This black & white pilot training film is one of a series created by the U.S. Navy to familiarize pilots with the McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee aircraft. The F2H Banshee was a single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft deployed by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps from 1948 to 1961. Two primary aircraft were built — the F2H-1 and the more powerful F2H-2 which was equipped with the Westinghouse J34-WE-34. Versions of the F2H-2 included the nuclear capable F2H-2B, the night fighter F2H-2N, and the F2H-2P photo reconnaissance aircraft. This film was made in 1953.

Opening titles: U.S. Navy Training Film – The F2H-2 Banshee – Aircraft Systems (:06-:27). The F2H-2 Banshee flies in the sky. What will be discussed in this film are the plane’s flight systems, fuel and oil systems, electrical systems, and operational equipment (:28-:50). Flight systems: tricycle landing gear, emergency landing gear. The F2H-2 Banshee in flight. Air disc brakes. Wings unfold electrically. Specs for the plane are explained. Speed brakes. A gloved hand flips a switch. A gloved hand holds a hand grip. A pilot sits inside the cockpit. Gauges. Cockpit POV of going down a runway (:51-3:08). Fuel System. Animation shows the fuel tanks and how they work. Wing tank diagram. Gauges on the instrument panel. The F2H-2 Banshee is fed fuel. Electrical system. The F2H-2 Banshee sits on the tarmac. Gauges on the inside control panel (3:09-5:14). Buttons and levers. Gloved hand touches switches. The F2H-2 Banshee flies in the air and then turns upside down and heads downward. Buttons. Operational Equipment – Cabin pressure and temperature. Normal for cabin pressure. Animation shows how the cabin altitude follows the actual altitude until 5,000 ft. (5:15-7:21). Pressure differential is explained and show via animation. Cabin temperature control switch. Emergency vent control. Buttons and gauges (7:22-8:43). Operational equipment – Anti-Blackout System. Pilot sits in the cockpit. A gloved hand turns a switch on. Operational equipment – electronic. Master control panel and some of its features are explained (8:44-10:23). Controls for the radar. Switches and gauges are explained. Operational equipment – armament. Front of the the F2H-2 Banshee on the ground. Armament switch must be on. Gun control switches (10:24-11:42). A worker looks under the plane. Rockets and bombs are near the plane to demonstrate what’s going into the plane. Bomb and rocket master switch. Control stick has the release button for bombs. Selector positioning is explained. How bombs are fired from which positions on the plane are shown via animation (11:43-13:11). Buttons. A gloved hand touches a switch. The F2H-2 Banshee flies and then banks left. The F2H-2 Banshee fires its guns and rockets (13:12-13:59). End credits (14:00-14:06).

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