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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1918: == Events == *The Imperial Japanese Navy establishes its first lighter-than-air aviation unit.〔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. 15.〕 * The naval aviation branch of the Chilean Armys air corps receives its first aircraft.〔Scheina, Robert L., ''Latin America: A Naval History 1810-1987'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN 0-87021-295-8, p. 199.〕 * The Eberhart Steel Products Company is founded in Buffalo, New York. It specializes in manufacturing airplane parts and aeronautical equipment, and will begin to produce airplanes in 1920.〔Angelucci, Enzo, ''The American Fighter: The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present'', New York: Orion Books, 1987, p. 195.〕 * Kawasaki Heavy Industries Company Ltd. organizes an aircraft division.〔Francillon, René J., ''Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War'', Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979, ISBN 0-87021-313-X, p. 21.〕 * Spring 1918 – Three Imperial Japanese Navy Farman-type seaplanes fly nonstop from Yokosuka to Sakai, Japan, stretching the navys aviation distance capabilities.〔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. 16.〕 The cities are 391 km (243 statute miles) apart. * The French Armys ''Service Aeronautique'' employs four Breguet 14S air ambulances for casualty evacuation along the Aisne Front. Each aircraft can accommodate two stretcher cases.〔David, Donald, ed., ''The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft'', New York: Barnes & Nobles Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 185.〕 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「1918 in aviation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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