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history & development (1540 words) |
 | During this period the quality of Aviation Fuel was almost the same as that of regular motor gasoline for automobiles and in many cases inferior to it. |
 | The next important phase in the evolution of aviation fuel was the recognition of antiknock value and the development of suitable rating method to determine it. |
 | Until the year 1916, aviation fuel or motor fuel, since the same type of material was used in both automobile and aeroplane engine, was a material of widely varying characteristics. |
| History of Marine Corps Aviation (927 words) |
 | The effect on Marine Aviation and its allocated portion of Marine Corps and Navy appropriated funds was debilitating. |
 | Marine Aviation units were all withdrawn from Nicaragua in 1932 and from Haiti in 1934. |
 | The thirties saw increased participation by Marine Aviation in coordinated exercises which were laying the groundwork for refinement of an emerging concept of the air-ground team. |