Douglas F4D-1 Handbook Maintenance Instructions

 

A copy of the AN 01-40FBA-2 Handbook Maintenance Instructions for the Douglas F4D-1 aircraft, dated 1 March 1958.

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Douglas B/RB-66 Familiarization Manual

Douglas company manual, LB-22469, for the familiarization of the B--66 and RB-66 aircraft. Dated 1 May 1956. Credit: Anymouse collection

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Additional F3H Demon Photos - Part III

Part III of some additional photos of the

 McDonnell F3H Demon. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum


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Additional F3H Demon Photos - Part II

Part II of some additional photos of the

 McDonnell F3H Demon. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Additional F3H Demon Photos - Part I

Part I of some additional photos of the McDonnell F3H Demon. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Factory Floor Photos–Part XI

 

 

A few photos of the St. Louis McDonnell F3H assembly line. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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F3H Demon Color Photos

A number of color photos of the McDonnell F3H demon aircraft. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Articles on the Black Cats and Catalina Aircraft in Battle

Three articles on A unit history of the Black Cats VPB 52 Patrol Bombing Squadron, the Catalina aircraft and Bombs and Battles (Catalinas in battle). Credit: Naval Aviation News
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Google Has Messed Up the Blog Editor

I was locked out of my Blog Editor software  for two days as Google changed something and I couldn't upload any blog posts.

After MANY hours, I have figured out a work around (For now!) 

Stay tuned!

Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program

A nice booklet on the 30 year (1981-2011)anniversary of the Shuttle program. Facts on all of the Shuttle launches and lots of photos! Dated 2011.

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McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone Photos

Photos and drawings of the McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone.

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McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Walk Around Photos

Walk around photos of the Katydid on display at the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Credit: Vladimir Yakubov

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McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone Factory Photos

A number of factory photos of the McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone.

From Air and Space Museum: “The Katydid was a U.S. Navy pulsejet-powered target drone built by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation between 1946-1947. It could be either air-launched or fired from a AT-1 catapult on land. The Katydid was powered by a McDonnell 7-inch pulsejet of 55 pounds thrust. Its pulsjet was like the one on the famous German V-1 of World War II.

Katydid was usually carried on bomb racks of a PB4Y Catalina aircraft and was parachute-recovered for re-use. The endurance of the drone was about 0.7 hours. Its maximum speed was 175 miles per hour. This Katydid was donated to the Smithsonian in 1966 by the U.S. Navy.”

From Wikipedia: “The Katydid entered service in 1942; testing took place at the Naval Air Missile Test Center in Point Mugu, California. Production models were originally designated TD2D-1, however the Navy changed its designation system in 1946 and the XTD2D-1 and TD2D-1 were redesignated as XKDD-1 and KDD-1, respectively. Later that year, the Navy changed McDonnell's manufacturer code letter from "D" - which had been shared with Douglas Aircraft - to "H", the KDD-1 being again redesignated, as KDH-1.^”

Dimensions:
Overall: 11 ft. 2 1/4 in. long x 1 ft. 3 in. diameter x 12 ft. 6 in. wing span, 158 lb. (341 x 38.1 x 381cm, 71.7kg); gross weight, operational, 320 lbs

Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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The Air Force Museum Booklet

A copy of the Air Force Museum Booklet, the sixth edition. Dated 1980. Has the history of flight and backgrounds on all the exhibits.

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McDonnell Douglas R.G. Smith Artwork

Forty three watercolor paintings of McDonnell Douglas aircraft and missiles by the great artist R.G. Smith.

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Advanced F-18 Super Hornet Proposal

A company proposal on the use and construction of an advanced F-18 Super Hornet. Dated 27 August 2013.

