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Consolidated B-24: Service and Training Manual - Electricity - B-24D Airplane, 1942, 1942

 Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 233, Call No.: TBD
Identifier: 20200017

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Manual (Maintenance - Field).

Purpose: Maintenance/Repair (directive).

Authority: Company (Manufacturer).

Document Number: Consolidated-Vultee Service and Instruction Manual - Airplane General - B-24 Bombardment Airplane (Second Edition).

Scope: Service and Instruction Manual published in 194x by Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Company for use by military maintenance personnel in the field.

(From Foreword) "The Electricity Manual of the B-24D Airplane has been prepared by the Flight and Service Department primarily for the instruction and guidance of personnel engaged in operating and servicing the B-24D Airplane. The elementary theory of electrical energy has been given in simple, direct language covering only the field of the airplane units."

Contents: Chapter I. Theory II. General Instructions III. The Electrical System IV. Operating Circuits - Engines V. Auxiliary Circuits - Engines VI. Indicator Circuits - Engines VII. Operating Circuits - Ship Control VIII. Auxiliary Circuits - Ship Control IX. Indicator Circuits - Ship Control X. Lights XI. Bomb Release System Appendix

Dates

  • Copyright: 1942
  • Publication: 1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Full Extent

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See related airplane manuals in Series 4D (ID #20200011, 20200016, 20200017, 20200018 and 20200019); related airplane engine manuals in series 4D (ID #s 20200014, 20200015) and airplane flight manual sin Series 6E (IDs # 20200012 and 20200013).

Format & Physical Description

Hard-cover bound manual, 11.25" height x 8.625" depth x 0.875" thickness (314 pages including flyleaf pages). Printed on pulp paper. Includes black & white and color photographs, charts, drawings, and tables.

Note: Overall good condition, moderate browning of paper, significant browning around the binding on the end papers,

Publication Data

Published 1942 by the Flight and Service Department of Consolidated Aircraft Corportion, San Diego, CA. Copyright 1942 by Consolidated Aircraft Corportion. Printed in the U.S.A by Fyre & Smith, Ltd, San Diego, CA in October 1942.

Preservation

Preservation Level 4.D. Recommend digital preservation & conservation in conjuntion with other work in the collection.

Source

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

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M. Louis Salmon Library
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