The Airacuda was the
first military aircraft produced by the
Bell Aircraft Company and was an attempt to break into the
aviation business. It was marked by bold design features
but ultimately the aircraft was unsuccessful.
The YFM (Y = experimental,
F = fighter, M = multi-place)
had a crew of five, and proved both heavy and slow. The
heavy armament had numerous problems, the engines
overheated and the ability of the crew to bailout past the
pusher propellers was suspect.
Only 13 examples were
produced in three variants, and
although one operational squadron was formed, little actual
flying was undertaken. The aircraft were withdrawn from
service in 1940 and later scrapped.
This CD contains two
flight manuals covering all variants
of the YFM series. The CD has been scanned from the
original flight manuals and retains any colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. USAAF Handbook of
Instructions of Operation and Flight
Instructions for the YFM-1 and YFM-1B, Technical Order
No
01-110HA-1 dated 1-4-40 revised to 5-12-40,
approx 29 pages.
2. USAAF Handbook of Operation and Flight
Instructions for
the YFM-1A,
Technical Order No 01-110HB-1 dated 20-12-40,
approx 28 pages.
| CD TITLE | YFM |
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