CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE FM 1-15 t % % * * PURPOSE This manual has been written and designed to provide basic information, refresh, and reinforce the commanders, staff officers, and other personnel with the knowledge of Army aviation…Historic340 pagesAviation
Army Air Forces field manual on the service center: the rear-area organization performing aircraft maintenance and supply beyond unit capability (1942).Historic102 pagesAviation
The primary purpose of this manual is to present and discuss battlefield countermeasures, techniques, procedures, and concepts that enhance the survivability of Army aviation units in a high threat environment. This publication should be…Historic206 pagesAviation
1-1. Purpose and Scope (2) Limited war. a. This manual provides guidance to com- (3) Cold war, to include stability operamanders and staff officers of the nondivisional tions. combat aviation battalion, group, and brigade, 1-2.…Historic74 pagesAviation
FM 1-230 weather and terrain environments. The high threat posed by the enemy on the battlefield makes it necessary to conduct combat mis- sions in the terrain flight mode to avoid detection by electronic means and destruction by highly…Archive256 pagesAviation
FM 1-25 , RESTRICTED I ARMY AIR FORCES FIELD :MANUAL' AIR DEFENSE (This manual supersedes FM 1-25, 24 December 1942.) SECTIONI GENERAL • 1. AUTHORITY.-a.AR 95-5 charges the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces wIth the provision,…Historic25 pagesAviation
Dissemination of restricted matter.-The information contained in restricted documents and the essential characteristics of restricted material may be given to any person known to be in the service of the United States and to persons of…Historic95 pagesAviation
1 — 1. Purpose This manual provides Army aviation personnel with the general principles of modern meteorology. Its primary purpose is to serve as a text for the Army aviator's study of meteorology and as a continuing reference for…Historic263 pagesAviation
This manual is designed to be a one–source document that focuses on the aspects of flight operations. While it contains guidelines for commanders and aviators, the manual is intended primarily for use by flight operations personnel. It…Archive210 pagesAviation
Air Corps field manual on aerial photography for military purposes: photographic missions, utilization of aerial photographs, and Air Corps photographic operations (1941).Historic63 pagesAviation
FM 1-40 6. Direct Aerial Fires. The term direct aerial Ares (DAF) is used to delineate specifically those close air support fires delivered by Army aircraft. Normally, the generic term "close air support" suggests those aerial fires…Historic303 pagesAviation
This manual provides the fundamentals, procedures, and techniques for attitude instrument flying and air navigation. - Part one covers the introduction and various aspects of attitude instrument flying; part two covers air navigation. a.…Archive430 pagesAviation
Army Air Forces field manual on weather: the weather service, its organization and employment, and the influence of weather on military aviation (1942).Historic67 pagesAviation
FM 1-506 PART ONE. FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER PLANTS CHAPTER 1 BASIC REQUIREMENTS Aircraft power plants must meet exacting requirements for dependability and endurance. Many difficult engineering problems have been overcome in an effort to…ArchiveAviation
Hydraulic systems perform a variety of functions in Army aircraft. They are used in fixed-wing aircraft to change the propeller pitch and operate the landing gear, wing flaps, wheel brakes, and shock struts. Also, they are used in…ArchiveAviation
This manual is written to provide a reference for the: □ Initial entry rotary-wing aviator student during the primary and advanced stages of training. □ Academic instructor as a reference textbook for presenting instruction. □ Instructor…Historic322 pagesAviation
Basic flight theory and aerodynamics are considered in full detail when an aircraft is designed. The rotor repairer must understand these principles in order to maintain aircraft safely and to make repairs that are structurally sound and…Archive68 pagesAviation
FM 1-55 of the Department of the Army. AR 210-30 con- tains guidance for site selection within CONUS and US administered lands. Oversea commands establish their own regulations. Expansion plans or congestion may make it necessary to…Historic72 pagesAviation
This chapter contains basic aircraft information for aircraft structural repairers. A general knowledge of aircraft design, aerodynamic forces, aircraft struc- tural units and structural members, and their relationships to each other is…Archive352 pagesAviation
In nearly every major conflict and operation since World War II, Army aviation has been assigned missions in the maritime environment, either basing off naval vessels for land attack or operating from ships for sustained overwater…Archive272 pagesAviation
FM 1-75 RESTRICTED ARMY AIR FORCES FIELD MANUAL COMBAT ORDERS SECTION I GENERAL · 1. PuRPosz.-This manual is intended to supplement FM 101-5 and to provide a suitable text on combat orders for the instruction of Army Air Forces personnel.…Historic53 pagesAviation
The aviator and aerial observer have a need for a ready reference of combat equipment likely to be encountered during combat operations. The primary purpose of this manual is— ' * To familiarize the aviator and aerial observer with modern…Archive332 pagesAviation
A characteristic of the US Army's warfighting doctrine is its offensive spirit. To conduct successful battles and engagements, US forces must gain the initiative and thus set the terms of battle. This requires an increased emphasis on the…Archive114 pagesAviation
Field Manual 100-20/Air Force Pamphlet 3-20 represents the combined efforts of the Army and Air Force to develop comprehensive military doctrine and guidance to support the US government's activities in an environment of low intensity…Archive163 pagesAviation
This manual provides doctrinal guidance to commanders and staff offi cers for requesting and coordinating the use of Air Force tactical air sup port and army aviation support. The system through which this is accom plished and is referred…Historic55 pagesAviation
101. General: a. This publication establishes joint doc- trine, responsibilities, and procedures em- ployed by Army and Air Force component forces for use in planning coordinating and executing tactical airlift operations in joint…Historic40 pagesAviation
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