Thursday, November 30, 2017

XFD-1 Phantom I (48236) Photos

11 E4976-XFD-1-48236-Nose-With-Phantom-19450000 Bill Spidle sent in these 60 photos of the the second XFD-1 (48236) that he had recently scanned at the National Archives. The XFD-1 became the FH-1 Phantom I when it was redesignated.

From Jet45: “On the 19/7/46 during sea trials the second XFD-1 (48236) made the first take off and landing by a US jet powered aircraft on a Navy carrier the USS Roosevelt CVC-42. The FH-1 entered service with VF-17A squadron on the 29/4/1947, with the aircraft remaining in service with the US Navy as a front line fighter until 1949 being also flown by VF-11 and VF-172 squadrons. The "Phantom" begain to be replaced from 1948 onwards by the F2H-1"Banshee".”

Credit: Bill Spidle (See other of Bill’s Photos and work here, here and here

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

More Aircraft Postcards

MyAlbumName010 More post cards from the late 1950’s showing several different aircraft manufactures (Douglas, McDonnell, Northrop and Chance Vought). Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Fifty Years of Naval Aviation (1911-1961)

All Hands 196106_01 A Bureau of Naval Personnel Information “All Hands” Bulletin from June 1961. Many articles on 50 years of Naval Aviation. This series was published monthly from August 1922 to October 2011. Sent out to all Navy personnel.  Index is here

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Polaris Missile and the Navy

 All Hands 196001_01 A Bureau of Naval Personnel Information “All Hands” Bulletin from January 1960. It has articles on the Navy Polaris missile. This series was published monthly from August 1922 to October 2011. Sent out to all Navy personnel.  Index is here

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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Project Vanguard–The Navy in Space

All Hands 195712_01 A Bureau of Naval Personnel Information “All Hands” Bulletin from December 1957. It covers the Navy Project Vanguard. This series was published monthly from August 1922 to October 2011. Sent out to all Navy personnel.  Index is here

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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Guided Missiles in the US Navy

All Hands 195703_01 A Bureau of Naval Personnel Information “All Hands” Bulletin from March 1957. It covers many early Naval missiles from the Regulus I to the Sparrow and new rockets. This series was published monthly from August 1922 to October 2011. Sent out to all Navy personnel.  Index is here

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Friday, November 24, 2017

Piaggio-Douglas PD-808 Article #3

Piaggio-Douglas PD-808 Article #3_01 A great article from the January 1966 issue of Flying Review International on the Piaggio-Douglas PD-808. Written by James Hay Stevens. Has 3-views, a cut-a-way diagram and construction photos. Credit: Michael McMurtrey

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Thursday, November 23, 2017

Republic Aviation Post Cards

MyAlbumName001 Several post cards from the 1950’s showing Republic Aviation aircraft. Credit: William Rudolph collection

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Piaggio-Douglas PD-808 Article #2

Douglas-Piaggio009 Another nice article from Flying magazine on the Piaggio-Douglas PD-808. Written by Ed Mack Miller and dated October 1968.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Rockwell Condor AGM-53A Missile

Title Except from NAVAIR 00-120A-1 for the Rockwell Condor AGM-53A missile. Contains general arrangement and wing drawings with hard spots. Dated 15 August 1971.

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Monday, November 20, 2017

General Dynamics Standard Arm AGM-78A Missile

Title Except from NAVAIR 00-120A-1 for the General Dynamics Standard Arm AGM-78A Missile. Contains general arrangement and missile container drawings with hard spots. Dated 15 July 1969.

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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Texas Instruments Shrike AGM-45A Missile

Title Except from NAVAIR 00-120A-1 for the Texas Instruments Shrike AGM-45A Missile. Contains general arrangement and guidance, control module drawings with hard spots. Dated 15 July 1969.

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Saturday, November 18, 2017

Air Force Armament Museum

Air Force Armament Museum-00Air Force Armament Museum-17 A tour of the external exhibits of the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Taken November 13, 2017. Credit: Carl Slaughter

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Friday, November 17, 2017

Vulcan B Mk.1A Pilots Notes

Vulcan B Mk.1A Pilots Notes_01 Avro Vulcan B Mk1A Pilots Notes, AP-4505C-PN, dated October 1961. Credit: Hydroz.net

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Sikorsky MH-53E Helicopter Flight Manual

Untitled 2 A copy of the NATOPS Flight Manual 1A-H53ME-NFM-000 for the Sikorsky MH-53E Helicopter, dated 15 December 2000. Credit; hydroz.net

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Douglas SB2D-1 Loft Sheet

Douglas SB2D-1 Loft Sheet RDowney Loft sheet 275-10 showing a detailed 3-view drawing of the Douglas SB2D-1 with color and markings and aircraft dimensions. Drawing is 1/30th scale.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

F-4 Phantom II Booklet

F-4001 An early reference source for Vietnam F-4 Phantom II’s. Has color and marking info for many SEA F-4 aircraft. Published by the Richard I. Bong Chapter, International Plastic Modeler's Society, August, 1973. Written by David Hansen.

