aeronautics
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Aeronautics is the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Civil Aeronautics Program records
Collection
Identifier: 018.CAP
Abstract
In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Act transferred federal responsibilities for non-military aviation from the Bureau of Air Commerce to a new, independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The legislation also gave the authority the power to regulate airline fares and to determine the routes that air carriers would serve. In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt split the authority into two agencies, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the Civil...
Dates:
1917 - 1943