Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1990-1991

“The authority on aircraft under development or in production Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft is the most comprehensive and detailed reference available on aircraft under development or in production worldwide. You will find authoritative commentary on each type of aircraft by country of manufacture, complete with photographs and line drawings to provide additional detail and aid recognition. Fully updated to take account of developments throughout the year, no other aviation reference provides you with as much detail.” Via Amazon.com

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Jane's Aircraft Upgrades 2007-2008

Jane's Aircraft Upgrades 2007-2008 is a highly regarded annual reference publication by Jane's Information Group. It served as a comprehensive guide to retrofit packages, upgrade programs, and avionics modernizations for aging civil and military fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft worldwide.

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Jane's Aircraft Upgrades 2006-2007

Jane's Aircraft Upgrades 2006-2007 was a highly regarded annual reference publication by Jane's Information Group. It served as a comprehensive guide to retrofit packages, upgrade programs, and avionics modernizations for aging civil and military fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft worldwide.

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot's Manual

A copy of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot's Manual. Dated January 20 1943.

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Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 Photos

Copies of 71 photos of the Polikarpov U-2/Po-2 aircraft.

From Wikipedia: The Polikarpov Po-2 (also U-2 before 1944, for its initial uchebnyy, 'training', role as a flight instruction aircraft) was an all-weather multirole Soviet biplane, nicknamed Kukuruznik (Russian: Кукурузник,[N 1] NATO reporting name "Mule"). The reliable, uncomplicated design of the Po-2 made it an ideal trainer aircraft, as well as doubling as a low-cost ground attack, aerial reconnaissance, psychological warfare and liaison aircraft during war, proving to be one of the most versatile light combat types to be built in the Soviet Union. As of 1978, it remained in production for a longer period of time than any other Soviet-era aircraft.

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Nanchang CJ-6 Photos

Copies of 100 photos of the Nanchang CJ-6 aircraft.

From Wikipedia: The Nanchang CJ-6 is a Chinese basic trainer aircraft designed and built by the Nanchang Aircraft Factory (now Hongdu Aviation) for use by the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

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Taylor Aerocar Article and Info

A copy of the Taylor Aerocar Article from the Aviation Week magazine of September 6, 1954.

Aerocar International's Aerocar (often called the Taylor Aerocar) is an American roadable aircraft designed and built by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington in 1949. Although six examples were made, it never entered large-scale production. It is considered one of the first practical flying cars.

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Air and Space The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight

A copy of the Smithsonian publication Air and Space The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight.

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First 25 Years Of McDonnell Aircraft Corp Video

A copy of the McDonnell Aircraft produced video of the companies first 25 years in business.

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Army Aviation Article

A copy of the Army Aviation Article from the May 1962 Flying Magazine.(Vol 70, No 5)

I have included the entire magazine as it also has a Phantom II- World’s Fastest  Fighter article.

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The Birth of the Missile: The Secrets of Peenemünde"

A copy of the booklet, The Birth of the Missile: The Secrets of Peenemünde" by Klee and Merk. Dated 1965.

:The Birth of the Missile: The Secrets of Peenemünde" is a 1965 historical book by Ernst Klee and Otto Merk that documents the development of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket. The V-2, developed at the Peenemünde Army Research Center by Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger, was the world's first successful long-range guided ballistic missile.”

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U. S. Air Force Museum Brochure

A copy of the U. S. Air Force Museum Brochure from circa 1985.

Lots of details of displays include in their collection!

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Vacation Time

I will be on vacation this week. See you next week!

Ron