Aircraft B-24D Airplane Flight Manual 1942 – PDF

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Aircraft B-24D Airplane Flight Manual 1942 – PDF DOWNLOAD

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Aircraft B-24D Airplane Flight Manual 1942 – PDF DOWNLOAD

Language : English
Pages : 203
Downloadable : Yes
File Type : PDF

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Aircraft B-24D Airplane Flight Manual 1942 – PDF DOWNLOAD

Alphabetical Index (Cleaned & Organized)

A

• A.F.C. Restrictions – 26

• Airspeed Calibration / Restrictions – 25

• American-British Metric Units – 173

• American-British Terminology – 173

• Anti-Icer System – 69

• Armor Protection – 25, 47

B

• Beacon Equipment, Marker – 141

• Bomb Bay Door Emergency Operation – 104

• Bomb Bay Door Hydraulic System – 89

• Bomb Bay Tanks – 108

• Bomb Clearance Instructions – 107

• Brakes – 101

C

• Carburetors – 61

• Centre of Gravity / Charts – 149

• Check Chart, Pilot’s – 46

• Check-Off List, Pilot’s – 27

• Characteristics, Flying – 17

• Climb Charts – 18, 43, 164

• Cockpit Controls – 1

• Command Equipment – 123

• Compass Receiver Equipment – 137

• Complete Cruise Control Chart – 153

• Control Locations – 1

• Cowl Flaps – 109

• Crank Stowage, Starter – 110

• Cruising (General, Descent, Max) – 43, 44

D

• De-Icer System – 63

• Defrosters – 61

• Dial Marking Limitations – 25

• Dimensions – VII

• Dive – 21, 44

• Don’ts – 19

E

• Electrical System – 20

• Emergency Exits / Equipment – 96, 97

• Emergency Operation – Engine Failure on Takeoff – 107

• Emergency Operation – Flaps – 103

• Emergency Operation – Landing Gear – 100

• Emergency Operation – Nose Gear – 102

• Emergency Operation – Bomb Bay Doors – 104

• Endurance Control Chart, Max – 158

• Engine Failure (Single/Two) – 23

• Engine Operating Limits – 36, 154

• Engine Power Rating – 42

• Exhaust Gases – 32

• Exits – 96

F

• Failure, Two Engine – 23

• Fire Extinguisher System – 73

• Flap Emergency Operation – 103

• Flap Hydraulic System – 87

• Flares – 99

• Fly the B-24D, How to – 13

• Flying Characteristics / Limitations – 17, 25

• Fuel System – 51

• Fuse Location Chart – 67

G

• General Specifications – VII

• Glide and Landing Approach – 45

• Gross Weight Nomograms – 168

H

• Heating Systems – 75

• How to Fly the B-24D – 13

• Hydraulic Systems – 79

I

• Ignition – 99

• Instrument Dial Markings – 25

• Instrument, Vacuum Selector Valve – 26, 56

• Instruments, Power Plant – 33

• Instructions, Bomb Clearance / Special – 107, 123

• Interphone Equipment – 115

J

• Jack Clearance – VI

L

• Landing – 85

• Landing Gear / Tail Bumper – 85

• Landing Gear Emergency Operation – 100

• Liaison Equipment – 129

• Life Rafts – 90

• Limitations (Flying, Dial, Engine, Power Plant) – 25, 36, 154

• Location of Controls – 35, 109

• Longitudinal Stability – 17

M

• Maneuvers, Prohibited – 25

• Marker Beacon Equipment – 141

• Maximum Endurance Chart – 158

• Maximum Range Charts (Climb & Cruise) – 156, 164

• Metric Units, American-British – 173

• Miscellaneous (See Special Instructions)

N

• Nose Gear Emergency Lowering – 102

• Nose Wheel Gear – 95

O

• Oil System – 32, 38

• Operating Limits, Engine – 36, 154

• Oxygen Consumption Table – 45

• Oxygen System – 48

P

• Parachutes – 93

• Pilot’s Check-Off List – 27

• Pilot’s Check Chart – 46

• Pilot’s Seat Adjustments – 8

• Power Plant Instruments / System – 31, 33

• Power Plant Restrictions – 25

• Prohibited Maneuvers – 25

• Propellers – 31

• Protection, Armor – 25, 47

• Pyrotechnics – 99

R

• Radio Equipment (Command, Compass, Marker, Interphone, Liaison) – 114–141

• Range and Endurance Charts – 160

• Range Control Chart, Maximum – 156

• Restrictions (Airspeed, Power, A.F.C.) – 25, 26

• Restricted Equipment / Systems – See Specific Items

S

• Shimmy Damper – 91

• Special Instructions – 123

• Specifications – VII

• Spins – 21

• Stability, Longitudinal – 17

• Stall – 141

• Starters / Crank Stowage – 110

• Stopping Engines – 45

• Supercharger, Turbo – 58

T

• Tail Bumper and Landing Gear – 85

• Take-Off / Charts – 19, 166

• Taxiing – 19

• Terminology, American-British – 173

• Two Engine Failure – 23

V

• Vacuum Selector Valve – 26, 56

• Ventilating System – 77

W

• Weight Nomograms, Gross – 168

• Wing Flap Emergency Operation – 103

• Wing Flap Hydraulic System – 87

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Aircraft B-24D Airplane Flight Manual 1942 – PDF DOWNLOAD

INTRODUCTION:

• First and of foremost importance, you are the Pilot; the lives of your crew and successful completion of your mission is in your hands. Use good judgment and common sense. The airplane is a piece of machinery and will react exactly as you direct. It will not fight back more argue with you, so do not get mad at it, it only affects your own reactions and corres ponding ability to fly.
• The following text on flying the B-24 airplane is based on experiences of Consolidated Pilots with many thousands of hours flying time in cooperation with officials of the U. S. Army Air Corps with their wide experience in flight training procedure.
• The B-24 airplane is not difficult to fly. It has no vicious characteristics and when the Pilot learns the difference in “feel” due to its size, weight, and speed range, flying it is no more of a problem than fiving a trainer. A large bomber is a highly complicated piece of equipment containing many compartments.
• Learn your airplane; study the functional operations of the several systems and the mystery of imagined complexities will become surprisingly simple. A little time devoted to the fundamentals of what makes it “tick” will pay amazing dividends in psychological reaction and peace of mind.
• Master the airplane, don’t let it master you, but never lose respect for it. Inspect your airplane before take-off or be sure competent hands have accomplished the pre-flight check. The importance of following the Pilot’s Check-Off List carefully before every flight cannot be overemphasized.
• This check-off list specifies all the details that must be covered to insure safe flight. (See Page 27.) When engines reach the proper operating temperature use discretion in taxiing away from the line. Sharp turns should be avoided. Sharp turns grind off rubber and apply serious stresses to nose and main gear.
• Use the engines for steering, and save the brakes. Taxi slowly It is a simple matter to keep full control of the airplane with the engines.

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