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Flight Manuals Volume 33Naval Disc 3 - Early Naval Jets

Flight Manuals, Pilot\'s Notes, Operation and Procedures Guides for Vought A-7 Corsair II, McDonnell F2H Banshee, Douglas F3D Skyknight; McDonnell F3H Demon; Douglas F4D Skyray; Vought F7U Cutlass; Grumman F9F Panther, F-9 Cougar and F11F Tiger; McDonnell FH-1 Phantom; North American FJ Fury - all in printable PDF format on CD-ROM! Compatible with Windows and Mac.

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Aces High Air ManualsVolume 33: Naval Disc 3Vought A-7 Corsair IIVought A-7D Corsair II USAF series flight manual
600 pagesThe LTV A-7 Corsair II was an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed by Ling-Temco-Vought to replace the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its airframe design was a somewhat smaller version of the supersonic Vought F-8 Crusader. The Corsair II initially entered service with the United States Navy (USN) during the Vietnam War. It was later adopted by the United States Air Force (USAF), including the Air National Guard, to replace the Douglas A-1 Skyraider, and North American F-100 Super Sabre. The aircraft was also exported to Greece in the 1970s, and Portugal in the late 1980s.Vought A-7K Corsair II USAF series aircrew weapon delivery manual (non-nuclear)
492 pagesThe A-7K was a two seat trainer variant for the Air National Guard.McDonnell F2H BansheeMcDonnell F2H-1 Banshee Pilot\'s Handbook
46 pagesThe McDonnell F2H Banshee was a single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft deployed by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1948 to 1961. It was one of the primary American fighters used during the Korean War and was the only jet-powered fighter ever deployed by the Royal Canadian Navy, serving the RCN from 1955 until 1962. The aircraft\'s name is derived from the banshee of Irish mythology.McDonnell F2H-2, -2N, -2P Banshee Pilot\'s Handbook
123 pagesMcDonnell F2H-3 and F2H-4 Banshee Flight Handbook
136 pagesDouglas F3D/F-10 SkyknightDouglas F3D-1 Skyknight Pilot\'s Handbook
68 pagesThe Douglas F3D Skyknight (later designated F-10 Skyknight) was a United States twin-engined, mid-wing jet fighter aircraft manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company in El Segundo, California. The F3D was designed as a carrier-based all-weather night fighter and saw service with the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The mission of the F3D was to search out and destroy enemy aircraft at night.Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight Pilot\'s Handbook
84 pagesThe Skyknight was never produced in great numbers but it did achieve many firsts in its role as a night fighter over Korea. While it never achieved the fame of the North American F-86 Sabre, it did down several Soviet-built MiG-15s as a night fighter over Korea with only one air-to-air loss of its own against a Chinese MiG-15, which occurred on the night of 29 May 1953.>McDonnell F3H DemonF3H-2, F3H-2M Demon Flight Handbook
150 pagesThe McDonnell F3H Demon was a subsonic swept-wing United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. The successor to the F2H Banshee, the Demon was redesigned with the J71 engine after severe problems with the Westinghouse J40 engine that was part of the original design but ultimately abandoned. Though it lacked sufficient power for supersonic performance, it complemented daylight dogfighters such as the Vought F8U Crusader and Grumman F11F Tiger as an all-weather, missile-armed interceptor until 1964. It was withdrawn before it could serve in Vietnam when both it and the Crusader were replaced by the extremely successful McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.Douglas F4D/F-6 SkyrayDouglas F4D-1 Skyray Flight Handbook
131 pagesThe Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) was an American carrier-based fighter/interceptor built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Although it was in service for a relatively short time and never entered combat, it was the first carrier-launched aircraft to hold the world\'s absolute speed record, at 752.943 mph, and was the first United States Navy and United States Marine Corps fighter that could exceed Mach 1 in level flight. It was the last fighter produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company before it merged with McDonnell Aircraft and became McDonnell Douglas. The F5D Skylancer was an advanced development of the F4D Skyray that did not go into service.Douglas F4D-1 Skyray Flight Handbook Supplement
130 pagesVought F7U CutlassVought F7U-1 Cutlass Preliminary Pilot\'s Handbook
80 pagesThe Vought F7U Cutlass was a United States Navy carrier-based jet fighter and fighter-bomber of the early Cold War era. It was a highly unusual, semi-tailless design, allegedly based on aerodynamic data and plans captured from the German Arado company at the end of World War II, though Vought designers denied any link to the German research at the time. The F7U was the last aircraft designed by Rex Beisel, who was responsible for the first fighter ever designed specifically for the U.S. Navy, the Curtiss TS-1 of 1922.Vought F7U-3, -3M, -3P Cutlass Flight Handbook
253 pagesRegarded as a radical departure from traditional aircraft design, the Cutlass suffered from numerous technical and handling problems throughout its short service career. The type was responsible for the deaths of four test pilots and 21 other U.S. Navy pilots. Over one quarter of all Cutlasses built were destroyed in accidents. The poor safety record was largely the result of the advanced design built to apply new aerodynamic theories, insufficient thrust and unreliable engines.Vought F7U-3 Cutlass Flight Handbook
133 pagesGrumman F9F PantherGrumman F9F-5, -5P Panther Pilot\'s Handbook
288 pagesThe Grumman F9F Panther was the manufacturer\'s first jet fighter and one of the United States Navy\'s first successful carrier-based jet fighters. A single-engined, straight-winged day fighter, it was armed with four 20 mm cannons and could carry a wide assortment of air-to-ground munitions.Grumman F9F-8. -8B, -8P Panther Flight Handbook
170 pagesThe Panther was used extensively by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Korean War. It was also the first jet aircraft used by the Blue Angels flight team, used by them from 1949 through late 1954. The aircraft was exported to Argentina and was the first jet used by the Argentine Naval Aviation.

