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Aircraft-related drawings and documents for sale
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Avro Vertical Take-Off Aircraft Project 1794
Five-page USAF presentation on the Avro Project 1794 supersonic VTOL "flying saucer". Gives basic history, performance, characteristics.
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(Avro) Estimated Engine Performance Project PV.704
13-page Avro Aircraft Ltd report dated June 1957 detailing the engine layout and performance of the Avro Project 1794 "flying saucer." Includes some good cutaway illustrations.
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Canadian Government Program for the Avrocar, Design Summary
76-page Avro Aircraft Ltd report dated May 1961 describing design concepts for "flying saucer" aircraft, from purely circualr aircraft, to winged saucers, to flyign wings and nearly-conventional aircraft. Numerous large layout drawings (some flaws in the photocopies of the large foldouts, but the designs are shown essentially complete)
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(Avro) Air Intake Pressure Recovery Tests, System 606A
24-page Avro Aircraft Ltd report from February 1958 describing wind tunnel tests of various inlets for the System 606A "flying saucer"
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AVRO Vertical Take-Off Aircraft Code Name Ladybird
24-page A.V Rose Canada document dated october 1954 describing the "Prject Ladybird" VTOL "flying saucer" effort, schedule, history, funding
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Air Docs 20 through 24
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Project Pluto CAD drawings
First in a new line is a set of four CAD drawings of the Project Pluto nuclear ramjet cruise missile. The drawings come in a single ZIP file containing both high-rez GIF format as well as full-rez PDF format drawings. The original file was drawn to be printed on large D-size sheets, but can be printed at smaller size easily.
Sheet 1: 1/32 scale general arrangement of the final Pluto design
Sheet 2: 1/60 scale 3-views of three Pluto configurations
Sheet 3: 1/40 scale 2-views of Pluto booster rocket configurations
Sheet 4: 1/60 scale 3-views of predecessor and competing designs
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Blended Wing Body CAD Drawings
Second in a new line is a single CAD drawing comparing, to scale, a wide variety of Blended Wing Body aircraft. The drawing comes in a single ZIP file containing both high-rez GIF format as well as full-rez PDF format drawings. The original file was drawn to be printed on a large D-size sheet, but can be printed at smaller size easily.
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Martin SeaMistress CAD Drawings
Third in a new line is a set of two CAD drawings of the projected Martin Co. "SeaMistress" flying boat logistics jet transport. The drawings come in a single ZIP file containing both high-rez GIF format as well as full-rez PDF format drawings. The original file was drawn to be printed on large D-size sheets, but can be printed at smaller size easily.
Included are a large general arrangement drawing and a scale comparison of the SeaMistress with the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, the Martin SeaMaster jet seaplane bomber, the Martin Model 329 C-1 supersonic seaplane proposal and the proposed Martin water-based attack aircraft.
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YF-23 Inboard Views
Now available are scans of two large and detailed diagrams of the Northrop YF-23 stealth fighter. Included:
1) Drawing 400L005002, sheet 1 of 2: provides top, bottom, left and right inboard views, with scrap inboard views through the engine and upper avionics bay. An impressive 27,000 by 7032 pixels, black & white. Original scan was missing much of the title block, but the rest of the image is intact.
2) Drawing 400L005002, sheet 2 of 2: provides 21 cross-sections of the YF-23. Smaller than sheet one, it's still a large 17,696 by 6,944 pixels, black and white.
Also included are grayscale half- and quarter-size versions for easier viewing and printing. Together these would make a very useful resource for model builders... either to perfect a kit, or to scratchbuilt a large-scale display or even RC flying model.
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733-197 SST blueprint
Drawn in late 1963, this large diagram shows the Boeing Model 733-197 swing-wing SST. Top and side views are complemented by a number of cross-sections, as well as geometric, weight and payload data. Listed as drawing number 65-38350, this drawing set includes four versions:
1. The full-size drawing, 15875X7181 pixels.
2. A halfsize version.
3. A quartersize version
4. And a 2210X1000 pixel "blueprint" version.
A great deal of work went into cleaning up this drawing from its original state, and the end result is an impressive diagram of an impressive, though ultimately doomed-to-never-be-built aircraft.
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McDonnell F3H-G
Before there was the F-4 Phantom II, McDonnell produced the F-3H Demon. In between, McDonnell designed the F3H-G, a single seat fighter design clearly halfway between the two. Air Drawing 45 presents a sizable (10,170X2920 pixels) inboard view of the F3H-G concept, showing top, side and section views. Also included:
F3H-C general arrangement (4809X2975 pixels): an "evolved" version of the Demon using the Demons wings, but with an all-new fuselage with one J-67 engine
F3H-E general arrangement (4279X2791 pixels):The F3H-C with with wholly new, thinner wings, setting the stage for the F-4's wings
F3H-G general arrangement (4851X2831 pixels): The final version with two J-79 engines, clearly a predecessor to the F-4
These diagrams come from a report dated 1953... a report that in the intervening decades had become quite intimate with a whole lot of water. Consequently, the images required a lot of cleanup... and are still not quite all that one might hope. Still, the inboard profile is quite good, an impressive piece of the draftsmans art to be sure. If you are at all interested in the history of the F3H Demon or the F-4 Phantom II, you'd have to be a Commie to not want these drawings!
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AH-56 Inboard Views
Perhaps the single most impressive helicopter to ever almost make it into production, the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne represented the pinnacle of late 1960's helicopter technology. Featuring a pusher prop, larger than average stub wings, rigid rotors and a gunners station that could rotate a full 360 degrees, the AH-56 would seem futuristic even today. Sadly, the technology simply wasn't quite ready at the time, and the very expensive helicopter failed to make it into production.
