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Title: Vintage Type A-5 Fire Control System Maintenance Digest (Model 2CFR10A2) for B-47 Airplane
Publisher: General Electric Company (Schenectady, New York)
Publication Date: February 1954 (Marked 2-54 / 2M)
Form Factor: Pocket-sized multi-ring leatherette binder with step-cut index tabs
Condition Report
- Overall State: Pristine, unissued, near-mint collector condition. This manual appears entirely unused and has been exceptionally well-preserved for over 72 years.
- Wear Details: Absolute lack of typical flightline wear. There are no grease stains, no smudges, and no thumb wear on the delicate edge index tabs. The silver foil lettering on the front cover and spine remains bright, crisp, and completely intact.
- Interior Pages: The pages are clean, bright, and completely free of writing, notations, or highlights.
- Foldouts: Includes roughly 50 highly detailed, complex fold-out subsystem schematics and circuit diagrams. All foldouts are present, perfectly intact, crisp, and flawlessly folded with no tears or mis-folds.
Item Overview
This rare, original Cold War-era military aviation manual served as a pocket summary and maintenance guide for the U.S. Air Force's Boeing B-47 Stratofortress strategic bomber. It replaces the earlier GEJ-2363A publication.
The digest outlines the theory of operation, critical checkpoints, troubleshooting, and circuit schematics for the four major component systems that comprised the tail defense network:
- Radar System (Aft Section Radar)
- Turret Drive System (Tail Turret)
- Computing System (Aft Section Computing)
- Firing System (Twin .50 Caliber Remote-Controlled Guns)
Page 2 features a comprehensive component map illustrating how electronics were split between the co-pilot's cockpit controls up front and the heavy computing, amplidyne generators, and radar equipment housed in the tail section.
This is a premier, museum-quality reference piece perfect for military historians, avionics enthusiasts, or Strategic Air Command (SAC) collectors.
Shipping & Handling
- Shipping Cost: 100% Free Shipping (Seller Pays).
- Shipping Method: Shipped securely via USPS Media Mail.
- Packaging: The manual will be sealed in a protective plastic sleeve and wrapped securely in bubble wrap before being shipped in a rigid container to guarantee the binder rings and pristine fold-out schematics do not incur damage during transit.
