Lathes (open access)

Lathes

A guide to the operation and maintenance of lathes for general shop work.
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grinding machines (open access)

Grinding machines

This report provides the definition of grinding and discusses different processes, types, and operations of grinding.
Date: November 26, 1940
Creator: United States. Army. Air Corps.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airship aerodynamics. (open access)

Airship aerodynamics.

"This manual is designed as a text for the instruction of airship student pilots .... to give the knowledge of aerodynamics essential to the operation of [lighter than air aircraft]."(Page 2.)
Date: February 11, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airplane structures. (open access)

Airplane structures.

Describes structural details of service airplanes used by the Army Air Corps, sufficient for personnel to perform inspection and maintenance of their equipment.
Date: October 29, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aerial photography. (open access)

Aerial photography.

A training manual designed to teach aerial photography for military purposes.
Date: July 8, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft hardware and materials. (open access)

Aircraft hardware and materials.

Describes the types of "materials and hardware used in aircraft construction and repair."
Date: June 11, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army medical supply depot. (open access)

Army medical supply depot.

A guide for army medical supply depot personnel. Discusses establishment, operation, organization, employment, and training standards.
Date: November 6, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on physiology in aviation medicine. (open access)

Notes on physiology in aviation medicine.

Discusses the physical effects of flight, and the mechanics and chemistry of respiration.
Date: October 21, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Livens projector MI. (open access)

Livens projector MI.

"This manual is intended for the using services. It gives all necessary information about the construction, function, and identification of all standard materiel pertaining to the Livens projector MI assembly, with directions for shipping and storage."
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radiotelephone procedure (open access)

Radiotelephone procedure

"The purpose of this manual is to acquaint radio operators and pilots of the Army Air Forces with radiotelephone procedure"
Date: March 20, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heat treating and inspection of metals (open access)

Heat treating and inspection of metals

This report discusses these topics: I. Principles of heat treating -- II. Heat-treating equipment -- III. General heat treatment of steel -- IV. Specific heat treatments for aircraft steels -- V. General heat treatment of aluminum alloys -- VII. Hardness testing -- VIII. Magnaflux inspection.
Date: September 10, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft radio shop practice. (open access)

Aircraft radio shop practice.

Discusses maintenance and repair of the component parts of aircraft radio equipment, and the correct use of tools.
Date: May 1, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sinusoidal machine. (open access)

Sinusoidal machine.

"These instructions are published for the information and guidance of all personnel charged with the operation and maintenance of the McIntosh Electric Corporation Model No. 5018 of Sinusoidal Machine, Portable, for Galvanic, Faradic and Rapid Sinusoidal Currents, 110-Volt, 60-Cycle, Medical Department item No. 7132005 ... in the field. They contain information on the operation and maintenance of the equipment ...."
Date: September 1, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physical reconditioning. (open access)

Physical reconditioning.

Describes the purpose and functions of the Physical Reconditioning portion of the U.S. Army's Reconditioning Program, for the treatment of convalescent soldiers who have been wounded or who have experienced prolonged illness.
Date: December 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cardiograph, portable. (open access)

Cardiograph, portable.

A guide to the operation and maintenance of the portable electrocardiograph.
Date: October 2, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vocational teaching. (open access)

Vocational teaching.

"This manual is designed to help officers in the armed forces, enlisted men, or civilian instructors who are to teach for the first time." Discusses student characteristics, various aspects of teaching, and testing.
Date: September 30, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft woodwork. (open access)

Aircraft woodwork.

Discusses woodworking in aircraft manufacturing in general, and in detail the characteristics of wood, the glue and hardware necessary, hand tools and machines, as well as repair of the aircraft.
Date: December 22, 1942
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft engines. (open access)

Aircraft engines.

Discusses the principles, classification, description, and construction of internal combustion engines used in military aircraft. Includes instructions for storage of engines.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Railway shop battalion. (open access)

Railway shop battalion.

"This manual explains the organization and operation of railway shop battalion for employment on a standard military railway. Its purpose is to assist railway shop battalion officers in the training and operation of their units, and to guide command and staff officers charged with the employment of railway shop battalions."
Date: November 29, 1940
Creator: United States. War Department. Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physiological aspects of flying. (open access)

Physiological aspects of flying.

"The purpose of this manual is to endeavor to explain in everyday terms the various physical and physiological problems that arise during flying, and to give in detail the latest knowledge of proved solutions to these problems." (--Page 2.)
Date: September 25, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft mechanics tools. (open access)

Aircraft mechanics tools.

A manual for the beginning airplane mechanic. Discusses the proper use and care of tools.
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airplane inspection guide. (open access)

Airplane inspection guide.

"The purpose of this manual is to furnish to mechanics, inspectors, and other personnel, ..., the necessary information relative to the inspection of airplanes, airplane engines, and auxiliary equipment."
Date: August 17, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electro-surgical unit, portable. (open access)

Electro-surgical unit, portable.

A guide to the assembly, operation, maintenance, and packing of the Portable Electro-Surgical Unit issued by the Army Medical Department.
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Applied physics for airplane mechanics. (open access)

Applied physics for airplane mechanics.

Describes basic principles of physics for use in the training of airplane mechanics.
Date: September 14, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library