Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the Pilot’s Notes (Report No. D-3910) for the Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger aircraft. Dated May 1950.

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Hawker Sea Fury 10 and 11 Pilot’s Notes

A copy of the Pilot’s Notes (AP 4018A,B.) for the Hawker Sea Fury 10 and 11 aircraft. Dated May 1950.

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Fairchild Republic A-10A Aircraft Flight Manual

A copy of the Fairchild Republic A-10A Aircraft Flight Manual [T.O. 1A-10A-1]. Dated 15 March 1988.

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Convair F-106A Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual

  A copy  of the T.O. 1F-106A-4 Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual for the Convair F-106A aircraft. Dated 1 January 1988.

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CIA Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21FL Flight Manual

An unusual copy of the American CIA Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21FL Flight Manual. A truely horrible copy; but, it is all I have! Dated January 1966.

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Supermarine Spitfire I Pilot’s Notes

A copy of AP-1565A, the Supermarine Spitfire I Pilot’s Notes with the Merlin II and III engine. Dated  May 1940.

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North American T-28B/C and AT-28D Trojan Flight Manual

A copy  of the North American T-28B/C and AT-28D Trojan Flight Manual (TO 1T-28-1). Dated 15 January 1974.

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Douglas SBD-5 and A-24B Flight Manual

A copy of the Douglas company produced flight manual for the SBD-5 and A-24B aircraft. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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Boeing XB-47 Flight Handbook

A copy of the Boeing company produced flight handbook (D-8005) for the XB-47 aircraft. Dated October 1 1947. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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Martin XP6M-1 Utility Flight Manual

A copy of the Utility Flight Handbook for the Martin XP6M-1 model, Bu No 138822. Report CSR035 dated May 1 1956. Credit: Anymouse Collection

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Redeveloping the F-4 Phantom II into a Mach 3+ Fighter/Spy Plane

A very good article by Ian D'Costa in the TacAirNet.com online magazine on the Isreali attemp at Redeveloping the F-4 Phantom II into a Mach 3+ Fighter/Spy Plane.

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QF-86 Aircraft and Ramp Photos (Reblog)

Forty two ramp photos I took for the below QF-86 target drone aircraft article.

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QF-86E Target Drones (ReBlog)

QF-86E Army Sabres article by Ron Downey.

In the summer of 1981, I took a tour of the F-86 conversions at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico which turned them into QF-86 unmanned target drones. I was a guest of Flight Systems, Inc of Mojave Ca, the managers of the program.

I first published a short article in “Crazed Plastic” (See below) and then a revised and larger article in “Radom Thoughts” (RT) in 1982. RT is the IPMS Canada’s publication. Here is that article.

The very distinctive Orange color used on these birds is called Omaha Orange from the  Dupont Centari No. 31AH collection. A close match for Omaha Orange is FS 12473. The sample in this article was painted with the actual Dupont color.

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"Thumper" was destroyed on a NOLO mission in August 1981. It had survived at least 9 missile shots!

For further info on the Qf-86 Target drones, get Duncan Curtis's wonderful book "North American QF-86E/F/H/Sabre". It is Number 58 of Steve Ginter's "Naval Fighter" series. Click here to purchase book

Update: Click here to see the Duncan Curtis article on Flight System Sabres

 

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F-15 Aerei Modellismo Article

  A very nice article on the F-15 aircraft. Lot’s of drawings and info. From the 1981 issue of the Aerei Modellismo magazine.

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CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder

Eighty six photos of the CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder aircraft.

The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder, or FC-1 Xiaolong ), is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). It was designed to replace the A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage V combat aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The JF-17 can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance. The Pakistani designation "JF-17" stands for "Joint Fighter-17", with the "-17" denoting that, in the PAF's vision, it is the successor to the F-16. The Chinese designation "FC-1" stands for "Fighter China-1". From Wikipedia.

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KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Photos

One hundred and four photos of the Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle aircraft.

The KAI T-50 Golden Eagle is a family of South Korean supersonic advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft, developed by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) with Lockheed Martin.^[1] The T-50 is South Korea's first indigenous supersonic aircraft and one of the world's few supersonic trainers.^[4] Development began in the late 1990s, and its maiden flight occurred in 2002. The aircraft entered active service with the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) in 2005. From Wikipedia.

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The Flight of “Big Joe 1”(Atlas-10D)

A copy of a very good article on the Big Joe Mercury Capsule. With info, photos and drawings. From the Sept/Oct issue of the Space Frontiers magazine.

“Big Joe 1 (Atlas-10D) launched an uncrewed boilerplate Mercury capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida on 9 September 1959. The purposes of the Big Joe 1 were to test the Mercury spacecraft ablative heat shield, afterbody heating, reentry dynamics attitude control and recovery capability. It was also the first launch of a spacecraft in Project Mercury.” From wikipedia

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Coast Guard Colors

 

Info on the Coast Guard colors. These two chips are actual Coast Guard color chips from June 1971!

What are the Coast Guard colors?
For purposes of rendering the Coast Guard emblem in color, Coast Guard red is defined as PMS 179 C, and Coast Guard blue is PMS 307 C. When printed in black ink only, all red and blue sections shall be printed in black. The Coast Guard mark is available for commercial use with a license agreement.

Pastel red -
Description and conversion results of color Pantone 179 C It is a pastel red color having an approximate luminance of 49 %. It has a hue value of 3° indicating that this is a warm color.

Blue - Pantone / PMS 307 C / #006ba6 Hex Color Code
#006ba6 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #006ba6 is a medium dark shade of cyan-blue. In the RGB color model #006ba6 is comprised of 0% red, 41.96% green and 65.1% blue. In the HSL color space #006ba6 has a hue of 201° (degrees), 100% saturation and 33% lightness.

White -Federal Standard 17877 Coast Guard White - FEDSTD595

(Zip file includes web addresses of paint chips and two manuals on Paint and Color and Coatings and Colors.)

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F-4G “Wild Weasel” Flight Manual (Newer)

A newer copy of the McDonnell Douglas F-4G “Wild Weasel” flight manual TO 1F-4G-1, dated 3 November 1993. Credit: Trevor Bodnar

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Older F-4G flight manual here

Other F-4G info here

Fairey Barracuda MkI and MkII Pilot’s Notes

A copy of the Pilot’s notes (A.P. 2018A&B-PN) for the Fairey Barracuda MkI and MkII aircraft. Dated 1943.

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Hughes AH-64A Apache Booklet

A copy of the company produced Hughes AH-64A Apache  Booklet. Lot’s of facts and figures! Hughes was a subsidiary of McDonnell Douglas at this time.

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