The Lockheed P2V Neptune
was somewhat unique in being the only
land-based patrol plane designed expressly for that purpose for the
US Navy. (Previous and subsequent aircraft were based on transport
aircraft.)
Design work began as
early as 1941 and the aircraft first flew in 1945.
The first production model was the P2V-2, the P2V-3 followed with
the belly radome containing the APS-20 radar. The P2V-4 introduced
wing-tip fuel tanks and the Turbo-compound engines. The P2V-5
introduced more advanced electronic equipment including the MAD
tail stinger, and when increasing weight caused two auxiliary jet
engines to be added, these were designated P2V-5F.
The P2V-6 was similar
to the P2V-5 with a different radar and minor
systems revisions.
The final version was
the P2V-7 which introduced a major revision
to the cockpit and nose configuration. This version remained in
service for over 20 years and also saw service with many other
air arms on five continents.
This CD contains two
flight manuals for the Lockheed P2V series
in US Navy service.
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This CD contains:
1. US Navy Flight Handbook
for the P2V-5 and P2V-5F,
AN 01-75EDA-1 dated 17-1-55 revised to 15-9-58, approx
497 pages. This manual was originally classified
"Confidential" and all the information normally included
in the Confidential supplement is included in this
manual.
2. US Navy Flight Handbook
for the P2V-6, AN 01-75EAA-1,
dated 15-4-54 revised to 15-3-56, approx 206.
| CD TITLE | P2 |
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