Douglas A-4E/F/G Flight Manual

A copy of the NATOPS Flight Manual #NAVAIR 01-40AVF-1 for the Douglas A-4E/F  aircraft, dated June15, 1971. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

Click here to download the manual in PDF form (122.6 Megs)

Bell V-280 Valor Brochure

A small brochure on the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor proposal.

Per Wikipedia: ”The Bell V-280 Valor is a third-generation tilt-rotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. The aircraft was officially unveiled at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas, with a projected first flight in 2017.”

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Click here to view the Bell web site

Douglas Skyrocket Poster

A very nice Douglas company poster of the Skyrocket research aircraft. (I do love posters like this!)

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F-101A Aaerodynamic Three View

An aerodynamic  three view drawing with dimensions, aerodynamic coefficients, performance and weight data on the F-101A aircraft. Dated September 16, 1953.

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XF2H-1 Aerodynamic Three View post here

F4H-1 Structure Manual

SEDR 148, dated 1 September 1960 containing F4H-1 structure drawings. Prepared by the McAir Technical Data Dept.

Click here to download manual in PDF form (18.7 Megs)

Missile and Weapon Drawings–1/24th Scale

A selection of missiles, rockets, cruise missiles and other weapons drawn to 1/24th scale. Credit unknown

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F-4E/F and RF-4B/C/E Fuselage and Wing Cross Sections

Loft Sheet 53-1352 with the fusalage, wing cross sections and duct moldlines for the F-4E/F and RF-4B/C/E . The Loft Sheet is dated October 27 1980.

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Additional drawings here and here

F-15 Conformal Fuel Tank AIM-7F Installation

A two sheet drawing, 68J735017 from 1978, showing how the CFT AIM-7F missile installation could go on an F-15 Eagle. This drawing has the complete dimensions for the AIM-7F missile.

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General Electric J79 Brochure

 

A General Electric company brochure on the J79 engine and the aircraft it powered. Artwork by the renown aviation and space artist, Robert T. McCall. This PDF has both the brochure and also the full paintings at the end.

Click here to download the brochure in PDF form.

Full brochure paintings here

Additional Robert T. McCall aviation and space paintings here

Excellent J79 explanation here

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F-4E/F Loft Lines

A complete set (6 sheets) of Loft Sheet 53-1349, dated Jan 1976. With fuselage shear and plan forms, blast cone and hook lines, LE slats and fairings, inner wing and inner wing bump. The rest of the drawings for the post here.

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Chance Vought F8U-3 Crusader III Three View

A very nice three view drawing of the Chance Vought F8U-3 Crusader III. This was the aircraft that the F-4 Phantom II beat out for production. Credit: Unknown

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F-101A Voodoo Systems-Equipment Diagrams

Excerpts from F-101A equipment manuals showing systems and equipment diagrams.

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F-18A Hornet Station Diagrams and Cross Sections

An updated Loft Sheet, # 74-0171, with F-18A Hornet Station Diagrams and Cross Sections. LS was made for display model purposes with the scale of 1/72nd.

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Companian drawing here

Repla-Tech Three View Drawings

A small collection of Robert C. Morrison’s great Repla-Tech three view drawings. Includes the Bell XV-15, Martin Marrieta X-24B, McDonnell Douglas YC-15, Northrop A-9A, Northrop F-5E, Rockwell International B-1A and Rockwell International XFV-12.

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Space Shuttle Transportation System Sketch

A very nice line drawing of the Shuttle mounted on the back of the 747 carrier aircraft. Sketch is by Jean-Luc Bighin from Edwards Air Force Base.

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McDonnell Douglas Skylab Testimonial Poster

A copy of the Skylab Testimonial Poster given to each member who worked on the project. The poster was from the Skylab crews to the McDonnell Douglas Astronautics team and contains photos ans signatures of all the astronaut flight crews.

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McDonnell Aircraft 50th Anniversary Poster

 

The McAir 50th year celebration poster depicting all the great McDonnell Douglas products from 1939 to 1989.

