B-29 Superfortress Combined Manual Set: Flight, Erection and Maintenance, Cold Weather 1944-5 C-47

B-29 Superfortress Combined Manual Set: Flight, Erection and Maintenance, Cold Weather 1944-5 C-47This is an authentic original (not a reproduction or CD) of three Boeing B 29 Superfortress Manuals: Flight Manual dated Sept 1944, Cold Weather Operations dated Nov 1943, and Erection and Maintenance Manual dated Nov 1944, revised Jan 1945. The combined set is over 1000 pages and ~2inches thick, containing the information necessary to uncrate a B 29's assemblies, assemble them, prepare the aircraft for its first flight, and subsequently maintain and

The markings within the compass are reversed so they would read correctly when reflected in the mirror

and slide that semi-circle edge over to 60MPH

so total pages are not estimated here

Measures approximately 3

while the pointer rotates per the signals received from the gyro

in November 1940

It is in reasonable condition given its ~100 yr age

The knob is used to adjust the altimeter to the barometric pressure as would be displayed in the small window at the 3 o'clock position

This manual is stamped on its inside title page NAS Guantanamo Bay CUBA

the pointer indicates altitude along the inner green scale

F-86 Sabrejet

The face of this indicator is similar if not identical to the mach indicator seen on the instrument panels of the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber and the Hawker Hunter jet fighter (see photos)