McDonnell Model 119/220 Memento Booklet

At the finish of the McAir Model 119/220 program, J.S. McDonell (MAC) gave each member of the project team this souvenir booklet as a memento. It has a synopsis of the program, many photos and how the program was envisioned and then executed.

From the book: “At the suggestion of  J. S. McDonnell, the Model 119 designation was canceled and the airplane was re-identified as the Model 220, because the company had just begun its second twenty years in business.”

Credit: Dan Vogt via Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

Click here to download booklet in PDF form (34.3 Megs)

McDonnell Model 119 Sales Brochures

If you have a product for sale, you need sales brochures. Here are two brochures for the McDonnell Aircraft Model 119 aircraft

Click here to download the first brochure in PDF form (35.2 Megs)

Click here to download the second brochure in PDF form (23.5 Megs)

Additional McDonnell Aircraft Model 119 Photos

A collection of (107) McAir Model 119 photos that I have collected over the years. Some old and some new. Presented as a ZIP file for downloading. Note: This is a large file to download (180 Megs) Credit: Internet and as marked.

Download here or here (180 Megs)

Additional blog posts here

Model 119 Estimated Performance Report

McAir report #5708, dated 21 October 1957 for the Model 119 UCX version.

Click here to download report in PDF form (42.3 Megs)

McDonnell Aircraft Model 119 Factory Photos

The McDonnell Aircraft Model 119. McAir’s answer to the U.S. Air Force's Utility-Trainer Experimental/Utility-Cargo Experimental contract (UTX/UCX) for a small, four engine, multipurpose, utility aircraft.

(The Lockheed Jetstar won the competition and reportedly lost a lot of money on the projet as sufficient orders never came through!). Interestingly, Old Man MAC bought a Jetstar and liked it very much! See here.

Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum and Aviation Archives

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Additional McDonnell Aircraft Model 119 and Model 220 Photos

A collection of other McAir Model 119 and Model 220 photos that I have collected over the years. Credit: Internet and as marked.

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McDonnell Model 119 Three View Drawings

A selection of three view drawings of the McDonnell Aircraft Model 119 aircraft.

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McDonnell Aircraft Model 119/220 Walk-A-Round Photos

On March 18 2015, Mark Nankivil (President of the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum) went to El Paso, TX to phtograph the McAir Model 119/220 as it sits today. Here are those photos. (All 123 of them)

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For the impatient ones, I put them all into a RAR compressed file here (51 Megs)

A Model 220 company film can be had here

Model 119/220 Special Memento Booklet

A copy of the Model 119/220 Special Memento Booklet prepared for the employees who worked on the program. A never before seen booklet!

Download here or here or here or here (58.6 Megs)

McDonnell Model 119/220 Miscellaneous Material

A collection of misc material that I have gathered over the years pertaining to the 119/220 aircraft!

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Promotional 119/220 movies:

First movie here

Second movie here

McDonnell Model 119A Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the McAir company written Pilot’s Handbook (Familiarization Manual) for the Model 119A, USAF – UCX aircraft.

From the forward: “This Familiarization Manual has been prepared to aid in Flight Evaluation of the McDonnell Model 119A (USAF-UCX)prototype. As in any prototype aircraft items are subject to change. Therefore, personnel evaluating the Model 119A will be thoroughly briefed by McDonnell Fight Test personnel.”

Click here to download the manual in PDF form (103 Megs)

McDonnell Aircraft Model 220 Factory Photos

The McDonnell Aircraft Model 220. After McAir lost the contract for the UTX/UCX, the 119 was rebranded as the 220 and marketed as a small, short haul airliner/business jet. Sadly, no orders were forthcoming. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

Personal note: I have loved this aircraft since I first saw it's sleek lines in Bldg. 42, when I joined the McAir Flight Test Dept. in 1963. This "Baby 707" sat in the corner of the hanger for several years and I got to "fondle" her many times and even went inside the cabin twice! Over the years, I collected everything I could find on her; so. stay tuned!

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McDonnell Model 119/220 Articles

A couple of articles that I have found over the years.

The first article is a company reprint form 9 February 1959 “Aviation Week” on the roll out of the new McAir “Turbojet Utility Plane”/.

The second is an article for the McAir “Phantom Flyer” by Bob Burgess entitled “The Baby 707” Enjoy!

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What Killed Douglas Aircraft

The involved tale of why McDonnell Aircraft got to buy Douglas Aircraft in 1967. This paper was authored by Jonathan S. Leonard from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley

Having been there at that time, I can say two things: First that old man MAC admired Donald Douglas and, since he had always wanted to build commercial aircraft (Think Model 119/220), he was happy to keep the company in business. Second that he knew how a merge was supposed to go, in that the new company became McDonnell Douglas and the Douglas name (and the “bug”) didn’t disappear! Other companies forgot this!!

Click here to download the paper in PDF form

or download from the University here

McDonnell Company Aircraft

In the 1960’s, there were two aircraft commonly seen on the ramp for use in flying the “Big-Wigs” around. The Jetstar (N12121) and the Aero Commander (N6881S).

Our own Model 119 (See photo in gallery) lost out to the Lockheed Jetstar, so I was always amused that old man MAC bought one of the competitors aircraft; but, it was very nice inside and gave pretty good service!

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