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F3H-2/-2M/2N Demon Flight Handbook

A copy of Navy Flight Manual NAVWEPS 01-245FCB-501, for the McDonnell F3H-2/2M/2N Demon aircraft, dated 15 June 1960. Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Convair B-58 Hustler Escape Capsule Brochure

A copy of the Stanley Aviation Corp Convair B-58 Hustler Escape Capsule Brochure. (A complete copy) Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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XF-85 Goblin Photos–Part II

Some additional high quality factory photos of the McAir XF-85 Goblin aircraft. Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

Download  here or here (205.2 Megs)

XF-85 Photos Part I here

Convair B-36J Flight Manual

A copy of the flight manual, AN 01-5EUJ-1, for the B-36J aircraft. Dated 11 September 1953. Credit: Anymouse Collection

Download here or here or here (20.9 Megs)

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Photos

Photos from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum; located in Mount Hope, Canada. Many unusual aircraft, both British and American. Museum web site here. Credit: Bill Maloney

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E/A-18G Growler Walk Around

E/A-18G Growler Walk Around Photos. Nice detail shots (77) of a E/A-18G aircraft at the Nellis Air Force Base Air Show of 2016 in Las Vegas, NV. Credit: Vladimir Yakubov

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Additional E/F-18G Growler walk around here

Boeing B-52G Flight Manual

A copy of the Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Flight Manual T.O. 1B-52G-1. Dated 15 March 1982. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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Boeing B-52E/F Flight Manual

  A copy of the Boeing B-52E/F Stratofortress Flight Manual T.O. 1B-52E-1. Dated 30 April 1965. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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XF-3H-1 Demon Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of Pilot’s Handbook, MAC Report #2353, for the McDonnell XF-3H-1 Demon  aircraft, dated 15 November 1951. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Photos–Part II

A group of 177 photos of the Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft. Credit: As noted

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Douglas C-124 Globemaster II Photos–Part I here

Convair B-58A Hustler Flight Performance Data Manual

Convair B-58A Hustler Flight Performance Data Manual Supplement , TO 1B-58A-1-1, dated 13 May 1966. Credit: Anymouse Collection

Download here or here (92.2 Megs)

B-58A Flight manual here

Revell Missiles and Rockets Brochure

A nice little brochure put out by Revell Models on missiles and rockets. Rocket history and specs on then current rockets and missiles. Dated 1959.

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North American AT-6A/B/C/D and SNJ-3/4/5 Erection and Maintenance Manual

A copy of the North American AT-6A/B/C/D and SNJ-3/4/5 and Harvard IIA and III Erection and Maintenance Manual.

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Maircraft Douglas DC-3 Drawing (Better Drawing)

A great Douglas DC-3 drawing. John Ellis has sent a much better copy of this drawing. Thanks, John!

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Maircraft Douglas DC-3 Drawing

A poor copy of a great Douglas DC-3 drawing. (Anyone have a good one?) See above for better copy.

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Misc McAir Flight Test F-15 Eagle Photos

Some additional McAir flight test F-15 photos I ran across. Credit: R. Burgess and T. Brewer

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MPC Vostok Rocket Brochure

A nice little brochure from the Model Products (MPC) plastic model people on the Vostok rocket. A lot of good info!

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Museum of Flight Photos

A group of photos (212) of the Museum Of Flight in Seattle. WA. Credit: Farposst

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Many more photos here

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle Walk Around

Twenty photos of an F-15A undergoing restoration at the Air Heritage Museum in Beaver Falls, PA. This aircraft AF 76-012 was a member of the 36th Fighter Wing stationed at Bitburg, Germany in the late 70’s early 80’s and flew in Desert Storm. Credit: Bill Maloney

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Northrop A-9A Walk Around Photos #3

Twenty eight nice walk around photos of the A-9A on display at March Field Air Museum, March Air Reserve Base, California. Credit: Howard Mason

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Additional photos here, here and here

F-101/CF-101 Voodoo Photos

A number of photos (114) of the McDonnell F-101/CF-101 Voodoo aircraft. Credit: R. Burgess and as marked

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BTW: I have a collection of these photos and 20 more (131) in a 600 Meg ZIP file (Very high DPI files). Email if you want and can download such a large file.

