Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Holloman Air Force Base in 1958/9
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
A copy of the Convair F-106A Illustrated Parts Breakdown Manual. Dated 1 January 1988. Credit: Anymouse CollectionMonday, January 6, 2020
Lockheed CL-423 P2V-7 Troop Transport
The McDonnall Douglas Scale Model Club magazine called Crazed Plastic published several articles by an author named “Fatz”. These articles were on projected Lockheed aircraft that didn’t make the cut. Fatz was a former Lockheed employee who did similar articles for other International Plastic Model Society (IPMS) publications such as “Flying Tiger” and “Dirty Plastic” and West Michigan.
Download here or here or here (10 Megs)
Additional articles by “Fatz” here
Friday, January 3, 2020
A couple of articles and photos of the North American YAT-28 prototype aircraft.Thursday, January 2, 2020
A copy of the North American YAT-28E Flight Manual, report No. NA65H-1056. For model YAT-285 Prototype 3. AF 51-3788 (0-13788). Credit: T-28 Trojan FoundationWednesday, January 1, 2020
Photos of a tour of the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. The museum is located in Buffalo, NY.Tuesday, December 31, 2019
F2H-4 Banshee Walk Around
“Accepted by the Navy on 24 July 1953, the Museum's F2H-4 (Bureau Number 126419) served in many Marine and Navy fighter and all-weather fighter squadrons and made a deployment in the carrier Coral Sea (CVA-43). Stricken from the active naval aircraft inventory in May 1962, it was assigned to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Jacksonville, Florida, and transferred to the Museum in 1970.”
Monday, December 30, 2019
A copy of the TM_1-1520-240-MTF Army Boeing CH-47D Maintenance Test Flight Manual. Dated 31 January 2003. Credit: Anymouse CollectionFriday, December 27, 2019
A copy of the TM 1-1520-240-CL Operator’s and Crewmember’s Checklist, for the Army Boeing CH-47D helicopter. Dated 31 January 2003. Credit: Anymouse CollectionThursday, December 26, 2019
A copy of the Army operators manual, TM 1-1520-240-10, for the Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter. Dated 31 January 2003.Wednesday, December 25, 2019
A copy of the T.O. 1F-106A-1-1Flight Manual, for the Convair F-106A/B aircraft. Dated 1 December 1972. Tuesday, December 24, 2019
A copy of TM55-1520-240-10 Technical Maintenance Manual for the Boeing Army CH-47D, dated 30 April 1992. Credit: Anymouse CollectionMonday, December 23, 2019
A copy of the TM1-1H-21Y-1 Flight Handbook for the Piasecki YH-21/H-21A helicopter, dated 1 May 1956.Friday, December 20, 2019
A copy of the North American F-86H Flight Manual, T.O. 1F-86H-1. Dated February 24 1956.Thursday, December 19, 2019
Several photos of the DC-10 prototype aircraft on the McAir ramp. Circa 1971.Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Another collection of Convair B-58 Hustler photos from the archives.Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Some photos I took of the 24th AV-8B cockpit while it was on the assembly line.Monday, December 16, 2019
Douglas A-26 Invader Pilot Training Manual
A copy of the Pilot Training Manual for the Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft. Dated 1945.
“The Air Forces' most experienced training and supervisory personnel have collaborated to make it a complete exposition of what your pilot duties are, how each will be performed, and why it must be performed in the manner prescribed.
The techniques and procedures described in this book are standard and mandatory. In this respect the manual serves the dual purpose of a training checklist and working handbook. Use it to make sure that you learn everything described herein. Use it to study and review the essential facts concerning everything taught. Such additional self-study and review will not only advance your training, but will alleviate the burden of your already overburdened instructors.
This training manual does not replace the Technical Orders for the airplane, which will always be your primary source of information concerning the A-26 so long as you fly it. This is essentially the textbook of the A-26.”
Download here or here (43.4 Megs)
Earlier version here
Friday, December 13, 2019
A number of photos of the Douglas C-133 aircraft. Credit: Geater St. Louis Air and Space Museum and as markedThursday, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Anthony Vidana Apollo Photos
Anthony Vidana, PE sent some photos of his time working on the Apollo Spacecraft. He was a Apollo Spacecraft final test tech and engineer at Downey, CA. Very interesting photos of the capsules and test equipment needed for checkout! (He has promised to send more!) Credit: Anthony Vidana
Download here or here (7.8 Megs)
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
My Years at Mac
An interesting look at one man's work life at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation from 1951-1987. Anthony P Anderhub was a loads and flight dynamics lab engineer and kept this diary of his career. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum
Download booklet here or here (97.6 Megs)
Download Misc Photos here or here (33.9 Megs)
Monday, December 9, 2019
Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Walk Around Photos
YF-23A PAV-2, AF serial. no. 87-0801, registration number N232YF, was on exhibit at the Western Museum of Flight until 2004, when it was reclaimed by Northrop Grumman and used as a display model for a YF-23-based bomber. PAV-2 was returned to the Western Museum of Flight and was on display as of 2010 at the museum's new location at Zamperini Field, Torrance, California. Photos shot November 14 2003. Credit: Bill Spidle
Download here or here (4.8 Megs)
Friday, December 6, 2019
Curtiss Wright - St. Louis Article
An excellent article by Fred Roos on the Curtiss Wright Company in St. Louis. (For those who do not know, McAir bldg 002 was the old Curtiss Wright building - where I spent a lot of my career!)
Download here or here or here (2.5 Megs)
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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 NewsMonday, November 25, 2019
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!
Friday, November 22, 2019
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.Thursday, November 21, 2019
Photos and drawings of the McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone.Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Walk around photos of the Katydid on display at the Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Credit: Vladimir YakubovTuesday, November 19, 2019
McDonnell KDD-1 Katydid Drone Factory Photos
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
A copy of the Air Force Museum Booklet, the sixth edition. Dated 1980. Has the history of flight and backgrounds on all the exhibits.
Forty three watercolor paintings of McDonnell Douglas aircraft and missiles by the great artist R.G. Smith.
A company proposal on the use and construction of an advanced F-18 Super Hornet. Dated 27 August 2013.
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
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
Some additional high quality factory photos of the McAir XF-85 Goblin aircraft. Credit: The Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum
A copy of the flight manual, AN 01-5EUJ-1, for the B-36J aircraft. Dated 11 September 1953. Credit: Anymouse Collection
Photos from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum; located in Mount Hope, Canada. Many unusual aircraft, both British and American. Museum web site 
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
A copy of the Boeing B-52G Stratofortress Flight Manual T.O. 1B-52G-1. Dated 15 March 1982. Credit: Anymouse Collection
A copy of the Boeing B-52E/F Stratofortress Flight Manual T.O. 1B-52E-1. Dated 30 April 1965. Credit: Anymouse Collection
A copy of Pilot’s Handbook, MAC Report #2353, for the McDonnell XF-3H-1 Demon aircraft, dated 15 November 1951. Credit: Anymouse Collection
