Friday, August 30, 2024

NASA Sounding Rockets 1958-1968

A copy of NASA Sounding Rockets 1958-1968 A Historical Summary. Dated 2014,

“The development and use of sounding rockets is traced from the Wac Corporal through the present generation of rockets. The Goddard Space Flight Center Sounding Rocket Program is discussed, and the use of sounding rockets during the IGY and the 1960's is described. Advantages of sounding rockets are identified as their simplicity and payload simplicity, low costs, payload recoverability, geographic flexibility, and temporal flexibility.”

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

NASA T-38A Flight Manual

A copy of the Supplamental NASA T-38A Flight Manual. Dated 15 May 1970.

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

NASA’s First 50 Years

A copy of NASA’s First 50 Years – Historical Perspectives from the NASA History Division. Dated 2008.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft

A copy of the NASA publication Chariots for Apollo: A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft.  A History of Manned Lunar Spacecraft begins with the creation of NASA itself and with the definition of a manned space flight program to follow Mercury. It ends with Apollo 11. Dated 1979.

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Monday, August 26, 2024

On the Shoulders of Giants - A History of Project Gemini

A copy of the NASA document 19780012208, On the Shoulders of Giants - A History of Project Gemini. Dated January 1 1977.

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Vanguard Rocket - A History

A copy of the Vanguard Rocket - A History from NASA’s Historical Series. Written by Green and Lomask. Dated 1971.

Vanguard was the first U.S. rocket designed for the specific purpose of launching satellites, and represented the first program on Cape Canaveral that was not tied to a weapons system.

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Saturn V Walk Around Photos

A number (66) of Saturn V Walk Around Photos from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Howard Mason

Note: this a large file of 230 Megs!

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

FMA IA 58 Pucará Flight Manual

A copy of the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FMA) FMA IA 58 Pucará Flight Manual. Dated 1986.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Chance Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Brealdown

A copy of the Chance Vought F4U-4 Illustrated Assembly Brealdown. Dated September 1944.

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Atlas Rocket Walk Around Photos

Sixty photos of an Atlas Rocket walk around from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center collection. Credit:Howard Mason

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Notice!

I am taking a vacation next week and will resume postings on August 19.

Ron

Friday, August 9, 2024

Erickson Company Brochure

A copy of the Erickson Company Brochure on all their products including the CH-54. Dated 2017.

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

Northrop T-38A Thunderbird Flight Differences

A copy of the Northrop T-38A Thunderbird Flight Differences manual. Dated 1 September 1974.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Majestic–12 Group Special Operations Manual

 

  Now something different! The UFO Bible. A copy of the Majestic-12 Group Special Operations Manual No. 1 -01 (SOM1-01).  EXTRATERRESTRIAL. ENTITIES RECOVERY. AND DISPOSAL. TECHNOLOGY, OPERATION. Dated April 1954.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Piper PA-48 Enforcer Walk Around Photos

A large number of photos (98) of the Piper PA-48 Enforcer in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

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Monday, August 5, 2024

General Dynamics EF-111 Photos

  Copies of General Dynamics EF-111 Photos.

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Friday, August 2, 2024

Grumman F9F Cougar Photos and Info

A number of photos (31) and info on the Grumman F9F Cougar.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Boeing Trainer Airplane Characteristics

A copy of the Boeing Trainer Airplane Characteristics. Dated Jan 1925. Lots of photos.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

F-18 High Angle of Attack Article

A very nice article on the F/A-18 High Angle of Attack program of NASA. This is the:NASA research program that integrates F/A-18 flight test and wind tunnel data with computational fluid dynamics predictions and produces validated database that will be used by designers of highly maneaverable and stall/spin-resistant military aircraft in the future. Dated May 22, 1989.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Boeing B-29 Mechanic’s Field Service Data Book

A copy of the Boeing B-29  Mechanic’s Field Service Data Book. Dated June 1945

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Monday, July 29, 2024

Tupolev Tu-22B Bomber Flight Manual

A copy of the Tupolev Tu-22B Bomber Flight Manual. An English translation. Dated ?

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Friday, July 26, 2024

Curtiss Model OX Aero Motor Handbook

A copy of the Curtiss Model OX Aero Motor Handbook. Dated 1918.

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Boeing Model 247 Maintenance & Service Manual

A copy of the Boeing Model 247 Transport airplane Maintenance & Service Manual. Dated June 1933. Credit: Museum of Flight

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Consolidated Liberator PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide

A copy of the Consolidated Liberator PB4Y-1 Pilot’s Guide. Dated 1944. Credit: Museum of Flight

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

North American Aviation AT-6C/D and SNJ-4/-5 Texan Pilot’s Handbook

A copy of the North American Aviation AT-6C/D and SNJ-4/-5 Texan Pilot’s Handbook. Dated November 15 1943.

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Monday, July 22, 2024

Curtiss HS-1L Seaplane Handbook

A copy of the Curtiss HS-1L Seaplane Handbook. Dated July 1918. Credit: Museum of Flight

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Friday, July 19, 2024

Avro Lincoln I & II Aircraft Maintenance Manual

A copy of the Avro Lincoln I & II Aircraft Maintenance Manual(AP 2847A&B v1)Dated December 1945.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

The F-4 Phantom's F3H Demon Roots

A copy of The F-4 Phantom's F3H Demon Roots article.Dated December 2017. Credit: avgeekery

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Douglas F6D Missileer and Bendix AAM-N-10 Eagle Missile

The story of the Douglas F6D Missileer and Bendix AAM-N-10 Eagle Missile. Credit: Tails thru Time

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Grumman F9F Panther Photos and Info

A number (117) photos of the Grumman F9F Panther.

