Corsair manual NA 00-80T-31

[Ken]

Just finished reading Guyton's Corsair Test Pilot book, "Whistling Death". In it, he mentions fellow test pilot Dick Burroughs writing Vought/NATOPS booklet NA 00-80T-31, "Thin Air and Compressibility". It may not be Corsair-specific, but I believe the data was compiled during Corsair tests. Other than an ebay auction, a google search turns up nothing. Does anyone know of a digital copy available to share?

Thanks, Ken

[Noha307]

A quick search of HathiTrust and the Internet Archive unfortunately didn't turn up a digital copy. However, based on the included pictures in a eBay listing (presumably the one you mentioned) from two days ago, the full bibliographic information is as follows:

Burroughs, Dick. Thin Air and Compressibility for Pilots Only. NA 00-80T-31. Stratford, Connecticut: Chance Vought Aircraft Division, United Aircraft Corporation, n.d.

The final page actually credits Mr. Burroughs:

The credit for this booklet belongs to Dick Burroughs, Chance Vought test pilot and engineer, who was killed in the course of his flight test work. It has been prepared in its present form from the manuscript and notes that he left. It is based on his experience from many hours of test flying and on the careful thought that was characteristic of his approach to the problems he encountered in flight.

Wish I could be of more help.