Aircraft standardization

Acting upon a request from the Secretary of the International Aircraft Standards Commission, that arrangements be made, if possible, for American participation in the next meeting of the Commission, the American Engineering Standards Committee invited the various government and industrial organizations interested in aircraft standardization, to send representatives to a conference to discuss the question. The conference, which was held in Washington on August 11th, was attended by representatives of the Departments of War, Navy, Post Office, Commerce, and Agriculture, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the Society of Automotive Engineers, Manufacturers Aircraft Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society for Testing Materials.