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Monday, July 15, 2024

Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4 Cockpit Details

An interesting find that gives details of the Messerschmitt Bf-109K-4 Cockpit! Dated November 1944. Written in German; but, nice illustrations.

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Friday, July 12, 2024

Avro Lancaster I & III Pilot’s Notes

A copy of the Pilot’s notes (A.P. 2062A&C) Vol 1 & 2 for the Avro Lancaster I & III aircraft. Dated April 1943. Credit: WW2Aircraft.net

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Grumman F9F Panther Blue Angel Photos

A number of photos of the Grumman F9F Panther in Blue Angels markings.

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Souvenir of America's First Space Flight (Reblog)

The card present an "X" shaped piece of metal, with a residual coating of the launch gantry's red paint, attached alongside a photo of Juno I on the pad and a description of the history behind the small fragment. The title "Souvenir of America's First Satellite" stretches along the top of the cards. "The material that is on there is from a mesh screen that used to cover and surround the elevator that was used to go up and down the gantry.” Credit: L.M. “Roy” Reitter

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

AeroJet-General 25 Year Anniversary Edition

A copy of the AeroJet-General 25 Year Anniversary Edition brochure. Dated March 1967. Credit: L.M. “Roy” Reitter

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Monday, July 8, 2024

Douglas A-4 Articles from Naval Aviation News

A copy of two atticles about the Douglas A-4 aircraft from Naval Aviation News. Issue March 1968.

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Friday, July 5, 2024

Convair F-106A and F-106B Powerplant Tech Maintenance

A copy of the Convair F-106A and F-106B Powerplant Technical Maintenance manual. (T.O.1F-106A-2-4) Dated 1 December 1962.

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

Martin P6M Seamaster Photos

A great group (34) of factory photos of the Martin P6M Seamaster aircraft.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Boeing B-29 Cabin Supercharger and Heating System

A copy of the Boeing Company’s B-29 Superfortress Cabin Supercharger and Heating System section from the B-29 Familiarization and Maintenance Manual, USAAF 1944.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Lockheed P-38 Photos–Part I

   Twelve really good photos of the Lockheed P-38. Enjoy!

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Monday, July 1, 2024

North American P-51H Flight Handbook

A copy of the North American Company’s  XP-51H Flight Handbook. (AN 01-1F-51H-1).Dated February 25 1954,

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Friday, June 28, 2024

North American XP-51J Pilot’s Handbook (Reblog)

A copy of the North American Company’s prelim XP-51J Pilot’s Handbook. (Report NA 8057).Dated February 20 1945,

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

North American A-36A-1-NA Pilot’s Operating Instructions

A copy of the North American A-36A-1-NA Pilot’s Operating Instructions. (TO 01-60HB-1).Dated July 10 1943.

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

F-4 Phantom II Development (Reblog)

Scan1714a  One of the best side view/development illustrations on the F-4 from F4H-1 to F-4K/M that I have seen. Credit: Squadron/Signal book PHANTOM II A Pictorial History of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, byLou Drendel Lou Drendal.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

F-15 Conformal Fuel Tanks Prototype Photos (Reblog)

These are development photos of the F-15 Conformal Fuel Tanks while being built in Bldg. 002.

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Monday, June 24, 2024

F-18 Photo Recon Prototype (Reblog)

Here are three photos of the F-18 photo recon prototype installation on Hornet One.

The last photo is a production installation. This part of the Advanced Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance System (ATARS) requirement.

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Friday, June 21, 2024

McDonnell Aircraft Flight Ramp Photos Reblog)

Eighty five McDonnell Aircraft Flight Ramp Photos. A lot of hardly ever seen photos.

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Forty Years of F-15 Air Supremacy (Reblog)

In 2012, Jack Abercrombie wrote several articles and a slide show to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the F-15’s first flight. They detail the challenges of bringing along a new aircraft and the changes that were required to the airframe to enable it to be the world class fighter that it became.

This is a must read for anyone who is interested in the F-15 Eagle and it’s history from the man that was there! Jack was an Aerodynamics Project Engineer from 1971 to 1978. Credit: Jack Abercrombie

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Additional QF-86 Aircraft and Ramp Photos(Reblog)

Additional QF-86 Aircraft and Ramp Photos from my summer 1981 visit to Flight Systems in Mojave, California.

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Original article is here

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Unpainted F-15’s and F-18’s (Reblog)

Even after coming out of the paint booth (Bldg 48), McDonnell aircraft still had a lot of finish work to be completed before they could be delivered. We were issued and required to wear “booties” when ever we had to climb around on the aircraft; but, still the new paint jobs were scuffed, marked and scraped resulting in an inevitable paint cleaning and touch-up cycle having to be preformed! . After many years of complaining (Including yours truly), it was decided to finish the aircraft, flight test and then paint them. This resulted in unpainted aircraft flying around. A very strange sight to us long time employees conditioned to seeing painted flying aircraft; but, one can clearly see the different aluminum, composite or fiberglass sections of each aircraft. These planes have their own beauty!

Here is a selection of photos of these “naked” aircraft.

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Note: I had to RAR this file to compress it. Read here if you have trouble unarchiving it.

Monday, June 17, 2024

McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II #6 (BuNo 143391)(ReBlog)

F-4H-1 No 6 d F4H-1 #6 (BuNo 143391) during the carrier suitability trials prelims at the Naval Air Test Center (NATC) at Pax River in 1961. I believe that this is a complete sequence of photos. I have also included a color sideview of the aircraft at NATC and a color photo of it on the USS Independence (W/O nose boom).

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