Manual of Military Aviation...
Author : Hollis Leroy Müller
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN :
Fighter Pilot Gunnery
Author : United States Army Air Force
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2020-03-13
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
-The US Air Forces Second World War fighter pilot manual. -Incredibly rare USAAF WW2 fighter pilot manual republished here for the first time since the war. -Completely reset text alongside all the original illustrations (full colour in Kindle edition, mono in the paperback edition). 1944, the aerial war in both European and Pacific Theaters of Operations is raging, you've just gained your USAAF 'wings' and are about to join your Fighter Group as a fighter pilot. A slim booklet, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY: HOW TO MAKE YOUR BULLETS HIT! is pressed into your hands by your commander and you are told to study it before you ship out. FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY does what is says on the tin, and through a text understandable to the layman and over 40 period illustrations and diagrams, explains how to target and shoot down German and Japanese enemy aircraft. The USAAF published numerous instructional manuals for its pilots and aircrew, designed to act as an aide memoire to their training, or as an update to the latest tactical developments. Due to its rarity, FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY has never before been re-published so, for the first time since the Second World War discover: What is a deflection shot? How do you set the range on your N-9 gunsight? What is the most effective range to fire your fighter aircraft's M-2 Browning .50 machine guns?ABOUT THE AUTHORThe United States Army Air Force (USAAF or AAF) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army during and immediately after the Second World War. It was formed in 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air Corps, and was the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force, one of the six armed forces of the United States today. Various departments of the USAAF produced instructional handbooks, manuals and pamphlets such as 'Air Force Manuals' and 'Technical Orders', they were noteworthy for their level of detail, clarity and colourful graphic illustrations. The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics who produced FIGHTER PILOT GUNNERY was based at Orlando Army Air Base, Florida.
Aircraft Recognition for the Ground Observer
Author : United States. Department of the Air Force
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Airplanes
ISBN :
Book Description
Northrop YF-23A Flight Manual
Author : United States. Air Force
Publisher : Government Reprints Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 17,14 MB
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931641647
Book Description
US Military Aircraft Recognition Guide
Author : Tony Holmes
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 17,96 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0007229003
Book Description
Jane's US Military Aircraft Recognition Guide focuses exclusively on the world's most prolific military aircraft producing nation, the United States.
HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare
Author : Harvard School of Public Health. Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 44,92 MB
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 1107034191
Book Description
This Manual provides an up-to-date restatement of existing international law applicable to the conduct of air and missile warfare.
Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939
Author : Maurer Maurer
Publisher :
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN :
Book Description
Military Aviation in Ireland, 1921-45
Author : Michael C. O'Malley
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,96 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : 9781906359492
Book Description
Military Aviation in Ireland charts the history of the Irish Air Corps from its early days as the Military Air Service established by Michael Collins in 1922 to the ineffective air operations conducted during the Second World War period. Using extensive archival research, Michael C. O'Malley throws new light on the people and operations of Ireland's early aviation history. Lieutenant Colonel Michael C. O'Malley served in the Irish Air Corps, as a flying officer, from 1961 to 1999 and holds a doctorate in history from NUI, Maynooth.
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author : Stephen Lee McFarland
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Uh-60 Black Hawk Pilot's Flight Operating Manual
Author : Department of the Army
Publisher : Periscope Film LLC
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 40,65 MB
Release : 2011-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781935700616
Book Description
Developed to replace the UH-1 Iroquis, Sikorsky s UH-60 Black Hawk first entered service in 1979. A four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter, the UH-60 serves as the U.S. Army s primary tactical transport helicopter. Modified versions include models for the U.S. Navy and Air Force, and specialized versions including the UH-60C (modified for Command and Control missions), EH-60A (electronic systems operations and electronic warfare), and the UH-60Q (medical transport). Two major variants of the Black Hawk currently exist: the UH-60L and UH-60M. The UH-60L incorporates improvements to the basic design that provide more power and lifting capability, as well as automatic flight control. The newer UH-60M features upgraded engines, improved rotor blades, and state-of-the-art flight controls that will allow the helicopter s service life to extend to 2020 and beyond. Over 2500 Black Hawks have been built, and nearly 1000 more are currently on order. Black Hawks have seen combat service for the U.S. Military in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Other nations also employ the UH-60 including Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, and Turkey. Created by Sikorsky and the U.S. Army, this pilot s flight operating manual profiles the UH-60Q Black Hawk. Over 500 pages long, this unclassified document is reprinted here in its entirety."
