Douglas C-124A/B/C Tech Manuals

[Luft Bier]

Hi everyone, new to the forum and I'm really lookin what's going on here. That said, I'm currently don't some research for a local museum on a C-124. I've found a lot of useful info on the website so far but I'm having difficult tracking down the -1 flight manual. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: I realize the C-124 just missed WWII, but it did rely heavily on WWII technology.

 

[YGBSM]

I didn't try the links, but it appears to be available at this site:

Aviation Archives: Douglas C-124A/C Performance Data Flight Manual

 

[Luft Bier]

I didn't try the links, but it appears to be available at this site:

Aviation Archives: Douglas C-124A/C Performance Data Flight Manual

I appreciate the help, but that is the -1-1 which is the performance data, I saw that manual a while ago and got it

 

[YGBSM]

This site appears to have the actual flight manual at a reasonable price:

Mc Donnell Douglas C-124 Aircraft Flight Manual - 1C-124-A - 1964

As well as a "flight handbook manual" - but the previous one seems to be the complementary document to the performance data:
Mc Donnell Douglas C-124 Aircraft Flight Handbook Manual

 

[Luft Bier]

Yeah, I've seen that as well, just figured since most archival tech manuals are open source someone would have a publicly available source. It's looking more and more like I'll have to purchase a copy.

Edit: meant to also mention that when purchasing online copies, you're never sure whether the document is complete or not and I've purchased some incomplete documents before.

 

[YGBSM]

I looked around and couldn't find anything publicly available except the performance data and electrical wiring supplements to the flight manual.

A $10 'roll of the dice' isn't too bad - there were other sites asking $100+ for the same. There weren't any copies on the used book market that I could see either; there were only a few 3rd party books about the plane.

 

[Luft Bier]

I looked around and couldn't find anything publicly available except the performance data and electrical wiring supplements to the flight manual.

A $10 'roll of the dice' isn't too bad - there were other sites asking $100+ for the same. There weren't any copies on the used book market that I could see either; there were only a few 3rd party books about the plane.

I went ahead and purchased it. The guy said it was the complete manual so we'll see

 

[Ole Bill]

Hi everyone, new to the forum and I'm really lookin what's going on here. That said, I'm currently don't some research for a local museum on a C-124. I've found a lot of useful info on the website so far but I'm having difficult tracking down the -1 flight manual. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: I realize the C-124 just missed WWII, but it did rely heavily on WWII technology.

I don't have a manual, sorry, but I just couldn't help but reply to this post. I was in the MS ANG for 11 years, an airlift unit. I was in the base civil engineers... but I did have the opportunity to make several trips in the plane... one as far as MS to Nevada. The rear cargo bay was like flying inside a gymnasium!

 

[Luft Bier]

I don't have a manual, sorry, but I just couldn't help but reply to this post. I was in the MS ANG for 11 years, an airlift unit. I was in the base civil engineers... but I did have the opportunity to make several trips in the plane... one as far as MS to Nevada. The rear cargo bay was like flying inside a gymnasium!

That's awesome, the C-124 has always been one of my favorite aircraft so I'd have loved to have had the opportunity to for on one.

 

[Luft Bier]

So I've had a chance to look over the manual I purchased, T.O. 1C-124A-1. This manual covers all production A models as well as A models converted to the later C model. There's a ton of great information however, this manual does not cover the wingtip combustion heaters which were standard on C models. I believe this is because they weren't standard on the A model. In any case, there is T.O. 1C-124C-1, so I'll see about getting that to cover the gaps.

 

[YGBSM]

Good to hear that it all worked out for you!