Total F9F production was 1,382. The design evolved into the swept wing Grumman F-9 Cougar.

Grumman F-9 CougarGrumman TF-9J Cougar Flight Manual
360 pagesThe Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar was an aircraft carrier-based fighter aircraft for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. Based on Grumman\'s earlier F9F Panther, the Cougar replaced the Panther\'s straight wing with a more modern swept wing. Thrust was also increased. The Navy considered the Cougar an updated version of the Panther, despite having a different official name, and thus Cougars started off from F9F-6 upward.

The Navy acquired 377 two-seat F9F-8T trainers between 1956 and 1960. They were used for advanced training, weapons training and carrier training, and served until 1974. They were armed with twin 20 mm cannon and could carry a full bombs or missiles load. In the 1962 redesignation, these were called TF-9J.

Grumman F-11 TigerGrumman F11F-1 Tiger Flight Handbook
78 pagesThe Grumman F11F/F-11 Tiger was a supersonic, single-seat carrier-based United States Navy fighter aircraft in operation during the 1950s and 1960s. Originally designated the F11F Tiger in April 1955 under the pre-1962 Navy designation system, it was redesignated as F-11 Tiger under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system.McDonnell FH-1 PhantomMcDonnell FH-1 Phantom Pilot\'s Handbook
56 pagesThe McDonnell FH Phantom was a twin-engined jet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps. Although with the end of the war, only 62 FH-1s were built, it helped prove the viability of carrier-based jet fighters. As McDonnell\'s first successful fighter, leading to the development of the follow-on F2H Banshee which was one of the two most important naval jet fighters of the Korean War it would also establish McDonnell as an important supplier of Navy aircraft. When McDonnell chose to bring the name back with the Mach 2 class McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II it launched what would become the most versatile and widely used western combat aircraft of the Vietnam War era, adopted by the USAF and the US Navy.North American FJ-1, FJ-2, and FJ-4 FuryNorth American FJ-1 Fury Pilot\'s Handbook
60 pagesThe North American FJ-1 Fury was the first operational jet aircraft in United States Navy service, and was developed by North American Aviation as the NA-135. The FJ-1 was an early transitional jet of limited success which carried over similar tail surfaces, wing and canopy derived from the piston-engined P-51D Mustang. The evolution of the design to incorporate swept wings would become the basis for the land-based XP-86 prototype - itself originally designed with a very similar straight-wing planform to the FJ-1 airframe - of the United States Air Force\'s enormously influential F-86 Sabre, which itself formed the basis for the Navy\'s carrier-based North American FJ-2/-3 Fury.North American FJ-2 Fury Flight Handbook
120 pagesThe North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury were a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to navalize the United States Air Force\'s F-86 Sabre. These aircraft featured folding wings, and a longer nose landing strut designed to increase angle of attack upon launch and to accommodate a longer oleo to absorb the shock of hard landings on an aircraft carrier deck.North American FJ-4 and FJ-4B Fury Flight Handbook
178 pagesThe North American FJ-4 Fury was a swept-wing carrier-capable fighter-bomber for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The final development in a lineage that included the Air Force\'s F-86 Sabre, the FJ-4 shared its general layout and engine with the earlier FJ-3, but featured an entirely new wing design and was a vastly different design in its final embodiment.North American FJ-4 and FJ-4B Fury Supplemental Flight Handbook
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