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Monday, November 13, 2017

Space Shuttle Chronology–Vol 1-3

Space Shuttle Chronology Volume 1_01Space Shuttle Chronology Volume 2_01Space Shuttle Chronology Volume 3_01 The chronological history of every Space Shuttle flight from 1981 – 2006. Takeoffs, landings and mission highlights.

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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Toward a History of the Space Shuttle–Part 1

Toward a History of the Space Shuttle Vol 2_01 NASA publications Toward a History of the Space Shuttle : An Annotated Bibliography Part 1. Part of the Monographs in Aerospace History series, number 49.

These volumes includes key articles, books, hearings, and U.S. government publications published on the Shuttle between 1992 and the end of the Shuttle program in 2011. Part 1 dated 2011.

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Saturday, November 11, 2017

F-15 Eagle –Prelude to Flight (A Tall Tail Tale)

A TALL TAIL TALE_01 Another narrative from Jack Abercrombie on the early days of the F-15 Eagle project, The proposal, design, wind tunnel data and the final “Tall Tail” outcome. This narrative is part of Jack Abercrombie’s memoirs. Jack was an Aerodynamics Project Engineer from 1971 to 1978. Credit: Jack Abercrombie

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Friday, November 10, 2017

Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt Photos

Vandenberg Air Force Base (circa 1962). Several photos of the Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt.

From FAS.ORG: The Douglas GAM-87 Skybolt was an air-launched ballistic missile that would have been carried on the B-52H. Armed with a W59 nuclear warhead in a Mk. 7 re-entry vehicle, development was initiated in the late 1950s. The decision to proceed with the Skybolt was made in February 1960, with initial deployment projected for 1964. In June of 1960, the British government ordered 100 Skybolts to be carried by the Avro Vulcan. However, in December of 1962, President Kennedy cancelled the Skybolt missile for political and economical reasons.

In June 1963, the GAM-87A was redesignated as AGM-48A.

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

History of the GAM-87 Skybolt Missile

History of the GAM-87 Skybolt Missilegam87a History of the GAM-87 Skybolt Air to Surface Ballistic Missile from the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) Historical Publication Series, No. 67-50-I. Written by Charles G. Worman and dated March 1967. This was a Douglas missile.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program

Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program_01 From the NASA Aeronautics Book Series, Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program. Dated 2011. Written by Adam Chin. Lots of GOOD Shuttle info and photos! Credit: NASA

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Phantom RAF Airframe Qualification Course Notes

Phantom RAF Airframe Q Course Notes 000 RAF F-4K Phantom II airframe course 1960’s notes. Not a good copy; but, I cleaned it up as much as possible. A unique offering! Credit: Dick Barton

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Monday, November 6, 2017

Probing the Sky

Probing the Sky_01 From the NASA Aeronautics Book Series, Probing the Sky (Selected NACA Research Airplanes and Their Contributions to Flight). Dated 2014. Written by Curtis Peebles. Aircraft covered include the Bell X-1, Douglas 558-1 Skystreak, Douglas 558-2 Skyrocket, Douglas X-3 Stilleto, Northrop X-4 Bantam, Bell X-5 and the Convair XF-92A. Lots of GOOD info and photos! Credit: NASA

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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Convair F-102A Delta Dagger Flight Manual

Convair F-102A Flight Manual_01 A copy of the T.O. 1F-102A-1 Flight Manual for the Convair F-102A Delta Dagger aircraft, dated 15 September 1960. Credit: Hydroz.net

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Saturday, November 4, 2017

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter on McAir Ramp

Scan4C007 Another “Golden Oldie”, this time two photos of a Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter aircraft on the McAir ramp in the early 1950’s.

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Friday, November 3, 2017

Boeing XF8B-1 Photos–Part I

Boeing XF8B-1-01 Seventy four photos of the XF8B-1.

From WorldWarPhotos: XF8B-1 (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during World War II to provide the United States Navy a long-range shipboard multi-purpose aircraft. The XF8B-1 was the heaviest carrier based aircraft built up to to the end of WW2. The "XF8B-1", powered with the P&W Wasp Major 28-cylinder engine, like the Goodyear F2G-2. This machine undertook its maiden flight on 27 Novcmber 1944.

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Lockheed F-104D Starfighter Flight Manual

Lockheed F-104D Flight Manual_01 A copy of the T.O. 1F-104D-1 Flight Manual for the Lockheed F-104D Starfighter aircraft, dated 1 January 1960.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

TAV-8B Executive Summary

AV-8B Summary001 MDC report B0771, dated circa 1987. This is the  TAV-8B Harrier’s executive summary report, containing all you want to know about the TAV-8B program and technology with many nice photos, illustrations and charts!

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