Merriam Press Military Reprint 11. First Edition (August 2012). This is the pilot's handbook of flight operating instructions for the Republic P-47B Thunderbolt fighter powered with the R-2800-1 engine, issued by the Air Service Command, Air Force Section, Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio, in September 1942. Contents: Description; Pilot Operating Instructions; Flight Operation Data; Communications Equipment; Armament; Operation of Oxygen Equipment; Appendix: USA-British Glossary of Nomenclature; 44 photos and illustrations; 5 charts.

Pilot training for the P-47N Thunderbolt. AAF Manual 51-127-4.Sections include: The P-47N; Description; Canopy; Cockpit; Flight Controls; Power Plant; Induction System; Carburetor; Propeller; Throttle Quadrant; Power Settings; Water Injection; Detonation; Long Range Cruising; Fuel System; Oil System; Hydraulic System; Electrical System; Radio Equipment; Lighting System; K-14 Gunsight; Armament; Armor Protection; Oxygen System; Automatic Pilot; Personal Equipment; Pilot's Preflight Check; Cockpit Check; Starting; Taxiing; Take-off; Landing; Flight Characteristics; Emergencies; Acrobatics; Dives; Formation Flying; Instrument Flying; Night Flying; Ground Gunnery; Extereme Weather Operation; Bailout and Ditching; P-47N-15; P-47N-25.The Power Plant section describes the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft R-2800 "C" series engine.The Acrobatics section describes Chandelle, Lazy 8, Split-S, Slow Roll, Barrel Roll, Loop, and Immelmann maneuvers.

Known as the "Jug" because of its fuselage shape, the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flew in every theatre of WWII except Alaska. Nearly 13,000 were built by war's end. The large aircraft carrier eight Browning machine guns and up to 2,000 lbs. of bombs or rockets, and proved an effective fighter and bomber. The radial Pratt and Whitney powerplant put out over 2500 h.p. and propelled the P-47 at a maximum speed of 426 mph at 30,000 feet. Originally published by the U.S. Army Air Force, this handbook taught pilots everything they needed to know before entering the cockpit. This affordable facsimile of a real WWII manual has been reformatted. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.