Martin PBM-5 Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the Martin PBM-5 Pilot’s Handbook. Dated 10 August 1944.

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Devoloping the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair

A copy of the Devoloping the Gull-Winged F4U Corsair  - and Taking It to Sea. Written by Ralph Harvey. Dated 2012.

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F3H Demon Station and Fuselage Breakdown Drawings

Copies of some interesting drawings that I came across. F3H Demon Station and Fuselage Breakdown Drawings with interior arrangement.

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Building Engines for War

A copy of the SAE  publication on Building Engines for War: Air-Cooled Radial Aircraft Engine Production in Britain and America in World War ll. Written by Edward M. Young. Dated 2023.

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Technical Notice Morane Monoplan Parasol Type AR

A copy of the Technical Notice Morane Monoplan Parasol Type AR.Dated 1933.

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Rolls Royce Merlin II/III/V Aero Engine Manual

A copy of the Rolls Royce Merlin II/III/V Aero Engine Manual (AP-1590B). Dated October 1938.

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I will be on vacation next week and will be back on Oct 21st.

No posts until then.

Ron

Rolls Royce Griffon Mk 61/64/65/66/67 Aero Engine Manual

A copy of the Rolls Royce Griffon Mk 61/64/65/66/67 Aero Engine Manual. Air Pub 2234K & L. Dated April 1948.

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F-15E Strike Eagle 3–View Drawing

A copy of a great 3-view drawing of the F-15 Stike Eagle and it’s earilier versions.

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R-4360 Pratt Whitneys Major Miracle

  A copy of theR-4360 Pratt Whitneys Major Miracle. Written by Graham White. Dated 2006. A history of this engine thru it’s design and build.

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Vought F3U-1/FG-1/F3A-1 Erection and Maintenance Manual

A copy of the Vought F3U-1/FG-1/F3A-1 Erection and Maintenance Manual. Dated 7 September 1942. Report 5562.

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Manned and Unmanned Flights to the Moon

A copy of the wonderful book on Manned and Unmanned Fligts to the Moon. Written by Terry Tredwell and dated 2024.

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Douglas C-47/DC-3 Crew Notes

A copy of the Douglas C-47/DC-3 Crew Notes. Dated 16 January 2002.

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Consolidated PBY-6A Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the Consolidated PBY-6A Pilot’s Handbook (AN 01- 5MC-1. Dated 15 October 1946.

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Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk Flight Line Suppliment

A copy of the UH-60L Blackhawk Flight Line Suppliment. Dated December 2008.

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NASA Sounding Rockets (1958-1968)

A copy of the booklet NASA Sounding Rockets (1958-1968) A historical Summary. NASA SP-4401. Dated 1971. Lots of good info and photos!

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

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

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Later copy here

Avro Lincoln I & II Pilot’s Notes

A copy of the AP 2847A&B-PN Avro Lincoln I & II Pilot’s Notes. Dated June 1947.

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Chance Vought F4U-7 Corsair Flight Handbook

A copy of the Flight Handbook (AN 01-45HDB-1) for the Chance Vought F4U-7 aircraft. Dated 15 April 1954. Credit:Metrallaroja

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Chance Vought AU-1 Corsair Flight Handbook

A copy of the Flight Handbook (AN 01-45HGA-1) for the Chance Vought AU-1 aircraft. Dated 15 September 1954. Credit:Metrallaroja

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Chance Vought F4U-5/F4U-5N/F4U-5NL/F4U-5P Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the Pilots Handbook (AN 01-45HD-1) for the Chance Vought F4U-5/F4U-5N/F4U-5NL/F4U-5P aircraft, Dated 15 February 1952. Credit:Metrallaroja

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F-15 A Thru D Article

A very nhice article on the F-15 A thru D eagle aircraft. From the January 2008 issue of the Lotnictwo magazine. While it is written in Polish, it has many good photos and drawings.

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Chance Vought F4U-5/F4U-5N/F4U-5P Erection and Maintenance Instructions

A copy of the Erection and Maintenance Instructions for the Chance Vought F4U-5/F-4U-5N/F4U-5P aircraft. Dated 1 July 1948.

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Chance Vought F4U-5P Photographic Equioment Manual

A  copy of partial of the AN 01-45HD-1 manual with the Chance Vought F4U-5P  Photographic Equioment detailed.

Note: Does anyone have the entire manual?

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Avro Vulcan B/K Mk 2 Spare Parts Manual

A copy of theAvro Vulcan B/K Mk 2 Spare Parts Manual (AP4505B-V3-SPM). Dated June 1960.

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Building Engines for War

A copy of Building Engines for War: Air-Cooled Radial Aircraft Engine Production in Britain and America in World War II. Dated 2024.Witten by Edward M. Young

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FMA IA-58 Pucara Flight Manual

A copy of the FMA IA-58 Pucara Flight Manual. Dated 1986.

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Bell Jet Ranger III Flight Manual

A copy of the Bell Jet Ranger III 206 B3 Helicopter Flight Manual.  Dated 8 October 2000.

