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 |
