A few photos of the Bell 207 Sioux Scout prototype helicopter of 1963.
From Wikipedia:The Bell 207 Sioux Scout was a modified Bell 47 helicopter, developed by Bell Helicopter under contract from the United States Army, as a proof-of-concept demonstrator for the Bell D-255 helicopter gunship design, featuring a tandem cockpit, stub wings, and a chin-mounted gun turret.”
A complete review of the events and developments in military and civil aviation in the nation along with a complete directory of aircraft, executives, statistics, chronology and agencies in United States aviation.
Military aircraft recognition pictorial manual. Silhouettes and photographs of US & UK and German, Japanese & Italian aircraft are included.
A number of photos of the American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep.
From Wikipedia: “The American Helicopter XH-26 Jet Jeep (known as the XA-8 by its manufacturer) was an experimental tip jet helicopter developed in 1951 by the American Helicopter Company to meet a United States Army and Air Force (USAF) request for a collapsible and air-droppable observation helicopter.”
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A copy of the War Department (FM 30-30) and Navy Department’s (Buaer 3). Aircraft Recognition Pictorial Manual. Dated June 1943.
This manual on aircraft recognition is primarily designed for self-instruction and general use but will also serve as a text in recognition courses. It includes four types of material: black and white silhouettes; wash drawings; photographs; and editorial matter. The material in this manual has been assembled and edited jointly by Army and Navy aviation training divisions.
A history of Continental Airlines from 1934 to 1984.
Great history of an american airline.
A better partial copy of the USAF Flight Evaluation Report for the McDonnell Model 119A. Report #AFFTC-TR-59-25, dated September 1959.
A copy of the McDonnell XF-85 NACA Langley Wind Tunnel research memorandum involving 1/10th stability and control Goblin scale model. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum
Twelve F-4Bs were modified as F-4Gs (a Navy designation, not to be confused with the USAF F-4G, which was a Wild Weasel aircraft). The Navy F-4G was a version modified for the evaluation of the feasibility of automatic carrier landing operations. They were fitted with the AN/ASW-21 two-way data link communication system and approach power compensator. The first F-4G flew on March 20, 1963, and these twelve aircraft were flown by VF-213 from the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63). They operated in the Gulf of Tonkin from November 1965 until June of 1966. One was lost to North Vietnamese AAA, but the others were later brought back to F-4B standards. By 1975, the last F-4Bs were out of Navy service. Most of them were replaced by later-model Phantoms (primarily F-4J and F-4S) and were consigned to storage. However, conversions to F-4N managed to extend the effective life of some F-4B airframes well into the 1980s. The early Navy F-4G’s had an all over green camo paint scheme with white radomes!
Mark Nankivil, president of the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum, sent 110 photos taken by himself at the the Aerospace Museum of California in McClellan, CA. Dated May 6, 2017.
Walk around photos of the Boeing X-32B JSF prototype. This X-32B is on display at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. Credit: Michael Benolkin
Some more factory photos of the McDonnell LBD-1 Gargoyle. Credit: Bill Spidle
“The LBD-1 Gargoyle (later KSD-1, KUD-1 and RTV-N-2) was an American air-to-surface missile developed during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. One of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles, it was extensively used as a test vehicle during the late 1940s.” (Wikipedia)
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A number of photos showing how damaged aircraft are moved. Unusual to see this process!
The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II on the truck during its ride from its former home at the old General Dynamics plant at the former Carswell Air Force Base, now known as Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. General Dynamics donated the Avenger II mockup to the City of Fort Worth, which has placed the airframe on permanent loan to the Fort Worth Aviation Museum. The mockup was moved in June 2013. Credit: Bill Spidle
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A number of photos and 3-views (77) of the interesting Fisher P-75 Eagle aircraft. Credit: Some photos by Jean Aker
A note from Jack Abercrombie: Ron--The F-15 Development Summary recently posted is an early version which contains a typographical error which I later corrected. The "First Achievement of Mach 2.5..." shows a date of 23 August 1973. The date should be 13 August.
Standard System color numbers refer to the Federal Standard system 595 with 5 digit numbered colors. Deviations on real aircraft may occur. Credit: International Plastic Modellers' Society Netherland
As one of the MAC “Old Timers” said of this brochure: “I agree that nowadays the drawings would be a no-no. Actually, by about 1961, they would have been forbidden. That's the period when sexism was outlawed at MAC--no touching, no bad jokes, and one could not even address a group of females as, "you gals." “
From Wikipedia: “The Northrop YF-17 (nicknamed "Cobra") was a prototype lightweight fighter aircraft designed by Northrop aviation for the United States Air Force's Lightweight Fighter (LWF) technology evaluation program. The LWF was initiated because many in the fighter community believed that aircraft like the F-15 Eagle were too large and expensive for many combat roles. The YF-17 was the culmination of a long line of Northrop designs, beginning with the N-102 Fang in 1956, continuing through the F-5 family.”
From Wikipedia: “The High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT), a supersonic airliner, was the focus of the High-Speed Research (HSR) Program, a NASA program to develop the technology needed to design and build a supersonic transport that would be environmentally acceptable and economically feasible. The aircraft was to be a future supersonic passenger aircraft, baselined to cruise at Mach 2.4, or more than twice the speed of sound. The project started in 1990 and ended during 1999. The goal was to employ up-to-date technologies.”
From Wikipedia: “The High Speed Civil Transport, a supersonic airliner, was the focus of the High-Speed Research Program, a NASA program to develop the technology needed to design and build a supersonic transport that would be environmentally acceptable and economically feasible.”
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The C-124C version introduced more powerful engines, weather radar and better de-icing equipment. These changes were later refitted to earlier aircraft. A total of 447 Globemaster IIs were built.
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MAINTENANCE manual. Dated 31 August 1960.
The McDonnall Douglas Scale Model Club magazine called Crazed Plastic published several articles by an author named “Fatz”. These articles were on projected Lockheed aircraft that didn’t make the cut. Fatz was a former Lockheed employee who did similar articles for other International Plastic Model Society (IPMS) publications such as “Flying Tiger” and “Dirty Plastic” and West Michigan.
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Has an F-101B, P-39, FJ-4B Fury Jet and several missiles. Credit: Bill Maloney
“Accepted by the Navy on 24 July 1953, the Museum's F2H-4 (Bureau Number 126419) served in many Marine and Navy fighter and all-weather fighter squadrons and made a deployment in the carrier Coral Sea (CVA-43). Stricken from the active naval aircraft inventory in May 1962, it was assigned to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Jacksonville, Florida, and transferred to the Museum in 1970.”
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A copy of the USAF Thunderbirds Support Manual. Dated 2018.
A copy of the Boeing proposal for the High Speed Civil Transport (HSCT) Program. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum
A few more photos of the Douglas C-74 Globemaster. The original Globemaster aircraft. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum
A copy of the Northrop A-9 Source Selection Competition Report, NB 72-325. Dated 20 December 1972.
A copy of the Appendix A of the Apollo 13 Review Board Report, Flight Systems and Operations. Dated 1970. Credit: Cliff Steenhoff
A selection of McDonnell Douglas DC-10 company issued stickers.
