DESTROYER
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer
was a light bomber based on the
A-3 Skywarrior, and
intended to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader
.
The B-66 retained the same three-man crew as the A-3 but with
a slightly different arrangement with the pilot sitting by himself
at the front.
Initially the USAF thought
the conversion would be a simple case
of removing the carrier-specific features. However the list of
changes grew, and before long the easy conversion became a
substantially new aircraft. Many of the changes were due to the
USAF's requirement for low-level operations, while the Navy
aircraft was usually a high-altitude bomber.
One major difference between the A-3 and the B-66 was that the
A-3 has two Pratt & Whitney J-57 jet engines, but the B-66 had
two Allison J-71 engines.
The first RB-66A preproduction aircraft flew in 1954, while the first
production RB-66B aircraft flew in early 1955. A total of 294 were
built. The B-66 was produced or modified into
a wide variety of
versions, including the B-66, EB-66, RB-66, and the WB-66.
This CD contains
an early flight manual for the B-66B and later
Flight Manuals covering all variants of the Douglas B66 series,
plus a couple of other manuals. The CD has been scanned from
the original flight manuals and retains any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. USAF Flight Manual for the
B-66B, T.O. 1B-66B-1 dated 15-1-60
revised to 24-4-63, approx 602 pages.
2. USAF Flight Manual for the EB-66B, RB-66B, EB-66C, WB-66D
and EB-66E T.O. 1B-66(E)B-1 dated 31-3-69
revised to 2-12-69,
approx 480 pages.
3. USAF Flight Manual
for the EB-66B, RB-66B, EB-66C, WB-66D
and EB-66E, Appendix I Performance Data, T.O. 1B-66(E)B-1-1
dated 29-2-68, approx 162 pages.
4. Manufacturers Familiarisation Manual for the RB/B-66B, LB-22469
dated 1 May 1956, 248 pages.
5. Here's How - Operation of the MH-11C2 Autopilot for the B-66,
ADC-123 dated 1956, 10 pages.
| CD TITLE | B66 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
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