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  Catalog > Downloadable Manuals > Curtiss > P-40 > Kitty Hawk I Aeroplane (Curtiss H87A-2 and H87A-3) with Allison V-1710F3R Engine
Kitty Hawk I Aeroplane (Curtiss H87A-2 and H87A-3) with Allison V-1710F3R Engine Curtiss Model: P-40, Kittyhawk P-40, Curtiss Aircraft Manual
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Early P-40 manual was prepared by the Curtiss factory for the British Air Ministry. It has photos of the P-40 in RAF paint and this manual has hundreds of high quality illustrations and photographs in it. The original archived copy of this manual was captured in full color and high-resolution.

Table of Contents

  1. Leading Particulars
  2. Uncrating
  3. Erection
  4. General Instructions
    1. Hoisting
    2. Jacking
    3. Towing
    4. Leveling
    5. Lashing Down
    6. Walkways
    7. Parking Brakes and Surface Controls
    8. Engine
    9. Accessories
    10. Special Precautions
    11. Loading and C. G-. Information
  5. Installation, Maintenance, Repair and Replacement, and Minor Repair.
    1. Wing Panel Assembly
      1. General
      2. Removal and Disassembly
      3. To Install Complete Wing
      4. Ailerons
      5. Flaps
    2. Empennage
    3. Fuselage Assembly
      1. Fuselage
      2. Engine Mount
      3. Cowling
      4. Spinner Assembly
    4. Cowl Flaps
    5. Tail Chassis Assembly
      1. Tail Wheel Assembly
      2. Retracting Mechanism
      3. Landing Gear
        1. General
        2. Struts
        3. Retracting Mechanism
        4. Warning Switch
        5. Filling and Bleeding Hydraulic Brake System
        6. Installation and Disassembly
        7. To Disassemble and Assemble Shock Absorber Strut.
        8. Service and Maintenance of Shock Absorber Strut.
        9. To Disassemble the Master Brake Cylinder
        10. To Assemble Master Brake Cylinder
        11. Servicing Master Cylinder Unit
        12. Brakes
      4. Hydraulic Controls
        1. General
        2. Electric Pump
        3. Hand Pumps
        4. Control Valve
        5. Restricted Fittings and Check Valve
        6. Relief Valve
        7. Shuttle Valve
      5. Power Plant
        1. Engine Installation
        2. Rubber Seals
        3. Accessories
        4. Removal of Power Plant, Including Mount and Accessories
        5. To Reinstall Power Plant
        6. To Remove Power Plant from Mount
        7. Engine Controls
        8. Propeller Installation
        9. Coolant System
        10. Exhaust System
        11. Carburetor Air Intake System
        12. Vacuum System
        13. Starting System
        14. Ground Check
      6. Fuel System
        1. General
        2. Strainers and Tank Drains
        3. Fuel Quantity Gages
        4. Primer
        5. Scupper Drains
        6. Removal of Either Wing Tank
        7. To Install Either Wing Tank
        8. Removal of Fuselage Tank
        9. To Install the Fuselage Tank
        10. To Repair the Self-Sealing Fuel Cells
        11. Fuel Gage (Fuselage Tank)
      7. Oil System
        1. General
        2. To Remove Oil Tank
        3. To Install Tank
        4. Pendulum Installed and Removed
      8. Equipment
        1. Pilot's Seat
        2. Map Case
        3. Heating and Ventilating
        4. First Aid Kit, Baggage Compartment, etc.
        5. Armor Plate
        6. Landing Light
      9. Static Ground
      10. Cabin - Windshield
        1. Cabin
        2. Windshield (AK571 - AK720)
        3. Windshield (AK721 and subsequent)
        4. Removal & Disassembly
        5. Windshield Defrosting Assembly
      11. Gunnery Equipment
        1. General
        2. Gun Sight
        3. Gun Installation
        4. Ammunition Boxes
        5. Chutes
        6. Gun Mount
        7. Gun Adjustment
        8. Controls
        9. Doors and Covers
        10. Wing Gun Installation
        11. Wing Gun Dismount
        12. Gun Action Removal
        13. Gun Heater
      12. Pyrotechnic Installation
        1. Recognition Device Installation
      13. Flight Controls
        1. General
        2. Removal of Elevator Control Jackshaft
        3. Trim Tab Control
        4. Flap Controls
        5. Aileron Controls
      14. Electrical System
        1. General
        2. Ignition System
        3. Generator System
        4. Hydraulic Pump Motor
        5. Switches and Rheostats
        6. Circuits Passing Through the Ignition Switch
        7. Electrical Bonding
        8. Battery
      15. Instrument Installation
        1. Instrument Panel
        2. Inspection and Maintenance of Instrument Panel and Instruments
      16. Radio-Installation
        1. General
        2. Radio Junction Box
        3. Radio Antenna Mast
      17. Oxygen Installation
        1. Oxygen
        2. General Safety Precautions
    6. Service Inspection and Maintenance
      1. General
      2. Inspection and Maintenance
    7. Lubrication
    8. Structural Repair
      1. Repairing Monocoque Structure
        1. General
        2. Material Strength
        3. Holes or Cracks in Fuselage Skin
        4. Fuselage Bulkheads
        5. Stringers in Fuselage b. Stringers
        6. Stringers
        7. Repair of Wing Skin
      2. Thompson Rivets
      3. Treatment of Steel for Welding
      4. Engine Mount
      5. Treatment of Aluminum and Al. Alloy for Welding
      6. Annealing and Heat Treatment of Aluminum and Al. Alloys
      7. Repair of Fuel and Oil Tanks
        1. Repair of Self-Sealing Fuel Cells
        2. Test of Fuel Cells After Repairs
        3. Repair of Covered Oil Tanks
        4. Repair of Tank Shells
      8. Repair of Welded Aluminum
        1. Testing Tanks After Repairs
      9. Armament
      10. Salvaging Equipment Submerged in Salt Water
      11. Application of Dope to Fabric Surfaces
        1. Materials
        2. Workshop Conditions
        3. Preparation of Materials
        4. Application of Dope
        5. Precautions
        6. Patching Torn Areas

    Pages: 287

    File Size: 612.65 MB

    Format: PDF - Adobe Acrobat Version 7 (Get Free Adobe Acrobat reader, click here.)

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