FM 1-113 ·Army ·1997 Utility and Cargo Helicopter Operations
Utility and cargo helicopters operate throughout the battlefield. As a fully integrated member of the combined arms team, utility and cargo helicopter units conduct combat, combat support and combat service support operations in support of…
FM 1-120 ·Army ·1995 Army Air Traffic Services Contingency and Combat Zone Operations
FM 1-120 CHAPTER 1 AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES DOCTRINE The Army of the future must deploy on short notice and operate successfully on many battlefields and in many environments. Therefore, we must tailor our forces for contingencies as they…
FM 1-130 ·Army ·1962 Operation of the AN-USD-1 Surveillance Drone System
4. Assignment The drone section is assigned to the aerial surveillance and target acquisition platoon of the general support company of the division's aviation battalion. It will be employed under the opera- tional control of any unit or…
FM 1-140 ·Army ·1996 Helicopter Gunnery
The Army must prepare its soldiers, leaders, and units to deploy, fight, and win in combat at any intensity level, anywhere, anytime. Therefore, our training is top priority, and the focus of training is on our wartime mission. An…
FM 1-15 ·Army ·1977 Aviation Reference Data
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…
FM 1-195 ·Army ·1942 Army Air Force Field Manual,The Service Center
Army Air Forces field manual on the service center: the rear-area organization performing aircraft maintenance and supply beyond unit capability (1942).
FM 1-2 ·Army ·1978 Aircraft Countermeasures and Battlefield Survivability
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…
FM 1-20 ·Army ·1942 Army Air Force Field Manual Tactics and Techniques of Air Reconnaissance and Observation
Army Air Forces tactics and technique of air reconnaissance and observation, for air force aviation and in support of ground forces (1942).
FM 1-200 ·Army ·1978 Air Traffic Control Facility Operations
Field manual on Army air traffic control facility operations: tower, approach, and flight-following procedures (1978).
FM 1-230 ·Army ·1982 Meterology for Army Aviators
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…
FM 1-25 ·Army ·1943 Army Air Force Field Manual. Air Defense
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,…
FM 1-26 ·Army ·1944 Army Air Forces Filed Manual Defense of Airdromes
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…
FM 1-30 ·Army ·1976 Metorology for Amy Aviators
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…
FM 1-300 ·Army ·1998 Flight Operation Procedures
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…
FM 1-40 ·Army ·1973 Helicopter Gunnery
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…
FM 1-5 ·Army ·1980 Instrument Flying and Navigation for Army Aviators
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.…
FM 1-50 ·Army ·1942 Weather
Army Air Forces field manual on weather: the weather service, its organization and employment, and the influence of weather on military aviation (1942).
FM 1-506 ·Army ·1990 Fundamentals of Aircraft Power Plants
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…
FM 1-509 ·Army ·1987 Fundamentals of Aircraft Pneudraulics
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…
FM 1-51 ·Army ·1979 Rotary Wing Flight
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…
FM 1-514 ·Army ·1991 Fundamentals of Rotor and Power Train Maintenance-Techniques and Procedures
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…
FM 1-544 ·Army ·1990 Standardized Maintenance Test Flight Procedures
Block 4. Block Sa. Block 5b. Block 6a. . Block 6b. Block 7. Block 8. . Block 9. Block lOa. Block lOb. Block lOc. Block 11a. Block 11b. . Block 11c. FM 1-544 Enter FAC level. Enter aircraft designation for primary aircraft. Enter aircraft…
FM 1-55 ·Army ·1978 Guide for the Operation of Army Airfields
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…
FM 1-563 ·Army ·1991 Fundamentals and Procedures of Airframe Maintenance
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…
FM 1-564 ·Army ·1997 Shipboard Operations
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…
FM 1-60 ·Army ·1981 Air Space Managemtn and Air Traffic in a Combat Zone
Field manual on airspace management and air traffic control in a combat zone (1981).
FM 1-75 ·Army ·1942 Army Air Forces Field Manual Combat Orders
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.…
FM 1-80 ·Army ·1974 Arial Observer Techniques and Procedures
Observation methods User comments 2. BASIC PRINCIPLES Tactical application of aerial observation Capabilities Limitations Aerial surveillance, aerial reconnaissance, and special missons
FM 1-88 ·Army ·1980 Aviators Recognition Manual
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…
FM 100-103 ·Army ·1987