Aerojet-General 15KS-1000-A1 Aircraft Rocket Engine Operation and Service Instructions

 

This manual contains instructions for operation, service, inspection, storage, handling, and shipment of the 15KS—l0O0-Al aircraft rocket engine manufactured by the Aerojet-General Corporation, Sacramento, California, U.S.A., in accordance with the manufacturer's specification and Federal Aviation Agency Engine Type Certificate
No. 249 and Aircraft Rocket Engine Specification No. E-249. This is a smokeless Aerojet 15-KS-1000 Jet-Assisted-Take-Off (JATO) unit used to boost military and commercial aircraft. The motor produced 1,000 pounds of thrust for 15 seconds. Multiple units were used to lift bombers during the Korean War, also B-47’s and C-130’s. Approximately 256,000 of these motors were produced. Credit: Mark Nankivil

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Piper Aviation Museum Photos

A number of photos (213) of the Piper Aviation Museum in Lock Haven, PA. Includes the Piper PA-48 Enforcer. Credit: Bill Maloney

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National Air Force Museum of Canada Photos

  Photos from the National Air Force Museum of Canada at Quinte West, Ontario K8V 5P8, Canada. Photos include CF-101,F-86, CF-100 and Hawker Hurricane, among many others. Web site is here.

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Bell X-5 Research Airplane Report

  A case history of the Bell X-5 Research Airplane. Report by Warren E. Greene. Prepared by the Historical Division Office of Information Service,
Wright Air Development Center Air Research and Development Command.
Dated March l954.

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F-15E Strike Eagle Walk Around

  A set of F-15E Strike Eagle Walk Around Photos. Taken at Nellis Air Force Base Air Show 2016, Las Vegas, NV. Credit: Vladimir Yakubov

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German WW II Color Photos - Part II

  Another group of hard to find German WW II Color Photos. Taken from private collections. (Note: I have info on most of the photos; so, if you must have that info on a specific photo, e-mail me.)

Download here or here (104.2 Megs)

Part I here

More F3H Demons Being Towed to Barges

  I found Some more photos of F3H-1N aircraft being towed to and placed on river barges. The barges took the aircraft to the NAS Memphis base. Dated December 28 1955. Credit: D. Ostroswki

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Other posts on this subject here and here and here and here

McDonnell Winged Gemini Report

  A copy of McDonnell Aircraft report E045, dated 10 September 1965 on the Winged Gemini proposal. Credit: Mike Eastman, cleaned up PDF by Aviation Archives

“Another Gemini alternative landing concept was the US Air Force's proposal to attach wings to the spacecraft. This proposal arose soon after the cancellation of the X-20 Dyna-Soar, and would have seen a Gemini spacecraft attached to a set of wings developed during the ASSET program. This would have been launched by a Titan II rocket, and would have been unable to maneuver in orbit. Another proposal saw the spacecraft being launched by a Titan IIIA or IIIC, using the Transtage for maneuvering. Once the mission was complete, the spacecraft would have been deorbited by means of five solid rocket motors.” Wikipedia

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More info here and here

Douglas X-3 Siletto Article

A nice article on the Douglas X-3 Siletto. From AIRMAG #26, June/July 2005. Article is in French; but, it has a lot of info, drawings and photos.

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German WW II Color Photos–Part I

  Seldom seen German WW II Luftwaffe color photos (84 photos). Taken from private collections. (Note: I have info on most of the photos; so, if you must have that info on a specific photo, e-mail me.)

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Other WW II color photos here

McDonnell Aircraft Achievements Brochure

A copy of the 1952 McDonnell Aircraft Achievements Brochure. It lists a brief history by year of the companies products.

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Note on Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender Info

  If you want more info or just really like the XP-55 (Like me), you MUST get Gerald Balzer’s book on the subject. It’s 73 pages has all the background and photos that you would ever want! Much recommended! It is part of the wonderful Steve Ginter Publications series of books.

Available here or at any bookseller.

Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender Videos

  Several YouTube videos of the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender aircraft.

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F-4 History and Profile Article

  A copy of an article from the September 1982 issue of Aerei Modellismo magazine. While primarily a modeling article in Italian, it has a lot of drawings and color and marking schemes!

