THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES

Year Published: 1942

Creator: National Archives and Records Administration

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: National Archives and Records AdministrationTHE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIESWar Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947)ARC Identifier 2781 / Local Identifier 18-AF-123. Army Air Forces training film. On the line maintenance, depot maintenance, and flight operation of the turbosupercharger, using a B-17 for demonstration. Explains basic principles of the induction, exhaust, cooling, control, and lubrication systems. Shows how the pilot operates the controls. General O.P. Echols speaks on the value of high altitude flying and Dr. Sanford A. Moss poses with the Collier Trophy (1941). Includes still pictures of experiments on Pike's Peak.

Complete Record: National Archives and Records Administration THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER: MASTER OF THE SKIES War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2781 / Local Identifier 18-AF-123. Army Air Forces training film. On the line maintenance, depot maintenance, and flight operation of the turbosupercharger, using a B-17 for demonstration. Explains basic principles of the induction, exhaust, cooling, control, and lubrication systems. Shows how the pilot operates the controls. General O.P. Echols speaks on the value of high altitude flying and Dr. Sanford A. Moss poses with the Collier Trophy (1941). Includes still pictures of experiments on Pike's Peak.