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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1916: == Events == * Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft simulate night torpedo attacks for the first time against Japanese fleet units in Tateyama Bay during annual fleet maneuvers, although no torpedoes are dropped.〔Peattie, Mark R., ''Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese Naval Air Power 1909–1941'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2001, ISBN 1-55750-432-6, p. 35.〕 * The British Admiralty invites bids for aircraft catapults for the first time, asking for electric, hydraulic, and compressed air catapults. It does not pursue electric or hydraulic types, but two compressed-air types are produced.〔Layman, R.D., ''Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849–1922'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 78.〕 * Officers of the Chilean Navy begin flight training in Chile. It is the beginning of a Chilean naval aviation arm - the first Latin American naval air arm - which is subordinated to the Chilean Armys Military Aviation Service of Chile.〔Scheina, Robert L., ''Latin America: A Naval History 1810–1987'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87021-295-8, pp. 198–199.〕 * Spring – British officials order one million rounds of .303-caliber (7.7-mm) ezplosive and incendiary ammunition for use by aircraft against German airships. The ammunition will be issued to Royal Flying Corps home air defense squadrons during the summer.〔Whitehouse, Arch, ''The Zeppelin Fighters'', New York: Ace Books, 1966, p. 139.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1916 in aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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