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[War Department Technical Manual & Aircraft Engines]
Technical manual TM 1-405 from the United States War Department about aircraft engines. Prepared under direction of the Chief of the Air Corps. The booklet is divided into six sections: I. Internal-combustion engine principles, II. Classification and description of engine types, III. Description and construction of engine units, IV. Repair principles, V. Engine lubrication, and VI. Engine cooling. All chapters include information and drawings for reference.
Date:
December 9, 1941
Creator:
United States Department of War
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CONAC Specialized Training Manual, Number 45-7550, Volume 1
This book is volume 1 of an Air Force Reserve instructor course that discusses the responsibilities and important qualities needed in being an instructor, along with several skill-sets, techniques, and aids to help communicate with and educate Air Force students.
Date:
May 1, 1956
Creator:
United States. Air Force. Air Training Command. Technical Training.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual Training Building For Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas: Elevation Renderings
Elevation renderings for a school building. Sections include west elevation, east elevation, and north & south elevation. They feature wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and windows.
Date:
August 15, 1928
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual Training Building For Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas: Floor Plan
Floor plan for a school building. It features wall edge lines, door orientation lines, measurements, and room names. Other sections include 3" detail of exterior doors, 3" detail of blackboard, details of bulletin board, door schedule, window schedule, and 3" detail of steel windows.
Date:
August 15, 1928
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual Training Building For Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas: Foundation Plan
Foundation plan for a school building. It features wall edge lines, measurements, radiator connections, and labels.
Date:
August 25, 1928
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual Training Building For Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas: Floor Plan
Floor plan for a school building. It features wall edge lines, measurements, room names, and a mechanical schedule.
Date:
1928
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manual Training Building For Stamford High School, Stamford, Texas: Footing & Foundation Plan
Footing and foundation plan for a school building. It features wall edge lines, measurements, labels, and column placement. Other sections include general notes, detail of roof construction, beam sections, footing schedule, and detail of roof construction trusses.
Date:
August 15, 1928
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instructor's Manual: Basic Flying
Training manual developed for U.S. Army flight instructors that details methods and steps for teaching students to fly aircraft.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Training Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Reserve Center Training Manual, Course 45-7550, Increment 2, Volume 2
Worksheet booklet supplementary to Increment 2, Volume 2 of the United States Air Force Reserve Instructors Course. This booklet discusses the development of courses and lesson plans, as well the use of demonstrative methods of teaching.
Date:
January 1, 1957
Creator:
United States. Air Force. Air Training Command. Technical Training.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Students' Manual: Primary Flying]
Primary flying manual prepared by the Army Airforces Training Command, Visual Training Unit in collaboration with the central instructors school, Randolph Field, Texas & HQ AAF office of Flying Safety Education Division. Manual was intended to be used in conjunction with the current AAF Training Command Memorandum covering Primary Flying Training.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Army Air Forces Training Command
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Student's Manual: Primary Flying
Army Air Force flight training manual that addresses general flight safety and protocol for cadets. The name of Rigdon Edwards can be seen written in pencil at the top of the front cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces. Training Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Students' Manual: Advanced Single-Engine Flying]
Students' manual for advanced single-engine flying, prepared by the Army Airforces, Training Command, Visual Training Unit in collaboration with the Central Instructors School at Randolph Field, Texas, and Headquarters, AAF, office of Flying Safety Education Division. Manual meant to be used in conjunction with the current AAF training command memorandum covering advanced single-engine flying training. There are no split sections in the manual, instead, information is organized in chronological order.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Army Air Forces Training Command
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees
Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" belonging to Catherine Parker. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Specialized Training Manual
This book is the student text for a training course on management for administrative officers in the Air Force Reserve. Each of the book's six lessons contains a set of readings and ends with a list of review questions.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Weather for Aircrew Trainees
Textbook titled "Weather for Aircrew Trainees" or "Air Forces Manual No. 6" belonging to Suzette Van Daell. It contains general weather information, as well as specific information regarding temperature, pressure, and thunderstorms.
Date:
February 14, 1944
Creator:
Army Air Forces
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy of Specialized Training Manual
This book is the student text for a training course on management for administrative officers in the Air Force Reserve. Each of the book's six lessons contains a set of readings and ends with a list of review questions.
Date:
July 1, 1955
Creator:
United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civil Pilot Training Manual
Textbook titled "Civil Pilot Training Manual" describing introductory material related to flying aircraft, such as theory and fundamentals of flight and the use of instruments and safety gear. Catherine Parker's name is handwritten on the bottom left corner of the cover as well as on the title page.
Date:
September 1941
Creator:
United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garage Building, Albany, Texas: Plans and Diagrams
Architectural plan for a school garage and manual training building in the Albany Independent School District. It includes detailed foundation and floor plans, door schedule, projected steel sash schedule, cross section thru foundation at A-A, and other diagrams.
Date:
1937
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garage Building, Albany, Texas: Roof and Elevation Plan
Roof and elevation plan for a school garage and manual training building in the Albany Independent School District. It includes a roof plan as well as the north and street elevation.
Date:
1937
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Garage Building, Albany, Texas: Floor Plans, Elevations, and Diagrams
Floor/elevation plan for a school garage and manual training building in the Albany Independent School District. It includes detailed floor plans of the first and second floors, front and west elevations, typical wall section A, and full size casting and base.
Date:
1937
Creator:
David S. Castle Co.
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reserve Individual Survival and Recovery Course, Number 45-0001, Volume 1. Effects of CBR Agents
This booklet is from Volume 1 of an Air Force Reserve element training course on individual survival. This book discusses steps to take in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack. Work pages can be seen filled in with blue ink handwriting within the book.
Date:
June 1961
Creator:
Lowry Technical Training Center.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
CONAC Air Reserve Center Training Manual, Number 45-7550. Increment 2, Volume 2
This book is volume 2 of an Air Force Reserve instructor course that discusses teaching methods and strategies for Air Force flight instructors to educate and evaluate flight students. The name, Paul A. Hill, can be seen written near the top left of the cover page and a pen sketch of a house along with a study note can be seen inside the cover.
Date:
January 1, 1951
Creator:
United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass
Instruction booklet created by the Air Force on how to use the radio range-radio compass for flight navigation.
Date:
March 15, 1944
Creator:
United States. Air Army Forces. Air Service Command.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Instrument Flying: Basic and Advanced
Special edition of a technical manual containing training documentation on three subjects related to instrument flying. The name, "Hottman, W. B." is written in the top left corner of the cover, followed by a handwritten note about returning the manual.
Date:
January 15, 1944
Creator:
United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History