Imphal, The Hump and Beyond 
Imphal, The Hump and Beyond
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
C-47 Pilots Check List
C-47, C-47A, C-53, C-53C, C-53D Airplanes R-1830-92 engines
(Navy R4D, R4D-1, R4D-3, R4D-5)
| BEFORE STARTING ENGINES Check Form 1. and status today. (Navy Yellow Sheet). Check Form F. Weights and Balance Clearances, AN-01-1-40. Wheels chocked. Landing gear pins installed. Determine whether carburetor air filters are installed. Cowl flaps—OPEN. Mixture—IDLE CUT-OFF. When fuselage tanks are installed, valves should be—CLOSED. L .H. fuel selector to L.H. main or to fullest tank. R. H. fuel selector to R.H. main or to fullest tank. Check fuel quantity gages. Cross feed—OFF Propeller controls—LOW PITCH. Carburetor heat controls—COLD. Oil shutter controls as required. Battery cart—ON. Instrument switch—ON. Wobble up fuel pressure. Prime 2 to 3 seconds with outside temperature 40 to 60 F. (4.4 to 15.6 C.) Below 40 F. (4.4 C.) 5 to 8 seconds. With primers in nacelle, manual priming necessary. Ignition switches—ON. Energize—ENGAGE STARTERS. DURING WARM UP When engine catches mixture control—AUTO RICH. Warm up a 800 to 1000 rpm. Check engine instruments in green. Master battery—ON. Move propeller pitch controls to--FULL HIGH PITCH at least twice. DURING FLIGHT Retrack gear control—NEUTRAL. Cross feed—OFF Cowl flaps-TRAIL for climb. Closed to OFF for cruise. Mixture control AUTO RICH for takeoff and climb. Take off and indicate 110- mph. or 120 mph. as soon as possible.
Takeoff: 2700 rpm. 48" Hg (100 oct) auto rich 42.7" Hg (91 oct) auto rich Max cyl head temp 260 C. Nomal Rated Power: 2550 rpm. 40" Hg (100 oct) auto rich 38.6" Hg (91 oct) auto rich Max cyl head temp 260 C.Maximum Cruising: 2230 rpm. 33" Hg (100 oct) auto lean 27.5" Hg (91oct) auto rich Max cyl head temp 232 C. Desired Cruising: 2150 rpm. 28" Hg (100 oct) auto lean 28" Hg (91 oct) auto rich Max cyl head temp 232 C. Cruise for minimum specific fuel flow: 1700 rpm. 30" Hg (100 oct) auto lean 30" Hg (91 oct) auto lean Max cyl head temp 232 C. BEFORE LANDING L. H. fuel selectors to L.H. main or fullest tank. R. H. fuel selectors to R.H. main or fullest tank. Carburetor heat—COLD. Mixture-AUTO RICH. Gear DOWN control NEUTRAL and LATCHED green light Cross feed—ON Cowl flaps CLOSED and in OFF position. Set propeller controls for 2230 rpm. Extend flaps (Max speed for extension 112 mph). Use full flap unless gusty condition or cross wind. AFTER LANDING Propeller—LOW PITCH. Flaps—UP. Tail wheel—UNLOCKED. Cowl flaps—OPEN. Use oil dilution as required T.O. No. 02.1-29. Mixture control—IDLE CUT OFF—with engines turning 1000 rpm. Ignition switch—OFF. Fuel selector—OFF. Electrical switches—OFF. Landing gear lever—DOWN. Cowl flaps—CLOSED—when engines cooled. Set parking brakes when cooled. Install landing gear pins. Wheels chocked. Surface controls installed. |
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I am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group, 1st, Combat Cargo Group, 2nd Combat Cargo Group and the 4th Combat Cargo Group. In fact I would like to hear from anyone who flew over the Hump during WW II, or flew any Combat Cargo Missions at any time (Berlin Air-Lift, Korea, etc.) Please e-mail comment, suggestions, corrections,etc. to: bill@comcar.org Copyright © 1999 Bill Bielauskas (bill.b@erols.com) All rights reserved. Bill Bielauskas 10 Cayuga Trail, Wayne, NJ. 07470-4406 Images unless otherwise mentioned are property of Bill Bielauskas. Images from the Combat Cargo site are not for public distribution or publication without permission of the images owner. |