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To Hanoi and Back: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973

A copy of the booklet To Hanoi and Back: The U.S. Air Force and North Vietnam, 1966-1973.

“After nearly eighteen months of the largely unsuccessful bombing campaign called Operation Rolling Thunder, the US Air Force began to look for ways to overcome technological, geographical, and political challenges in North Vietnam and use limited air power more effectively. In 1972 the two Linebacker campaigns joined with other air operations to make a dramatic, although temporary, difference. While they unleashed powerful B-52 area bombers, the campaigns also demonstrated the efficacy of newly developed laser-guided precision bombs.”

Written by Wayne Thompson. Mr Thompson is chief of analysis at the Air Force History Support Office.

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Allison Model V-1710-35 Aircraft Engine Flight Instructions

A copy of the Alllison Division of the General Motors Corp, Model V-1710-35 Aircraft Engine Flight Instructions. (TO.02-5AD-1) Dated October 25 1941.

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F-4 Fly-By-Wire Phantom II Photo

Nice color photo showing “Old 122” (YRF-4C 62-12200) in her Fly-By-Wire configuration.

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F-15 Aircraft Development

A chronologicall listing of the F-15 deveopment journey.Dated July 29 2005.

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F-4G Wild Weasel Photos

A number of phgotos (78) of F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft.

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Boeing Model 247 Maintance and Service Manual

Boeing report D-1050 on the Model 247 Maintance and Service Manual . Dated June 1933. Credit: Museum of Flight

Contains: “General information -- Power plants -- Fuselage assembly -- Control surfaces and systems -- Wing-- Landing gear -- Electrical system -- Fuel system -- Oil system -- Vacuum systems -- Heating and ventilating system -- Instruments -- Radio telephone system -- Unsatisfactory performance charts.”

 

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Supersonic Transport Special Articles

Several articles on Supersonic Transport (SST) aircraft, The entire magazine of Flying Review International Vol 22 No 07.(March 1967) Covers Boeing and Concord and TU-144 aircraft,

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Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Article

A nice article on the Focke-Wulf Fw 190  aircraft. From the Italian Magazine Aerei Modellismo 1981.

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Grumman F4F Photos and Info

Some photos and info (77) of the Grumman F4F Wildcat.

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NASA Sounding Rockets 1958-1968

A copy of NASA Sounding Rockets 1958-1968 A Historical Summary. Dated 2014,

“The development and use of sounding rockets is traced from the Wac Corporal through the present generation of rockets. The Goddard Space Flight Center Sounding Rocket Program is discussed, and the use of sounding rockets during the IGY and the 1960's is described. Advantages of sounding rockets are identified as their simplicity and payload simplicity, low costs, payload recoverability, geographic flexibility, and temporal flexibility.”

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NASA T-38A Flight Manual

A copy of the Supplamental NASA T-38A Flight Manual. Dated 15 May 1970.

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NASA’s First 50 Years

A copy of NASA’s First 50 Years – Historical Perspectives from the NASA History Division. Dated 2008.

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Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft

A copy of the NASA publication Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft.  A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft begins with the creation of NASA itself and with the definition of a manned space flight program to follow Mercury. It ends with Apollo 11. Dated 1979.

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On the Shoulders of Giants - A History of Project Gemini

A copy of the NASA document 19780012208, On the Shoulders of Giants - A History of Project Gemini. Dated January 1 1977.

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Vanguard Rocket - A History

A copy of the Vanguard Rocket - A History from NASA’s Historical Series. Written by Green and Lomask. Dated 1971.

Vanguard was the first U.S. rocket designed for the specific purpose of launching satellites, and represented the first program on Cape Canaveral that was not tied to a weapons system.

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Saturn V Walk Around Photos

A number (66) of Saturn V Walk Around Photos from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Howard Mason

Note: this a large file of 230 Megs!

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FMA IA 58 Pucará Flight Manual

A copy of the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FMA) FMA IA 58 Pucará Flight Manual. Dated 1986.

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Chance Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Brealdown

A copy of the Chance Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Brealdown. Dated September 1944.

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Atlas Rocket Walk Around Photos

Sixty photos of an Atlas Rocket walk around from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center collection. Credit:Howard Mason

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Notice!

I am taking a vacation next week and will resume postings on August 19.

Ron

Erickson Company Brochure

A copy of the Erickson Company Brochure on all their products including the CH-54. Dated 2017.

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Northrop T-38A Thunderbird Flight Differences

A copy of the Northrop T-38A Thunderbird Flight Differences manual. Dated 1 September 1974.

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Majestic–12 Group Special Operations Manual

 

  Now something different! The UFO Bible. A copy of the Majestic-12 Group Special Operations Manual No. 1 -01 (SOM1-01).  EXTRATERRESTRIAL. ENTITIES RECOVERY. AND DISPOSAL. TECHNOLOGY, OPERATION. Dated April 1954.

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Piper PA-48 Enforcer Walk Around Photos

A large number of photos (98) of the Piper PA-48 Enforcer in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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