F2H-2/2P Plan, Sheer & Cross Sections

Loft Sheet 15-2, dated November 14 1967, showing the F2H-2/2P Plan Sheer & Cross Sections in 1/16 scale. (A full size, original copy is included.) Credit: Greg Kuklinski

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F-4 Phantom II Design Philosophy

An internal undated report on the manner of how the F-4 Phantom II developed and timelines on production.

Click here to download the report in PDF form (0.3 Megs)

F-101 Voodoo Visdom

McDonnel Aircraft’s Field Service (Product Support) publication on what to do in an F-101 Voodoo when things go wrong! Dated August 1959.

Click here to download the publication in PDF form (2.3 Megs)

F-4 Phantom II Development History

Another undated company report on the F-4 Phantom II Development and History.

Click here to download the report in PDF form (.3 Megs)

AV-8B - A Success Story

An MDC 1984 brochure on the AV-8B program and its sucess. Credit: The Boxart Den

In the summary, it says: “The U.S. Marlne Corps has developed and validated the concept of V/STOL light attack wlth the Hawker Siddeley AV-8A Harrier. The McDonnell Douglas AV-BB wIII provlde the operational capablllty required of an all V/STOL llght attack force In the 19B0s. AV·BB performance Is made posslble by successful lntegratlcn of new U.S technoIogy Into the proven Harrier V/STOL concept.”

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F-4 Phantom II Demonstrated Mission Performance

A company report on F-4 Phantom II Demonstrated Mission Performance. Lots of charts and graphs.

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MDC Fighters for Today and Tomorrow

A nice McDonnell Douglas 1983 company brochure showing fighters for today and the future. Good drawings and cut-a-ways.

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Sparrow III Brochure

A nice sales brochure on the Ratheon Sparrow III missile system. Has some F3H and early F-4H photos. Credit: The Boxart Den

Click here to download the brochure ion PDF form (1.2 Megs)

Allison 501 Turboprop Engine Brochure

A nice sales brochure for the Allison 501 Turboprop Engine. Credit: The Boxart Den

It reads: “This brochure has been prepared lo acquaint airline personnel with some of the design features and operational aspects of gas turbine engines. The brochure covers basic principles of operation of both turbo-jet and turbo-prop engines, although emphasis is placed on the Allison Model 501 Turbo-prop engine which will power the Lockheed Eiectra.”

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Saturn V Tech Data Manuals

Copies of 15 NASA Saturn V tech manuals including Stages 1,2 and 3 info, Flight History and F1 Engine specs.

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Saturn V Flight Manuals

Saturn V Flight Manuals # SA 503, SA 504 and SA 507. Dated November 1 1968, September 1 1968 and October 5 1969. Lots of charts and graphs and other data!

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Lots of other NASA Apollo info here

TF-15A Eagle Standard Aircraft Characteristics

McDonnell TF-15A Eagle Standard Aircraft Characteristics (SAC) sheets, dated January 1976.

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I Won an Top 50 Aviation Blog Award!

“Hi Ron-My name is Anuj Agarwal. I'm Founder of Feedspot. I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog Aviation Archives has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 50 Aviation Blogs on the web.

I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 50 Aviation Blogs on the internet and I’m honored to have you as part of this!” “As one of the Top 50 Aviation blogs, you have the honour of displaying the Top 50 badge on your site. “

Thank you very much to Anuj and his team for this honor! Obviously, I don’t do this for fame and fortune; but, being human, I will happily accept an honor. Thanks to my readers for making me “famous” (LOL)

Phantom FGR Mk 2 Aircrew Manual (Better Copy)

A better copy (Full Diagrams) of the UK AP101B-0902-15A Aircrew Manual for the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II FGR Mk 2 (F-4M) aircraft, dated October 1969.

Click here to download manual in PDF form (20.5 Megs)

McDonnell Engineering News Activity Report–1963

McDonell engineering news report dated June 1963. This report summarizes the major McDonnell projects underway and recently completed. Good historical data straight from the company. This was the first report I got from the company and I was one of the engineers “hired in the past 12 months”. (First paragraph – June 1962)

Click here to download the report in PDF form(4.2 Megs)

Design Development of the FD-1 Phantom

An article from Aviation Magazine dated November 1946 and written by Kendall Perkins, who went on to be the Chief of Engineering for McDonnell Aircraft and McDonnell Douglas. Design Development of the FD-1 Phantom is a very interesting over view of the FD-1 design process.

Aviation Week says: “Detailing for the first time the problems—and their solutions—of the U. S. Navy's first all-jet plane whose unusual structure points up new approaches to future high-speed military craft.”

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F-4E, F-4F and F-4E+ Equipment and Interior Differences

A small handout showing the different equipment and interior make-up of the USAF F-4E, German F-4F and the proposed F-4E+ aircraft.

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Click here for more F-4E+ drawings

F-18 Spin Aircraft Photos

The sixth production F/A-18A-2-MC Hornet, BuNo 1610780, C/N 6/a006 was designated for spin testing.
After spin testing it was leased to NASA at Edwards AFB, CA. in 1985, to be Used in high angle of attack and thrust vectoring tests. It was registered as N840NA and Flown as 840. After it finished with NASA, it was sent for display to Virginia Air And Space Centerat Hampton, VA, March 2003.

