{"product_id":"original-u-s-post-korean-war-to-post-vietnam-war-era-usaf-series-flight-handbooks-and-manual-lot-for-the-b-50a-b50d-b-58a-and-boeing-ec-135c-with-load-adjuster-6-items","title":"Original U.S. Post Korean War to Post Vietnam War Era USAF Series Flight Handbooks and Manual Lot For The B-50A, B50D, B-58A and Boeing EC-135C With Load Adjuster - 6 Items","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 6 Available. An aircraft flight manual is a paper book or electronic information set containing information required to operate an aircraft of certain type or particular aircraft of that type (each AFM is tailored for a specific aircraft, though aircraft of the same type naturally have very similar AFMs). The information within an AFM is also referred to as Technical Airworthiness Data (TAWD). A typical flight manual will contain the following: operating limitations, Normal\/Abnormal\/Emergency operating procedures, performance data and loading information.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn AFM will often include:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eV speeds\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAircraft gross weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaximum ramp weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaximum takeoff weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufacturer's empty weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOperating empty weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCenter of gravity limitations\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZero-fuel weight\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTakeoff distance\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLanding distance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Items In This Lot:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e“Flight Handbook USAF Series B-50A \u0026amp; B-50D” Dated 15 April 1954\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt \u0026amp; Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber built by Boeing for the United States Air Force, and was further refined into Boeing's final such design, the B-54. Though not as well known as its direct predecessor, the B-50 was in USAF service for nearly 20 years.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB-50A:\u003c\/strong\u003e First production version of the B-50. Four R-4360-35 Wasp Major engines, 168,500 pounds (76,400 kg) max take-off weight. A total of 79 were built.\u003cbr\u003eTB-50A – Conversion of 11 B-50As as crew trainers for units operating the B-36.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB-50B:\u003c\/strong\u003e Improved version, with increased maximum take-off weight 170,400 pounds (77,300 kg) and new, lightweight fuel tanks. 45 built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e“Flight Manual B-58A USAF Series Aircraft” Dated 7 February 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-58 was developed during the 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC). To achieve the high speeds desired, Convair chose a delta wing design used by contemporary fighters such as the Convair F-102. The bomber was powered by four General Electric J79 engines in underwing pods. It had no bomb bay: it carried a single nuclear weapon plus fuel in a combination bomb\/fuel pod underneath the fuselage. Later, four external hardpoints were added, enabling it to carry up to five weapons.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-58 entered service in March 1960, and flew for a decade with two SAC bomb wings: the 43rd Bombardment Wing and the 305th Bombardment Wing. It was considered difficult to fly, imposing a high workload upon its three-man crews. Designed to replace the subsonic Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber, the B-58 became notorious for its sonic boom heard on the ground by the public as it passed overhead in supersonic flight.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B-58 was designed to fly at high altitudes and supersonic speeds to avoid Soviet interceptors, but with the Soviet introduction of high-altitude surface-to-air missiles, the B-58 was forced to adopt a low-level-penetration role that severely limited its range and strategic value. It was never used to deliver conventional bombs. The B-58 was substantially more expensive to operate than other bombers, such as the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, and required more frequent aerial refueling. The B-58 also suffered from a high rate of accidental losses. These factors resulted in a relatively brief operational career of ten years. The B-58 was succeeded in its role by the smaller, swing-wing FB-111A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB-58A:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three-seat medium-range strategic bomber aircraft; 86 built.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e“USAF Series Aircraft EC 135 C Flight Manual” Dated 15 February 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. During the Cold War, the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in the event of nuclear war. Various other EC-135 aircraft sat on airborne and ground alert throughout the Cold War, with the last EC-135C being retired in 1998. The EC-135N variant served as the tracking aircraft for the Apollo program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEC-135C:\u003c\/strong\u003e Re-designated KC-135B to EC-135C for airborne command post role, \"Looking Glass\". The Looking Glass was the anchor in what was known as the World Wide Airborne Command Post (WWABNCP) network. This network of specially equipped EC-135 aircraft would launch from ground alert status and establish air-to-air wireless network connections in the event of a U.S. national emergency.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e“Pilots’ Abbreviated Flight Crew Checklist, USAF Series C-97 D \u0026amp; K” Dated 15 May 1967\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft developed from the B-29 and B-50 bombers. Design work began in 1942, the first of three prototype XC-97s flew on 9 November 1944 (none saw combat), and the first of six service-test YC-97s flew on 11 March 1947. All nine were based on the 24ST alloy structure and Wright R-3350 engines of the B-29, but with a larger-diameter fuselage upper lobe (making a figure of eight or \"double-bubble\" section) and they had the B-29 vertical tail with the gunner's position blanked off. The first of three heavily revised YC-97A incorporating the re-engineered wing ( higher strength 75ST alloy), taller vertical tail and larger Pratt and Whitney R-4360 engines of the B-50 bomber, flew on 28 January 1948 and was the basis of the subsequent sole YC-97B, all production C-97s, KC-97s and civilian Stratocruiser aircraft. Between 1944 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several versions were built, 811 being KC-97 tankers. C-97s served in the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Some aircraft served as flying command posts for the Strategic Air Command, while others were modified for use in Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons (ARRS).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e“920th Air Refueling Squadron” In Flight Checklist and Guide Book\u003c\/strong\u003e: This would have been located with the pilot or navigator during flight. It shows proper approaches for landing, checklists, frequencies, altitude charts, procedures, coordinates and much more. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 920th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 379th Bombardment Wing at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan where it was inactivated on 30 September 1992.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first predecessor of the squadron was the 420th Bombardment Squadron which served as a heavy bomber operational and replacement training unit from 1942 until the spring of 1944 when it was inactivated in a general reorganization of United States Army Air Forces training units.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 420th reformed as a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit four months later. It partly deployed to the Pacific, but the Japanese surrender took place before the air echelon deployed and the squadron was inactivated once the ground echelon returned to the United States.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 920th Air Refueling Squadron was activated in the spring of 1960 by Strategic Air Command at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, but soon moved to Wurtsmith, where it served for over thirty years. The squadron maintained part of its strength on alert to support the Emergency War Order. It deployed crews and aircraft to support Strategic Air Command (SAC) and Pacific Air Forces operations during the Vietnam War. In the fall of 1985 the 920th and 420th squadrons were consolidated into a single unit. In 1992 the unit was transferred from SAC to Air Mobility Command, but was inactivated shortly after the transfer.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eKC-97G Load Adjuster Tool With Case\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aircraft load adjusters help an aircraft loadmaster to calculate the aircraft’s center of gravity which determines cargo and passenger placement to ensure safe flight. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKC-97G\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dual-role aerial refueling tankers\/cargo transportation aircraft. KC-97G models carried underwing fuel tanks. 592 built.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll items show that they were well used which is expected with these manuals and tools. Some pages may be missing from the books. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes more than ready for display or even use!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40241461002309,"sku":"ONSV5912","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/products\/ONSV5912__01.jpg?v=1660145065","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-post-korean-war-to-post-vietnam-war-era-usaf-series-flight-handbooks-and-manual-lot-for-the-b-50a-b50d-b-58a-and-boeing-ec-135c-with-load-adjuster-6-items","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}