P-51 Mustang Pilot's Flight Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1411690400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Historical document - excellent read for the geek in you" according to Amazon Customer. It's a photocopy of the original manual. 100% legible. What more could one expect? Complete, of course, with all the circles and arrows and a paragraph explaining what each one was all about.. Charles R. Driver, Jr. said P-51 flight manual. The flight manual was very good, it told me everything I wanted to know about the operation of the P-51 Mustang aircraft.. being able to read the operations manual for this aircraft is simply amazing. I may not ever put my feet on Having been fascinated with WWII Warbirds, and the P-51 in particular since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, being able to read the operations manual for this aircraft is simply amazing. I may not ever put my feet on the rudder pedals of the real thing, or throw the stick hard over to barrel roll at altitude, wearing an actual Mustang on my back, but this is as close as it gets for those of us who do not have millions of dollars to park one in a hangar, bearing our name on the title.
Care has been taken however to preserve the integrity of the text.. Originally published by North American Aviation and classified "Restricted", this manual was declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book form. Carrying a two-stage supercharged V-12 Merlin engine and armed with six .50 caliber machine guns, the P-51 helped the Allies gain air superiority in the skies over Europe. World airforces made extensive use of the Mustang, some into the 1980's. Used primarily as a long-range bomber escort in raids over Germany, the North American P-51 Mustang earned a reputation for toughness and agility in dogfights. This affordable facsimile has been reformatted, and color images appear as black and white. P-51s were flown by the famed Tus