Short Vacation

My wife and I are going on a small, short vacation.

Resume posting on next Tues.

Ron

North American Aviation P-51D Mustang Photos

A number of photos (133) of the North American Aviation P-51D Mustang aircraft.

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McDonnell F-110A “Spectre” Photos

Copies of McDonnell F-110A “Spectre” Photos.

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 10

Part 10 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos, civilian and military. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection via The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 9

  Part 9 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos, civilian and military. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 8

Part 8 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos, civilian and military. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 7

Part 7 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos, civilian and military. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 6

Part 6 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 5

Part 5 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 4

Part 4 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 3

Part 3 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 2

Part 2 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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Fred Roos Photos–Part 1

Part 1 of a set of superb photos mostly taken by Dr. Fred Roos. Many great subjects from many decades!. Credit: Fred Roos Collection

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US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems Manual

A copy of the US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems Manual. Dated 1978.

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Fairchild A-10A Flight Manual

A copy of the Fairchild A-10A Flight Manual (T.O. 1A-10A-1). Dated 15 March 1988.

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Boeing B-29 Fight and Operating Manual (Early)

A copy of an early Boeing Company B-29 Flight and Operational Manual. Dated circa 1943. Credit Museum of Flight

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Consolidated B-36A Flight Manual

A copy of the Consolidated Boeing B-36A handbook of flight Operating Instructions. Dated 1 October 1948. Credit Museum of Flight

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Boeing B-17E Flight Manual

A copy of the preliminary Boeing B-17E Flight Manual. Dated October 1 1941. Has the Introduction and references, Description, General instructions, Special instructions, Power plant, Weight data and Flying characteristics​. Credit Museum of Flight

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Cessna T-37 C Organizational General Aircraft Maintenance Manual

A copy of the Cessna T-37 C Organizational General Aircraft Maintenance Manual. Dated 1 October 1064.

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General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper Drone Article

A copy of a really good article about the General Atomics Reaper Drone from the Model Airplane International March 2021 magazine issue.

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Hawker Sea Fury Article

A copy of a great article about the Hawker Sea Fury aircraft from the Model Airplane International May 2006 magazine issue. Lots of great profile drawings.

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RAF Mustangs Mk IV

A copy of a good article on the RAF Mustangs Mk IV from Model Airplane International August 2010 magazine issue. Lots of 3-views. Does anyone have Parts 1 &2?

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Hawker Hurricanes In Malta’s Defense

   A copy of the Hawker Hurricanes In Malta’s Defense article from the 2007 issue of Model Airplane International. Written by Richard Franks.

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F-101B Canadian Voodoo Article

A copy of the F-101B Canadian Voodoo Article written by Martin Pospisil. From Revi magazine , issue 106, 2017.

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F-101 Photos and Info

A number (45) of photos and drawings of the McDonnell F-101 Voodoo aircraft.

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International Twety Bird–The T-33 Article

A copy of the great article about the International Tweety Bird–The T-33 aircraft  from the Model Airplane International January 2007 magazine issue. An aircraft we hear little about!

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The One-Oh-Wonder

A copy of the nice article on the The One-Oh-Wonder (McDonnell F-101 Voodoo) From the 2010 issue of Model Airplane International  magazine.

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McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Posters

A copy of several posters made by MDC to promote the MD-11 aircraft.

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MDC/TRW Space Shuttle Report

Excepts from a Report No. E0600 dated 12 May 1972 on the McDonnell Douglas/TRW Space Suttle proposal. Credit: SeattleGuy51

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US Navy Jets

A copy of US Navy Jets, from the Aviation Archive series, focuses on those post- World War Two jet-powered Navy combat aircraft that were, or were intended to be, carrier-based.

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F-101 Voodoo Article

A copy of the F-18 article from the magazine Wielka Encyklopedia Lotnictwa Nr 083. Written in Polish; but, it has a lot of good photos!

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F-18 Article

A copy of the F-18 article from the magazine Wielka Encyklopedia Lotnictwa Nr 104. Written in Polish; but, it has a lot of good photos!

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Mig-15 vs F-86A Interior Drawing

A comparison of the interior layout of the Mig-15 vs F-86A.

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The F-15 Jet With 1000 Faces

  F-15B-3-MC-71-0290 was the first two seat F-15, originally built as a trainer. Original designation was TF-15 and known at MDC as T-1. Here is a good article written by NASA on it’s retirement.

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Rockets Booklet (Reblog)

A very nice book on the history of rockets. By Ron Miller. Dated 2008.

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Avro Vulcan Article

An interesting short article about the Avro Vulcan aircraft. Don’t know it’s source.

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F-101B Article

A copy of a great article by Martin Pospisil on the Canadian F-101B aircraft. (I had to translate the article from Czech to English, so, there are probably some errors.)

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Technical Order TO 1-1-4 (Earlier Copy)(Reblog)

A copy of an earlier Technical Order TO 1-1-4. Dated 23 April 1964.

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Technical Order TO 1-1-4 (Reblog)

This United States Air Force technical order covers USAF aircraft Markings and layout schemes through 1998. Dated 17 July 1998.

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Trip Planned

In lieu of my recent 80th birthday, I am taking a 2 week Caribbean criuse with my wife. No new posts until January 27th. See you then!

Ron

F-4B/J Conformal Carriage Report

A copy of the an F-4B/J aircraft conformal carriage preliminary design is described which provides a store mounting capability for up to twelve stores simultaneously.

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There is an excelent article here

McAir Model 253 Additional Info

A couple of additional photos of the proposed McAir Model 253 aircraft. Credit  Mark Nankivil

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Northrop YRB-49A Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions Handbook

A copy of AN 01-15EBB-1 for the Northrop YRB-49A Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions Handbook, dated 15 September 1950. Credit: Dick Barton

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V-1 and JB-2 Loon Walk-A-Round Photos and Info

145 photos and info sheets on the German V-1 missile and USA copy of the JB-2 missile. From my collection!

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Korea 1950-1953

A copy of the Korea 1950-1953 booklet. Written by Michael Napier. Dated 2023. Details the B-29, Thunderjet and Skyraiders fight to secure the Strategic Bombing Campaign of 1950-1953.

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Douglas XB-19 Booklet

A copy of the Douglas XB-19 Booklet written by William Wolf. Dated 2021. A complete history of this very large aircraft.

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Wings and Space Booklet

A copy of a very nice Booklet called Wings and Space. Written by John Chaplin. Dated 1970. The history of man's invention of flight, from the Wright Brothers to Apollo 11's flight to the Moon

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Douglas Transport Model DC-1 Operating Manual

A copy of the Douglas Transport Model DC-1 Handbook for Operating Technique. Manual Dated October 1933. Credit: Museum of Flight

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MDC Space Shuttle Ad

A copy of a McDonnell Douglas Space Shutttle proposal.

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Christmas Break!

I am taking a Chistmas break this week. New posts next week!

Ron

Conceptual Design of A V/STOL Lift Fan Commercial Short Haul Transport - Summary

A copy of the NASA contractor report  Number NASA CR-2184. Dated January 1973. Resulted in the McAir Model 253 concept proposal.

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Painting and Marking of USAF Vehicles

A copy of the Painting and Marking of USAF Vehicles manual (T.O. 36-1-3). Dated 3 August 1959,

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Air New Zealand: the DC-10 Years

A copy of the February 2023 article from Airways magazine on the Air New Zealand: the DC-10 Years. Written by Lee Cross. Great article!

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