Per Jack Abercrombie: “ FYI, the MCAIR test pilot in the last three photos is Denny Behm, the designated high AOA/spin test pilot for the program.  (Denny was also the guy who flew the first spin in the F-15 Eagle a few years before--although not planned).”

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Click here to download a very more F-18 spin Movie (.7 Megs)

F-4 spin aircraft info here, here, here and here

F-15 spin aircraft info here and here

In Remembrance: John Glenn Photos

“Today, we remember John Glenn.
He is best known for his orbital space flight in 1962. He was also a fighter pilot.
John served in WWII and Korea and scored three MiG kills in Korea. He was assigned to escort Charles Lindberg during WWII, flying a Vought F4U Corsair.
Lindberg was working for Lockheed to improve the P-38's performance.
His wingman during the Korean War was Ted WIlliams, who went on to become a legend of the baseball diamond. They were both flying Grumman F9F Panthers.
John flew a slew of fighter aircraft in the 1950s and was selected as a member of the original Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959. These men were the first group of aviators that NASA selected for early space flights.

John Glenn was the last of them and his passing closes the book on this chapter of American heroes. “ Credit: The Jean Aker archive collection via the BoxArt Den

Having grown up in the 50’s and 60’s, John Glenn was a special hero of mine. May he RIP.

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Early Years in the Hornets Nest–F-18 Growing Pains

A fascinating first hand account of the F-18 Hornets design background and how the aircraft evolved from Jack Abercrombie. Jack was head of the Aero project from 1978 and the Chief Aerodynamicist at McDonnell Douglas from 1982 to 1985. credit: Jack Abercrombie

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Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster and XB-43 Jetmaster

  

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A nice color movie here

Douglas A2D Skyshark

I love odd aircraft and the Douglas A2D fits that bill. Here are 46 photos for your pleasure!

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Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw

I ran across this group of Sikorsky S-55 "Chickasaw"/H-19/HO4S/HRS photos and thought that others would like them. It is one helicopter that I always liked.

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Additional photos here and here

Seven Wings The F-4 Phantom II Has Flown

McAir report 80-002 on the history of the Seven Wing configurations the F-4 Phantom II was tested in flight. Credit: Written by D.H. Bennett and W. A. Rousseau and presented at the Dayton-Cincinnati Chapter Conference of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Dayton, Ohio,18-19 March 1980.Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum via Jack Abercrombie

Click here to download report PDF (21 Megs)

F-18 Hornet Prototype Article

Another Phantom Flyer article. This time on the F-18 Hornet prototypes by Ed Yarbrough. Good history, markings and illustrations of the first three F-18 Hornets.

Click here to download the article PDF (20.1 Megs)

Development History of the McDonnell FD-1/FH-1 Phantom

A written history of the McDonnell FD-1/FH-1 Phantom aircraft. This report was prepared by the Historian’s office of the Naval Air Systems Command. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

Click here to download repot PDF (0.8 Meg)

F-18A Hornet Flight International Article

A company sponsored reprint of an Flight International article from 2 December 1978 written by Tom Hamill. The article covers a technical description of the aircraft and a cutaway drawing.

Click here for an article PDF (3.5 Megs)

North American T-2A (T-2J) Buckeye Flight Training Instructions

 And Now for something different!                         A copy of the Flight Training Instructions for formation flying with the North American T-2A (T-2J) Buckeye from Naval Air Basic Training!. This is Part 8, dated 1964. Credit: Cole Piece

Part 8 says: “Flight Training Instructi0ns - Formation, T-2A(T2J)“ is published for
the information, standardization of instruction, and guidance of all flight
instructors and student naval aviators as an explanatory aid to the Naval
Air Basic Training Command T-2A(T2J) Basic Jet Flight Syllabus. It will be
the authority on the execution of all T-2A(T2J) Formation procedures and
maneuvers contained in the Basic Jet Flight Syllabus.”

Click here for instruction PDF (19.6 Megs)

General Dynamics F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Pilots Guide To the Midlife Update Program

  Copies of the Pilot’s Guides To the Midlife Update new capabilities and enhancements for the General Dynamics F-16A/B Fighting Falcon aircraft, dated 1998, 2000 and 2004. This includes Part 1, 2 and 3.

Click here for Part 1 manual PDF (4.1 Megs)

Click here for Part 2 manual PDF (3.7 Megs)

Click here for Part 3 manual PDF (6.6 Megs)

General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Avionics/Nonnuclear Weapons Flight Manual

A copy of the special manual TO GR1F-16CJ-1CL-34-1-1 Avionics/Nonnuclear Weapons Flight Manual for the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Hellenic airforce, dated June 16, 1997.

Click here for manual PDF (27.6 Megs)

General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Flight Manual Supplemental

A copy of the Flight manual TO GR1F-16CJ-1-1 Supplemental for the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Hellenic Airforce, dated June 15, 2003. Credit: Public Intelligence

Click here for manual PDF (12.7 Megs)

General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Flight Crew Checklist

A copy of the Flight Crew Checklist TO GR1F-16CJ-1CL-2 for the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Hellenic Airforce, dated December 15, 2003. Credit: Public Intelligence

Click here for checklist PDF (2.0 Megs)