Pilot training manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N.

Pilot training manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N.

AAF manual 51-127-4/

Dated 1 September 1945.

Includes index.

Contents: The P47N -- Description -- Canopy -- Cockpit -- Flight controls -- Power plant -- Induction system -- Carburetor -- Propeller -- Throttle quadrant -- Power settings -- Water injection -- Detonation -- Long range cruising -- Fuel system -- Oil system -- Hydraulic system -- Electrical system -- Radio equipment -- Lighting system -- K-14 gunsight -- Armament -- Armor protection -- Oxygen system -- Automatic pilot -- Personal equipment -- Pilot's preflight check -- Cockpit check -- Starting -- Taxiing -- Take-off -- Landing -- Flight characteristics -- Emergencies -- Acrobatics -- Dives -- Formation flying -- Night flying -- Ground gunnery -- Extreme weather operation -- Bailout and ditching.

1945

United States. Army Air Forces.

Washington, D.C. : Headquarters, Army Air Forces

110 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

The Museum of Flight Library Collection

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