New Sections from the Eclipse Component "Bible" & Much More!
My pick of the week out of the following manuals is most definitely the Preparation for Overseas Shipment for P-38, P-47, P-51, A-20, and P-61 (T.O. No. 01-1-166, dated: 15-Sept-1944). This manual details the process that aircraft went through before they left the United States on their way to different combat theatre's, and covers the ferry arrival of aircraft, run up, disassembly and preservation of the engine, fuselage, wings, and propellers, along with loading information for each of the aircraft listed in the title. The manual is chock full of great illustrations of each aircraft, and is definitely worth a look!
P-38 Lightning Manuals:
The following manuals are part of a large group that originated from the "Walter Soplata Collection". If you have not heard of Walter and his incredible collection of warbirds, his son recently published a book titled "The B-25 in the Backyard: My Father's Historic Airplane Sanctuary" (available on Amazon) that chronicles Walter's incredible life story and how he came to accumulate such an amazing collection. The following manuals, along with many more, are ones that I scanned from Walter's manual archive. Just like the aircraft he collected, Walter also thought the manuals were an important piece of history.
Structural Repair Inst for P-38 Series thru P-38J-25, F-4, and F-5 Series, AN 01-75-3A, 15-Aug-1944
Installation of Carburetor Air Filters for P-38 Series, T.O. No. 01-75-8, 16-June-1943
Removal of Air Vapor Eliminator System for RP-38E, F, G, F-4 and -5, T.O. No. 01-75-10, 15-Sept-1943
Installation of Microphone Adapter M-299 for P-38F, G, H, F-5, and F-5A, T.O. No. 01-75-14, 13-Aug-1943
Addition of Oil Cooler Flap Operator Brace for RP-38E, F, H-1, RF-4 and F-5, T.O. No. 01-75-15, 20-Nov-1943
Eclipse Air & Hydraulic Component Manuals:
Just like the Eclipse component manuals discussed in last week's blog post, the documents in this section, along with the Electrical, Ice Eliminating, and Fuel System manuals, all came out of a single huge manual titled "Handbook of Service and Overhaul Instructions for Eclipse Aircraft Accessory Equipment". This isn't all either! All told, there were about 120 chapters and parts in this manual, that I scanned separately so that they could be given individual titles reflecting the appropriate topic, and are now much easier to find!
Service, Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions for Suction Regulating Valves, Type 551, Ch 54 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Service, Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions for Suction Regulating Valves, Ch 55 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Service, Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions for Vacuum Relief Valves, Ch 56 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Maintenance & Overhaul Instructions for Motor Driven Gerotor Hydraulic Pump, Ch 64 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-April-1944
Service, Maintenance & Overhaul Instructions for Air Check Valves, Chapter 50 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Eclipse Electrical Component Manuals:
Operation, Service & Overhaul Instructions for Filter Boxes, Type 349, Ch 1 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 5-Feb-1943
Operating & Service Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generators, Ch 3 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generator, Ch 3 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-Sept-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generators, Ch 3 Part C, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generators, Ch 3 Part D, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generators, Ch 3 Part D, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-Sept-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generator, Type 311, Ch 3 Part E, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-Sept-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage D-C Generator, Type 1235, Ch 3 Part F, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Operation & Service Instructions for Alternating Current Generators & Control Boxes, Ch 4 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Overhaul Instructions for Alternating Current Generators and Control Boxes, Ch 4 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Mar-1943
Operation and Service Instructions for Alternating Current Generators & Control Boxes, Ch 5 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Mar-1943
