Air Force pilot explains ground handling operations of C-5 Aircraft. Vehicle towing a C-5 Aircraft on tarmac. Using model, narrator cautions about misleading perceptions of ground handlers due to unusual dimensions of the giant C-5. Discussion and example of the mating of the C-5 with its air transportable loading dock.
Pilot narrator explains ground operations of C-5 Aircraft with the help of a model. Pilot and copilot seated inside cockpit of C-5 Aircraft use check lists and start engines. C-5 Aircraft taxis toward the runway. Narrator explains that jet blast from C-5 can be like hurricane force winds.
A U.S. Army Air Forces Captain (instructor) talks to Lieutenant Pilot getting familiarization training in cockpit of a Republic P-47 aircraft. Student looking at P-47 cockpit training aid in office. Closeup of student taking blindfold cockpit check. He smiles and receives acknowledgment from instructor after passing. View from ground below, of pilot in cockpit of parked P-47 and then of a P-47 on takeoff roll and climbing out. P-47 in flight headed toward the camera. Side silhouette view of P-47 in flight, and then diving. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
From a U.S. Army Air Force training film, "How to Fly the P-47. Ground Handling, Take off, Normal flight, and Landing." Film opens with a humorous comparison between flying the P-47 and playing golf, presented by comedian Lew Lehr. Lehr, walking with a young woman on a golf course and playing a game of golf. The woman hits the ball with a golf club three different times as Lehr compares her actions to flying. View of P-47 Thunderbolts parked on an airfield. Pilot walks up, checks wheel of the aircraft and begins pre-flight inspection.
From a U.S. Army Air Force training film on flying the P-47. Pilot prepares to fly in P-47 Thunderbolt. He straps himself in. He operates the control panels seated inside the cockpit. He moves the 'Tailwheel lock' handle. Pilot looks at pilot's check list and pulls the 'Cowl Flaps'. Technician fixes the aircraft. Pilot wears oxygen mask. View of the position of wheels. Airman gives hand signal as P-47 Thunderbolt taxis and takes off from runway.
P-47 Thunderbolt taxis, takes off and lands on runway. Aircraft in flight with clouds in the background. Pilot reads Pilot's check list and operates control panel. From a U.S. Army Air Force training film on flying the P-47.
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