[lists] 0=&Cover, Aircraft Checklist Douglas B-26B Invader 1=&ENGINE START, ENGINE START 2=&ENGINE RUN UP, ENGINE RUN UP 3=&TAKE-OFF, TAKE-OFF 4=&AIRBORNE AND FLYING, AIRBORNE AND FLYING 5=&DESCENT AND LANDING, DESCENT AND LANDING 6=&AFTER LANDING, AFTER LANDING 7=&GLIDE BOMBING, GLIDE BOMBING 8=&MINIMUM ALTITUDE BOMBING, MINIMUM ALTITUDE BOMBING 9=&ROCKET FIRING (AREA), ROCKET FIRING (AREA) 10=&ROCKET FIRING (HIGH-ANGLE), ROCKET FIRING (HIGH-ANGLE) [0] 0=1.ENGINE START 1=2. ENGINE RUN UP 2=3. TAKE-OFF 3=4. AIRBORNE AND FLYING 4=5. DESCENT AND LANDING 5=6. AFTER LANDING 6=7. GLIDE BOMBING 7=8. MINIMUM ALTITUDE BOMBING 8=9. ROCKET FIRING (AREA) 9=10. ROCKET FIRING (HIGH-ANGLE) [1] 0=Energize Left and Right Engines by pressing E. 1=Set Throttle - 1000 RPM 2=Oil Pressure - Indication within 30 seconds or Shut Engine Down 3=Bomb Bay Doors - Closed 4=Check flight controls. 5=Smoothly increase throttle Taxi at 6 to 800 RPM. [2] 0= Run Both Engines up at Once, Nose Wheel Straight 1=Idle Engines at 1000 RPM until warmed -Oil Temp 50 Degrees 2=Check Prop Controls including Feathering Check 3=Make Power Check- 52 Inches and Mags Check at 30 Inches-100 RPM Drop [3] 0=Gas - On Main Tanks - Trim Tabs - As Desired 1=Carburetor Air - Full Cold, Flaps - 15 Degrees 2=Mixture Controls - Auto Rich,Props Controls - Full Increase 3=Engine Instruments - Within Limits, Flight Instruments - Normal 4=Check Canopy - Closed and Locked, Check Crew All Stations 5=Smoothly increase throttle to maximum power and take off. [4] 0=Once AIRBORNE AND FLYING Retract landing gear 1=At 150 MPH, Power Back to 42 Inches 2=Props 2400 RPM 3=Select Flaps Up 4=Adjust pitch attitude to for climb at a min of 130 kts [5] 0=Check Horn, 2400 RPM Power at 20 Inches, Slow to 180 MPH 1=Flaps at 10 Degrees, Slow to 150 MPH 2=Wheels Down - Just Before or Turning on Base,Check Visually (Watch Wheels Snap into Down and Locked and Indicator Lights are Green 3=Use Power as Needed to Hold 150 MPH, Use Remaining Flaps Up to 38 Degrees) on Final (Keep Hand on Flap Switch While Lowering) 4=Hold Power as Needed until Touchdown, On Landing Roll use Full Flaps [6] 0=Clear Runway,Run Engines up Until Generators Cut In 1=Flaps up to 15 Degrees,Parking Brakes On, Idle Engines at 1000 RPM 2=Stop Left and Right Engines by, Closing both Throttles and pressing M and - 3=Open Bomb Bay Doors 4=All Switches Off,Complete Form 1 and Replace Manuals [7] 0=Approach the target at 4,000-6,000 ft 1=Execute a left diving turn on the target at 25-35 degrees 2=Open bomb bay doors and at 300-320 mph, use rudder to kill drift 3=Start pullout before reaching the ordinance min release altitude 4=The bomb release point can only be determined by practice 5=Evasive action is dictated by terrain and enemy fire [8] 0=Remain at low level and 300- 332 mph until 3-4 miles from target 1=Pull up Line up and return to low-level for bomb run. 2=Open Bomb doors and maintain 300-320 mph at 50-300 feet, depending on obstacles 3=Release bombs as the target enters the sight 4=Evasive action is dictated by terrain and enemy fire [9] 0= At a desired 320 mph and 4,000 yards from target pull up to 300 ft and make final corrections. 1=At between 4000 to 1200 yards while in a gentle dive commence the strafing run 2=Fire at 1,000 yards (max 4000) and break off at 400 yards. 3=Gently fan the rudder during the run to effectively cover the target area 4=Evasive action is dictated by terrain and enemy fire [10] 0= The attack is made from at least 3,000 ft above the target, depending on terrain. 1=The firing run is comenced at a desired 320 mph and 30 degrees dive angle 2=Fire at 1,000 yards (max 4000) with a break off at 400 yards at low altitude 3=Avoid passing directly over a target suspected of containing explosives. 4=Evasive action is dictated by terrain and enemy fire