Boeing F4B-1 - Table of Contents

AIRPLANES AND PAR TS
F4B-1 Type Assembly and Maintenance Instructions
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I Performance and Description. ................ ........ ..... ...... ...... ...... ..... 3
II Wings....................... ..................... .... ..................................... 6
III Tail Surfaces..................... . . . . . .. .. . .. ... .. . ... . .. . . .. . .... .... .. .. . . .. . . .. ... .. . .. .. .. . ... .... .. .. 8
IV Fuselage . .. .. . .. .. . . .. . . . .. .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 10
V · Landing Gear.................... . . ....... .. . . .. . . . . . .. .. . .. ... .. .. . ... .. .. . . . .. . .. . . .. . ... .. .. .. .. . ..... ..... . .. . . 18
VI Tail Skid..................................... . ......................................................... 21
VII Engine..................... .. .. . ....................... .. ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. ... .. . .. . .. . . .. 21
VIII Propeller.... ................................ ........................................... . ... ... ................ 22
IX Cooling System.. .. .. .. . .. . .. . ............... . . .. . .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .......... ..... . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . 22
X Oil System........... . . . . . .. .. . . . . . ... .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . ... .. . .. . . . .. .... .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . .... . . .. .. .. .. 22
XI Fuel System........ .. ........ .. ................................... .. ................... . 29
XII Ignition System....................... ... .... ...................... ... .. ......................... 33
XIII Surface Controls.. ................... ........ ... . ..... . . ................. .. .............. ... 33
XIV Electric Wiring.. . . . .. ... .. . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . . .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . .. 37
XV Ordnance. . .. .... ... . . . .. .. . . . ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .................... . ... . .. . . . . .. .. 37
XVI Flotation Gear................ . .. ..... .. ........... ..... ... ......... ........ ....... ....... ...... . ........ ... 40
XVII Parts List.. ...... .......................................... .......................... .. ... ................ 44
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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Fig. 1 Front View of F4B-1 Airplane........................ ............................ 2
2 Right Side View of F4B-1 Airplane........................................ 2
3 Left Side View of F4B-1 Airplane....................................................................... 2
4 Rigging Diagram............. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .......................... ... . .. .. 7
5 Tail Group.................. ......... .. .......... .... ... ... ........ . ......... ....... .. ..... .. ....... ... ...... 9
6 Stabilizer Adjustment......................................................................................... 10
7 Fuselage Assembly......................................................... . ........................ 11
8 Fuselage Diagram.................. . . . . .. .. . ............... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .... . .. .. . . .. . 12
9 Fuselage Repairs....................... . . . . .. .. . . .. .... . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . .... ..... . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . 15
10 Fuselage Members Diagram...................................... .................... .... . 16
11 Landing Gear Installation... ............... ......................... ... ............. .. 19
12 Tail Skid Installation........ .......... ..... ...... ....... .... ....... ... .. ............. . .. 20
13 Oil System Diagram........ . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . 23
14 Engine Installation-Left Side........................ .................. .. .... 24
15 Engine Installation-Right Side.......... . ..................................... . .. 25
16 Power Plant Installation-Left Side...................... ..................... .. ..... 26
17 Power Plant Installation-Right Side ............... ..
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18 Power Plant Installation-Top ............................... .. .... .
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19 Releasable Tank Installation ....... ................ ..
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20 Fuel System Diagram......................... . . ............... ......... .................. .. 31
21 Ignition System Diagram........................... .. .............. ....... ... 32
22 Surface Controls........................ ... .. .. ...... ....... .. .................... ............... .. .. .. 34
23 Surface Controls Diagram......................................... .. . . .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 35
24 Electric Wiring Diagram............................................... .. ................................... 36
25 Bomb Control Diagram....................................................... .. .. .............. . .. .. .. .. 39
26 Flotation Bags Installation............... .......... ................................ .. ...... 41
27 Flotation Gear Installation....... 41
28 Alloy Steel Chart....................... ... ........ .... ... .. .. .. ........... 43