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Butler Aviation Posters– “Gallery of Warriors”

Six prints by Ken Kotik from his “Gallery of Warriors” series presented by Butler Aviations. Includes the Boeing B-17, Douglas C-47, Boeing Stearman N2S-2, Consolidated B-24, Republic P-47 and North American P-51D.

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McDonnell XFD-1 Three View and Three Point Plan

An early (1944) drawing of the McDonell XFD-1aircraft in it’s shipboard folded configuration showing dimensions.

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America’s Spaceport

A NASA report on the history and background of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Credit: Cliff Steenhoff

Click here to download the report in PDF form (12 Megs)

Douglas DC-9 Flight Crew Operating Manual

Douglas generated manual for DC-9 flight crew to have operating instructions. Dated 15 August 1965. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

Click here to download the manual in PDF form (36.4 Megs)

Bendix Talos RIM-8 Missile Photos

Photos of the Bendix Talos (RIM-8) missile.

Go here for history. Credit: Mike Dorffler, Evan Nau and Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

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McDonnell Model 85 Talos-L Missile

McAir Loft Sheet 26-2 with the 1/24th scale model dimensions of the model 85 Talos-L missile proposal. McAir was to be a supplier for this proposal. Credit: Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum

From Designation-Systems: “For a brief period in the mid-50's, the U.S. Air Force considered using a land-based Talos missile (called Talos-L or Talos-W) as an interim interceptor missile, until the IM-99/CIM-10 Bomarc  would be ready.”

From Talos History: “Talos was considered by the Army and Air Force for land defense of targets and the nuclear warhead version was considered as a possible ICBM interceptor.”

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The 21st Century Space Shuttle

A NASA fact sheet on the Space Shuttle going into the 21st century discussing the upgrades made to keep them current. Credit: Cliff Steenhoff

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Douglas DC-8-63F Weight and Balance Manual

Douglas generated weight and balance manual for Seaboard World Airlines’ DC-8-63F aircraft.

Click here to download the manual in PDF form (4.1 Megs)

F-4C Pilot’s J-79 Emergency Instructions

A General Electric generated instructions on emergency proceedures for the F-4C J-79 engines. Based on actual test pilot experience gained while flying F-4’s at Edwards Air Force Base.

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F-3B (F3H-2) Demon Standard Aircraft Characteristics

F-3B (F3H-2) Demon Standard Aircraft Characteristics (SAC) sheets, dated July 1 1967. (The F3H-2 became the F-3B)

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F-3C Demon Standard Aircraft Characteristics here

F3H-2M Demon Standard Aircraft Characteristics

  F-3H-2M Demon Standard Aircraft Characteristics (SAC) sheets, dated 15 May 1955.

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Douglas OA-4M Skyhawk Flight Manual

A copy of the Navair 01-40AVD-1P NATOPS Flight Manual (Partial) for the Douglas OA-4M aircraft, dated 1February 19816. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

Click here to download the manual in PDF form (11.1 Megs)

From Joe Baugher: “The designation OA-4M was assigned to 23 TA-4Fs that were reworked at NAS Pensacola to act as fast forward air controller aircraft for the Marine Corps. The OA-4M was basically a TA-4F equipped with the electronics of the A-4M, the main US Marine Corps close support aircraft.”

Douglas TA-4F/J Skyhawk Pilot's Pocket Checklist

A copy of the Navair 01-40AVD-1B NATOPS Pilot's Pocket Checklist for the Douglas TA-4F/J aircraft, dated 1 May 1978. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

Click here to download the checklist in PDF form (7.7 Megs)

Douglas A-4/TA-4 Skyhawk Tactical Pocket Guide

   A copy of the NAVAIR 01-40AV-1TB Tactical Pocket Guide for the Douglas A-4/TA-4 aircraft, dated 1 February 1976. Credit: Irfan S. Hokan

Click here to download guide in PDF form (56.8 Megs)