In 1938 the USAAF issued a requirement for a new advanced
trainer which included the promise of substantial orders.
Vultee adapted the design of a fighter it had been working on
which resulted in the V.51 prototype.
This prototype used a 600 hp R-1340 engine, but was
unsuccessful in winning the contract which was won by North
American with their Texan.
Vultee then produced a simplified version, the V.54 with a 450
hp R-985 engine and fixed undercarriage. The USAAF ordered
this aircraft as the BT-13, the first of a family of which over
11,500 were eventually built. The BT-15 used the Wright R-975
engine due to a shortage of the P & W engine.
The BT-13 series was
the basic trainer flown by most USAAF
and USN trainee pilots during WW2, being the second phase of
the three phase program. It was nicknamed the Vibrator due
to its tendency to shake violently when approaching the stall.
This CD contains the
flight manuals and a maintenance manual
for most variants of the Vultee trainer, including military and
manufacturer produced manuals. The CD has been scanned from
the original manuals and retains any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. USAAF Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for the BT-13ASNV-1, T.O. 01-50BC-1 dated 15-3-43 revised to 25-3-44, with
approx 49 pages.
2. USAAF Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions for the BT-15,
T.O. 01-50BB-1 dated 10-4-43, with approx 50 pages.
3. Manufacturers Preliminary
Handbook of Operation and Flight
Instructions for the BT-15 Basic Trainer, Report No 204-15
dated Dec 40, approx 36 pages.
4. Manufacturers Pilots Flight Operating
Instructions for the
Valiant, BT-13
BT-13A BT-13B BT-15 SNV-1 SNV-2 undated
with approx 58 pages.
5. Manufacturers Preliminary Handbook
of Service Instructions
for the BT-15
Basic Trainer, Report No 203-15 dated Apr 41,
approx 196 pages.
| CD TITLE | BT13 |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
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