AF(C)-1-1 COPY NO. ___ fliGHT MANUAL MODELS U-2C and.U-2F AIRCRA" !llOTICE THIS REVISlON, DATED 10 MAY 1967, SUPERSEDES FLIGHT ~"'ffAL AF (C)-1-1 DATED 15 DECEMBER 1966, CHA."'iGED 15 FEBRUARY 1967. THIS CHANGE, DATED 15 OCTOBER 1968, AFFECTS INFORMATION n. IN SECTION DESTROY SUPERSEDED DATA IN ACCORD~""lCE WITH AFR-205-1. LATEST CHAHGm PAGES SUPBSEDE THE SAME PAGES OF PHVIOUS OA. TE ...... ~~-- 0 as o....r ... *'~ 10 MAY 1967 Changed 15 October 1968 AF (C)-1-1 NOTE Tk ...,_ ., - llnll .." '" ..,. ... ~ ...... iliST OF EFFEGJVE PAGESf C...S by • --nr.l '-ia clllr -" _,._. el rlllr .-.r J-- - - - - - - - - - - ; ..... l_.••• a.wrn a.. ..e 4 ...... O.drey ~...-"11 TOTAl fofUIUl• Of PAGIS IN TMts J>UalJCATlON I:S 310 CONJUTIMG Of TMI FOU.OWlNG= Pa2~ • 'o. !ssce Page . •o. !ssue 15 Oct b8 Z-14 thru 2-17 1 Sept 68 •A 15 Oct os Z-18 iliru 2-19 b Nov 67 OB (Adaed) !5 Oct o8 2-20 1 Sept 68 C (Bhnk) ~ Sept 68 2-21 Origi.Dal I thr..: \. 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Text and iUust:ra.tlons app~icable to i::tC.:.·.•idua! aucraft models are identified as U-ZC or U-l.F, @ @. respectively, or coded with the letters or Ei AF (C)-1-1 AF (C)-1-1 · TABLE OF CONTENTS · PAG~ SECTIO-. I :::>ESCRIPTIO. • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • 1-1 SEC':'IO. ~ ll -·o&MAL PROC-:-DUR.ES . . . . . . . . . • • . Z-1 ·cy SECT!.o.· !!I E~'ffiRGE. ?ROCE!>URES . . • . . • . . 3-1 SEC7!0. ... IV A DESCRlPTIVN ArD OPERATION OF AUXll.lARY ".EQtr...P.MENT . • • . . • . . • • . 4-1 SEC7!0.· !V B DESCRIP:'IO. • A-a> OP.E.iL-\. TIO~ OF PH070GRA?H:C -~m .:.U.:: ·-;: EQUIPME).""'!" • . • . • • . • . • • • • • . . • • . • • . -:-I (UXDER SEPARA:-.E COVER) SECTio.· Y OPERATING LIM!':'AT!O.o ·s . . . . . . . . . 5-l SECTION V! FLIGH':' CHA.RAC7ER.;STICS . . • . . . . . 6-1 SEC :'10! • vn SYSTEMS OPERA ':'10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . -; -1 SECTION VI!! CR.E\V DUTIES (~ •oT APPL:CABLE) . 8-1 SECTio.· IX ALL WEATHER OPERA710.. . . . . . . . . 9-1 APPEXDIX I PERFOR.M.AYC..::. 'JA'!A ... •. •. •• . •.• A-1 INDEX ALPHABETICAL . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . • . X-1 v/ v! A:: (C)-1-1 I DESCRIPTION: SECTION TABLE OF Co.·:-EX7S PAGE PAGE ............ .. .. . 'I'l iE AlRC RAF 7 • • • • • • • • • . • • . • l-1 ~-c F:-~os l-l8 EXG.:..~ .••...••.• . ....•.• •..• 1-4 RETRAC':"ABLE STALL S7RI?S l -28 :2::"\"Gl.."\"E FUEL SYS7E.M ..•....• 1-4 SPEED BRAKES ..•...... . ... .. 1-29 E-·c~"E OIL SYSTE.M ........ . 1-7 1-A4""1DU'G GEAR . •... ..... .... l-29 NOR..'\fAL IG""":TlO~ SYSTE.M 1-9 STEER:l.G SYSTE~i ........ . . . 1-30 CO. ·n.,tGOUS IG.fiTION ... . ... . 1-9 WHEEL BRAKES ..•.•.......• . l-30 S:"ARTER SYS':'EM ••. . ..•. . . .. 1-9 DRAG CHU7E . . .......... .• ... 1-30 I::XTERCO~!PRESSOR BLEED SYS 1-10 U ·sTRUME. . 75 .............. . 1-32 E~G~~ DJSTRt;~!E. •Ts •••• ••• • 1-10 FIRE WARl'CNG SYS7E~i ..... . 1-45 A:-~L~'-"'E FUE.:... 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