Chance Vought F-4U-5/F-4U-5N/F4U-5P Erection and Maintenance Instructions

A copy of the Erection and Maintenance Instructions for the Chance Vought F-4U-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.

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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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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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General Dynamics EF-111 Photos

  Copies of General Dynamics EF-111 Photos.

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Grumman F9F Cougar Photos and Info

A number of photos (31) and info on the Grumman F9F Cougar.

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Boeing Trainer Airplane Characteristics

A copy of the Boeing Trainer Airplane Characteristics. Dated Jan 1925. Lots of photos.

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F-18 High Angle of Attack Article

A very nice article on the F/A-18 High Angle of Attack program of NASA. This is the:NASA research program that integrates F/A-18 flight test and wind tunnel data with computational fluid dynamics predictions and produces validated database that will be used by designers of highly maneaverable and stall/spin-resistant military aircraft in the future. Dated May 22, 1989.

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Boeing B-29 Mechanic’s Field Service Data Book

A copy of the Boeing B-29  Mechanic’s Field Service Data Book. Dated June 1945

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Tupolev Tu-22B Bomber Flight Manual

A copy of the Tupolev Tu-22B Bomber Flight Manual. An English translation. Dated ?

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Curtiss Model OX Aero Motor Handbook

A copy of the Curtiss Model OX Aero Motor Handbook. Dated 1918.

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Boeing Model 247 Maintenance & Service Manual

A copy of the Boeing Model 247 Transport airplane Maintenance & Service Manual. Dated June 1933. Credit: Museum of Flight

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Consolidated Liberator PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide

A copy of the Consolidated Liberator PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide. Dated 1944. Credit: Museum of Flight

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North American Aviation AT-6C/D and SNJ-4/-5 Texan Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the North American Aviation AT-6C/D and SNJ-4/-5 Texan Pilot’s Handbook. Dated November 15 1943.

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Curtiss HS-1L Seaplane Handbook

A copy of the Curtiss HS-1L Seaplane Handbook. Dated July 1918. Credit: Museum of Flight

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Avro Lincoln I & II Aircraft Maintenance Manual

A copy of the Avro Lincoln I & II Aircraft Maintenance Manual(AP 2847A&B v1)Dated December 1945.

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The F-4 Phantom's F3H Demon Roots

A copy of The F-4 Phantom's F3H Demon Roots article.Dated December 2017. Credit: avgeekery

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Douglas F6D Missileer and Bendix AAM-N-10 Eagle Missile

The story of the Douglas F6D Missileer and Bendix AAM-N-10 Eagle Missile. Credit: Tails thru Time

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Grumman F9F Panther Photos and Info

A number (117) photos of the Grumman F9F Panther.

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Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4 Cockpit Details

An interesting find that gives details of the Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4 Cockpit! Dated November 1944. Written in German; but, nice illustrations.

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Avro Lancaster I & III Pilot’s Notes

A copy of the Pilot’s notes (A.P. 2062A&C) Vol 1 & 2 for the Avro Lancaster I & III aircraft. Dated April 1943. Credit: WW2Aircraft.net

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Grumman F9F Panther Blue Angel Photos

A number of photos of the Grumman F9F Panther in Blue Angels markings.

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Souvenir of America's First Space Flight (Reblog)

The card present an "X" shaped piece of metal, with a residual coating of the launch gantry's red paint, attached alongside a photo of Juno I on the pad and a description of the history behind the small fragment. The title "Souvenir of America's First Satellite" stretches along the top of the cards. "The material that is on there is from a mesh screen that used to cover and surround the elevator that was used to go up and down the gantry.” Credit: L.M. “Roy” Reitter

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AeroJet-General 25 Year Anniversary Edition

A copy of the AeroJet-General 25 Year Anniversary Edition brochure. Dated March 1967. Credit: L.M. “Roy” Reitter

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Douglas A-4 Articles from Naval Aviation News

A copy of two atticles about the Douglas A-4 aircraft from Naval Aviation News. Issue March 1968.

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