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Curtiss Xp-55 Production Breakdown Drawing

  A copy of the Curtiss Xp-55 (Curtiss Wright Model 24) Production Breakdown Drawing/ Exploded Parts Diagram, number 24-8-0103. Dated June 1 1943. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

I have included the original drawing and two cleaned up versions.

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Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Mock-Up Photos

  A number of photos of the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Mock-Up. Taken at building 002 of the Curtiss plant in St. Louis, Mo. Dated October/November 1942. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Curtiss XP-55 Ascender Photos

  A number of photos (136) of the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender aircraft. Includes factory, survivor, assembly photos, plus 3-views drawings and pilot check list. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum and as marked

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More XP-55 info here

C-17A Globemaster III Walk Around

  Walk around photos of the C-17A Globemaster III. Location unknown. Credit: Howard Mason

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Additional walk arounds here or here or here or here

McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee Walk Arounds

 

Several walk Around Photo collections.

Walk around # 1 is F2H-2 BuNo 124988 and is on display at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum, MCAS Miramar, California. Credit: Cees Hendriks.

Walk around # 2 is F2H-2P BuNo 124680 and it is on display at the Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Horseheads, NY. Credit: Bill Maloney

Download Walk around # 1 here or here (8.9 Megs)

Download Walk around # 2 here or here (11.7 Megs)

Saturn V Rocket Drawings and Details

A number of detailed drawings of the Saturn V rocket and it’s history. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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XF3H-1 Demon Catapult Tests

  Photos of the second prototype McDonnell XF3H-1 Demon/Bu. 125445 undergoing catapult tests at Pax River (?) Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Apollo and Apollo 11 Photos

  A lot (383) of Apollo and Apollo 11 photos (Mostly Apollo 11) that I have collected. Enjoy!

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F-101A Aerodynamic Three View Drawing

  A copy of the  F-101A Aerodynamic Three View drawing No SD20-0047. Dated 16 September 1953. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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Teledyne Ryan Supersonic Firebee II Brochure

  Teledyne Ryan company brochure on their Supersonic Firebee II drone.

Download here or here or here (9.2 Megs)

McDonnell LBD-1 Gargoyle Testing at NAS Mojave

  Photos from the testing of the McDonnell Gargoyle at NAS in 1946. Also included is the back of photos descriptions. Credit: Fred Roos

“The LBD-1 Gargoyle (later KSD-1, KUD-1 and RTV-N-2) was an American air-to-surface missile developed during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. One of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles, it was extensively used as a test vehicle during the late 1940s.” (Wikipedia)

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Previous posts here

Curtiss Wright High Speed VTOL (X-19)Brochure

  An early Curtiss Wright High Speed VTOL  company (Model 200) brochure on what would become the X-19 aircraft. Credit: Mark Nankivil

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More info at Secret Projects here

Misc Info on the Breguet Br 940/941 Aircraft

  Some additional photos and background drawings on the Breguet Br 940/941 aircraft.

Download here or here (2.1 Megs)

AN excellent resource and info is here at the Secret Projects website on the “Breguet 941 STOL and related projects”

Breguet Br 940/941 Article

  A great article on the Breguet Br 940/941 aircraft. The Airplane with the “Deflection Airstream Concept”. Dated 2002. Credit: Aerostories

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McDonnell 188/Breguet 941 Videos

  Several promotional videos of the McDonnell 188 and Breguet 941aircraft.

Download here or here (134.4 Megs)

McDonnell 188 Articles

 Two articles on the McDonnell 188 aircraft introduction. The first from the 17 October 1968 Flight International issue and the second from the 1968 Vertical World magazine.

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Brequet 941 Technical Specifications Flying Report

  NASA report TT F-8842 on the identification, performance and flight qualities of the Brequet 941aircraft. Dated March 1964.

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McDonnell Model 188 Misc Photos

  Misc photos of the assembly, interior, ad sheet and other 188 related items.

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