Operation and Service Instruction for Hand and Electric Inertia Starters for Series 6 and 11, Ch 48 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Hand and Electric Inertia Starters for Series 6 and 11, Ch 48 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Operating and Service Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage High Field Current D.C. Generators, Ch 57 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Types 718 & 1298 D-C Generators, Ch 57 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage High Field Current Generators, Ch 57 Part C, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Nov-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage High Field Current D.C. Generator, Ch 57 Part D, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Nov-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Engine Driven Single Voltage High Field Current D.C. Generator, Ch 57 Part E, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Nov-1943
Operating and Service Instructions for A-C Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator Control Box, Ch 58 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Operating & Service Instructions for D-C Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator Control Panel, Ch 66 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Operation and Service Instructions for Carbon Pile Voltage Regulators, Ch 74 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Overhaul Instructions for Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator, Ch 74 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Dec-1943
Operating and Service Instructions for A-C D-C Generator, Ch 75 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Nov-1943
Overhaul Instructions for A-C D-C Generator, Type 716, Ch 75 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Dec-1943
Overhaul Instructions for A-C D-C Generator, Type 1097, Ch 75 Part C, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-April-1944
Operating and Service Instructions for D-C Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator, Type 1002, Ch 88 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Dec-1943
Overhaul Instructions for D-C Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator Control Box, Type 1002 Model 1, Ch 88 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-April-1944
Operating and Service Instructions for D-C Pile Voltage Regulator Control Box, Type 1260 Model 1, Ch 89 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-April-1944
Operating and Service Instructions for D-C Carbon Pile Voltage Regulator Control Box, Type 1305 Model 1, Ch 90 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-June-1944
Service, Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions for Gear Boxes & Adapters, Type 652, Ch 2 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 30-Mar-1943
Eclipse Ice Eliminating Component Manuals:
Operation & Service Instructions for De-Icer Distributing Valves and 4-Way Control Valves, Ch 51 Part A, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 20-July-1943
Overhaul Instructions for De-Icer Distributing Valves and Four-Way Control Valves, Ch 51 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Overhaul Instructions for De-Icer Distributing Valves, Ch 51 Part C, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Service, Maintenance and Overhaul Instructions for Pressure Relief Valve Type 556, Ch 53 Part AB, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Eclipse Fuel System Component Manuals:
Overhaul Instruction for Supercharger Regulators, Ch 63 Part B, T.O. No. 03-1-6, 15-Sept-1943
Hamilton Standard Service Bulletins:
Wedge Retraction Snap Ring Fit, No. 336, 9-Dec-1954
Line Maintenance of Aluminum Blades, No. 339A, 19-May-1955
Line Maintenance of Aluminum Alloy Blades, No. 339C, 5-April-1957
Line Maintenance of Aluminum Alloy Blades, No. 339D, 25-Oct-1957
Constant Speed Control Relief Valve Setting Increase, No. 342A, 20-June-1955
Cold Weather Operation of Reversing Hydromatic Propellers, No. 343, 11-Feb-1955
Addition of Second Flyweight Chamber Drain, No. 345A, 17-Nov-1955
Shot-Peening Constant Speed Control Bases, No. 346A, 19-Dec-1953
Oil Transfer Tube Cap Retention, No. 347, 18-Mar-1955
DC-7 Brush Pad Installation Tool, No. 348, 18-Mar-1955
New Barrel Support for 43E60 Propellers, No. 349, 18-Mar-1955
Restrained Pilot Valves in Constant Speed Controls, No. 350, 13-July-1955
Electric Head Modifications for DC-7 Installations, No. 351, 10-June-1955
Shot-Peening Stop Levers, No. 352, 20-June-1955
Shot-Peening Stop Levers, No. 352A, 7-Nov-1955
Poppet Valve and Sleeve Retention in Low Pressure Barrels, No. 353A, 12-Feb-1957
Constant Speed Control High Pressure Valve Assembly Modification, No. 354, 20-June-1955
Cam Roller Shaft Tightness, No. 355, 20-June-1955
Adding Radius on 34E60 Stop Levers, No. 356, 20-June-1955
Slip Ring Assembly to Barrel Retention, No. 358, 14-July-1955
Summary of Changes and Procedures Affecting Propeller Cold Weather Operation, No. 359, 14-July-1955
Servo Piston Shaft Inside Diameter Increase, No. 362, 18-Aug-1955
Operating Restrictions and Rework for 33E60/6801-6 Propellers on R-2800-34 Powered Curtiss C-46 Aircraft, No. 363, 29-Aug-1955
Dome Insulating Covers, No. 364, 29-Aug-1955