U-2 Dragon Lady Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: United States Air Force
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0981652662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
Conceived during the dark days of the Cold War, the U-2 is a single-engine,single-seat, surveillance aircraft. Designed by aeronautical engineer ¿Kelly¿ Johnson, the plane was used by the C.I.A. to photograph installations deep inside Soviet Russia. Known as the ¿Dragon Lady¿, the U-2 was classified. Its existence remained a secret until 1960, when a U-2 flown by Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Soviet territory. The U-2 went on to have a long and illustrious career. Upgraded airframes remained in use five decades after it first debuted. Originally printed by Lockheed and the U.S. Air Force in the 1960s, this Flight Operating Handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. Classified ¿Restricted¿, the manual was recently declassified and is here reprinted in book form. This affordable facsimile has been slightly reformatted. Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.

Pt-13d / N2s-5 Airplanes Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: United States Army Air Forces
Publisher: Periscope Film, LLC
ISBN: 9781935700586
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Stearman's Kaydet biplane first flew in 1934, and in 1935 the U.S. Navy acquired the aircraft for use as trainers. Within a year the U.S. Army Air Corps followed suit, buying 26 of the airplanes from Boeing (which had acquired Stearman in 1934). Designated the "Model 75," the Army dubbed the two-seat plane the PT-13 and the Navy the NS. With war looming on the horizon, the need for trainers became pronounced; orders in 1940 topped 3500 airframes. By conflict's end in 1945, over 10,000 were built. The Kaydets were simple, rugged aircraft equipped with a radial engine, fabric-covered wooden wings, and single-leg landing gear. The fuselage, which was also fabric-covered, was built of steel. Most models were equipped with either the Lycoming R-680 (PT-13) or Continental R-670 (PT-17) engine, producing a top speed of 124 mph with a 505-mile range. A 255-hp model received the designation PT-18. The Kaydet continued to fly in the post-WWII era as a trainer and cropduster. Approximately 1,000 "Stearmans" are still in service in the present day. Originally created during WWII by the U.S. Navy and Army Air Forces, this pilot manual was standard issue to all cadets. It is reproduced here in its entirety.

Spyplane

Author: Norman Polmar
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760309575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Book discusses the requirement for and the design, development, and operation of the U-2, from 1954 when the design began, to the current overflights of the Balkans and Iraq. Includes extensive discussions of U-2 overflights of hostile countries (USSR, China, North Korea, North Vietnam) and NASA's use of the U-2.

Unlimited Horizons

Author: Peter W. Merlin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626830257
Category : U-2 (Reconnaissance aircraft)
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
Designed as a stopgap measure to provide overhead reconnaissance capability during the early years of the Cold War, the versatile U-2 has since evolved to meet changing requirements well into the 21st century. Though many authors have documented the airplane's operational history, few have made more than a cursory examination of its technical aspects or its role as a NASA research platform. This volume includes an overview of the origin and development of the Lockheed U-2 family of aircraft with early National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) involvement, construction and materials challenges faced by designers and builders, releasable performance characteristics and capabilities, use of U-2 and ER-2 airplanes as research platforms, and technical and programmatic lessons learned.

Grumman/GM FM2 Wildcat Pilot's Flight Instructions

Author: United States Navy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
En instruktionsbog (Flight Manual) for GM FM2 Wildcat.

Goodyear F2G Corsair Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: U. S. Navy
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1935327674
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92

Book Description
The Corsair was one of WWII¿s most superb fighters, achieving a victory ratio of nearly 11:1 in the Pacific. Had things worked out differently, its sister craft, Goodyear¿s F2G ¿Super¿ Corsair, might have eclipsed that record. Based on Goodyear¿s fixed-wing F1G design, the F2G had a bubble cockpit and was fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine. The twenty-eight cylinder, four row radial air-cooled monster provided nearly 50% more take-off power than the standard double Wasp. Yet by the close of WWII, only five F2G¿s had been built, and so the plane never saw combat. Originally printed by Goodyear and the U.S. Navy, this Flight Handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit.

Grumman F7F Tigercat Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: United States Navy
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 193532750X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 111

Book Description
Built with twin, underwing engines, tricycle landing gear and shoulder-mounted wings, the Grumman F7F Tigercat was an unusual looking, all- metal fighter. It was also one of the highest- performance piston-engined fighters of all time. Originally designed as a carrier-based aircraft, the F7F failed its initial trials, and ended up flying primarily as a land-based attack aircraft for the Marines. Equipped with radar and a second seat for an operator, the Tigercat also flew as a night-fighter and reconnaissance platform. Although it was introduced in 1944, the Tigercat never saw action in WWII, and had a limited role in Korea. The F7F found a new role in non- military use, flying as a fire-fighting aircraft and camera ship for Hollywood in the 1970s. Originally printed by the U.S. Navy, this F7F Flight Operating Manual taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. This facsimile has been reformatted. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.

P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot's Flight Operating Manual

Author: Periscope Film Com
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430317507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 59

Book Description
Known as the "Jug" because of its fuselage shape, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flew in every theatre of WWII except Alaska. Nearly 13,000 were built by war's end. The large aircraft carrier eight Browning machine guns and up to 2,000 lbs. of bombs or rockets, and proved an effective fighter and bomber. The radial Pratt and Whitney powerplant put out over 2500 h.p. and propelled the P-47 at a maximum speed of 426 mph at 30,000 feet. Originally published by the U.S. Army Air Force, this handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. This affordable facsimile of a real WWII manual has been reformatted. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.

XB-70 Valkerie Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Author: Air Force
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0981652603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 653

Book Description
The XB-70 Valkyrie was an aircraft ahead of its time that challenged the known concepts of the flight envelope. Originally printed by NASA and the Air Force, this handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit.

Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for B-26B-1 and -26C

Author: Army Air Forces
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359087957
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models B-26B-1 and -26C, British Model Marauder II Airplanes.Sections include:DescriptionPilot Operating InstructionsFlight Operating DataEmergency Operating InstructionsOperational EquipmentGlossary of NomenclatureFlight Operating Charts, Tables, Curves and Diagrams