PRACTICAL MANUAL OF E-6B COMPUTER by ELMER F. DEGON ALLAN C. ZWENG Published by PAN AMERICAN NAVIGATION SERVICE 12021 Ventura Blvd. No. Hollywood, CaliforniaCopyright 1944, by PAN AMERICAN NAVIGATION SERVICE All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced without permission of the publish- ers. Lithographed in U. 8. A, by MoKNIGHT & McKNIGHT, BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOISPREFACE ‘The Dalton E-6B type computer was developed by the late Lt. Philip Dalton, U.S.N.R. At the present time this computer is standard with the U.S, Army Air Forces and is probably the most widely used of the various types accepted by pilots and navigators. It 4s not the purpose of this manual to explain the dead reokoning problem procedure, but to apply the E-6B computer to the many major and minor problems of navigation as they concern the airman. For the principles of the vector problem and the slide rule solution of mathematics, any good, sound text is recommended, The authors suggest Weens' "Air Navi- gation," Gold Medal edition; “Air Transport Navigation,” by Redpath and Coburn; or "Army Technical Manual 1-205." ‘The student should study this instruction manual faithfully and apply soundly his previous knowledge of the problem type to the simpler computer method, All problems in the manual should be worked and checked with the answers. ‘The first problems whioh inolude distance conversions may seem simple but will give needed practice in reading the semi-diffioult slide rule scales. Accuracy must be attained before speed. The different problem methods are amply illustrated in an original step mothod so that with a fair amount of applica tion the airman can easily learn to be fast and accurate with both the vector and the slide rule problems. Elmer F. Degon Allan C, Zweng Studio City, California Tune, 1944