I. The
Story of the B-17
- Rugged Forts Make History
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II. Duties
and Responsibilities of the Airplane Commander
- Crew Discipline
- Crew Training
The Navigator
The Bombardier
The Radio Operator
The Engineer
The Gunners
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III.
General Description
- Fuselage
- Tail Assembly
- Wings
- Power Plant
- Main Landing Gear
- Tailwheel
- Pilot's Compartment
- Nose Section
- Pilot's Operational
Equipment
- Bomb Bay
- Radio Compartment
- Ball Turret
- Tail Gunner's Compartment
- Waist Section
- Armor
- Presenting the B-17G
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IV. Flying
- Inspections and Checks
- Visual Outside Inspection
- Interior Visual Inspection
- Cockpit Checklist
- Starting
- Taxiing
- Takeoff Technique
- Throttle Technique
- Takeoff
- Running Takeoff
- Crosswind Takeoff
- Climbing and Cruising
- Sequence of Power Changes
- Leveling Off
- Trimming
- How to Synchronize
Propellers
- Cruising
- Power Settings
- Flight Characteristics
- Landings
- Night Flying
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V. Cold
Weather Operation
- Oil Dilution
- Carburetor Ice Prevention
in Flight
- Icing on Aircraft
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| VI. Hot
Weather Tips |
| VII.
Oxygen |
VIII.
Formation
- Heavy Bomber Formations
- Clearance
- Formation Takeoffs
- 3-Airplane Vee
- Element of Six
- Trail
- Changing Wing Positions
- Changing Lead
- Landing
- Landing from Vee
- Group Landing from Vee
- Tips on Formation Flying
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IX. Emergency
Procedures
- Fires in Flight
- Maximum Performance Takeoff
- Maximum Performance Landing
- No-Flap Landing
- Emergency Operation of
Landing Gear, Wing Flaps, and Bomb Bay Doors
- Dropping the Ball Turret in
Flight
- Landing Disabled Aircraft
- Runaway Propellers
- Overspeeding Turbos
- Brake Operation with
Hydraulic Pump Failure
- Emergency Hydraulic System
- Feathering Propellers
- One-Engine Failure on
Takeoff
- Two-Engine Failure on
Takeoff
- Go-Around with One Engine
Out
- Two-Engine Landing
- Single-Engine Operation
- How to Bail Out of the B-17
- How to Ditch the B-17
- Crash Landings
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X. Equipment
- Fuel System
- Fuel Transfer Selector
Valves
- Oil System
- Hydraulic System
- Electrical System
- Turbo-Superchargers
- Use of Turbo-Supercharger
- Heating and Ventilation
System
- Communication
- The C-1 Autopilot
- How to Operate the C-1
Autopilot
- Flying the PDI Manually
- The Gyro Flux Gate Compass
- Emergency Equipment
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XI. Weight and Balance
- Effects of Improper Loading
- Principles of Balance
- Loading Graphs
- Balance Computers
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| XII. Index |
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| Note: The Pilot
Training Manual has some information that is also
contained in the Technical Orders and the Familiarization
Manual. However, this document has lots of extra juicy
details such as formation flying, descriptions of crew
tasks, extra diagrams of controls and adjustments, etc.
It is an important supplement to to the Technical Orders
and Familiarization Manual. This manual rounds out the
set nicely! |