Now available for download is Lockheed drawing 1005976, "Inboard Profile - Model AH-56A." This includes four versions of the drawing... the original full color version and a cleaned-up grayscale version (8856X3213 pixels), as well as halfsize versions of each for easier viewing and printing. This is a very nice drawing of a very impressive vehicle.
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B-29 cyanotype blueprint
A full-color large format scan of a old-fashioned cyanotype general arrangement blueprint of the B-29. Originally drawn in June of 1942, this drawing was printed off somewhere around 1951 (based on a dated notation regarding the declassification of the drawing). The blueprint is presented at 12590X5402 pixels... quite large! However, as big as this is, it's half the size of the original. The original full-resolution scan may be made available at a later date, but for CD-ROM only... the full-rez image is a whopping 128 megabytes.
This release includes not only the large color blueprint, but also a cleaned grayscale version of the same and reduced-size versions of each for easier viewing and printing.
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BOMARC display model diagram
A Boeing digram for a 1/20-scale BOMARC display model. This shows the missile in good detail, giving dimensions and cross-sections. Perfect for anyone wanting to scratchbuild a BOMARC either static model or flying model rocket. Or for the truly adventurous, a flying RC model... preferably with a solid rocket booster in the fuselage and two turbine units in the "ramjet" pods. The drawing is in grayscale and is 11031X7184 pixels, and comes with a half-size version for easier viewing and printing.
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727 cyanotype Blueprint
A full-color large format scan of a old-fashioned cyanotype general arrangement blueprint of the 727 jetliner. Originally drawn in July of 1961, this drawing shows geometry and contours for a 1/40 scale display model, but with dimensions given for the full-size aircraft. The blueprint is presented at 10012X3596 pixels... quite large! However, as big as this is, it's half the size of the original. The original full-resolution scan may be made available at a later date, but for CD-ROM only... the full-rez image is a whopping 157 megabytes.
This release includes not only the large color blueprint, but also a cleaned grayscale version of the same and reduced-size versions of each for easier viewing and printing.
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B-36 display model blueprint
A Consolidated-Vultee diagram for a B-36 display model. The diagrams shows the shapes and contours of all major componants, and is of "no scale" (meaning the drawing was not meant to be used for only a single scale, but was to be enlarged as appropriate). The drawing was scanned in pieces and painstakingly re-assembled digitally.
The drawing is in full color and is 7566X4126 pixels, and comes with a half-size version for easier viewing and printing... as well as cleaned-up grayscale versions.
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Early RSRA concept drawings
Four Sikorsky diagrams of an early concept for the S-72 RSRA (Rotor Systems Research Aircraft). While pretty similar to the final product, the most obvious difference is that this concept had a fan-in-tail rather than a tail rotor.
All four drawings are black & white. Included are a 6360X2704 pixel general arrangement; a 4966X1587 pixel cutaway perspective; a 6011X2741 pixel inboard view; and a 4948X2832 pixel structural arrangement. The RSRS drawings can be downloaded for $5.50.
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R3Y Tradewind and Martin Sea Master drawings
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation drawing 3-00001, "Three View, R3Y-1." Packed with dimensional data, and with a Convair designers penciled annotations. Dates from 1952. Scanned at full color 300 DPI, 7417 x 3265 pixels.
"General Arrangement, US. Navy High Speed Seaplane Mine Layer," AKA Sea Master. Full of dimensional and weight data. Dates from 1952; this is a pre-prototype design. Scanned at full color 300 DPI, 6016 x 3104 pixels
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B-1 Model Drawing
Large format drawing of the B-1A bomber. Scanned at 300 dpi grayscale from a 1/150 scale drawing (Rockwell, dated 1976), presents top/bottom, side, front views along with landing gear details and numerous fuselage, nacelle, wing and stabilizer cross-sections. Intended to aid model builders.
BONUS: Contemporary B-1 publicity material... "B-1 Mission Versatility" brochure, USAF B-1 Strategic Bomber Fact Sheet.
BONUS BONUS: Smaller, equivalent drawing of the B-1B. Shows changes from A to B model.
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Navaho XSM-64 drawing and photo references
Large format drawing of the two-stage intercontinental cruise missile. Scanned at 300 dpi grayscale from a 1/72 scale drawing (Rockwell, dated 1974), presents top, side and front views along with cross sections and data. Intended to aid model builders.
BONUS: Standard Missile Characteristics, XSM-64A, dated 1 May 57, showing an unbuilt version of the vehicle with landing gear
BONUS: Standard Aircraft Characteristics, XB-64A, dated 12 Aug 53, showing an early unbuilt version of the intercontinental cruise missile
BONUS: 49 photos (2048 X 1536 px) of the Navaho display near Kennedy Space Center, and the Navaho booster engine on display at the USAF missile museum nearby.
Further BONUS: 2 drawings of 1949 early proposal, with top-and-botom ramjets and a V-2-style rocket engine; 3-vieew of G-26 booster; 3-view of G-26 missile; 3-viewe of G-38 booster.
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Snark SM-62 Drawing and Photo References
High resolution (300 dpi) scans of 4 drawings of the Snark cruise missile from the Snark SM-62A Technical Manual T.O. 21-SM62-2-1, showing the vehicle in great detail, along with 46 photos (2048X1536 px) of the Snark on display at Hill Air Force Base. Photos taken in 2004 and 2007 under differing weather and lighting conditions.
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Lockheed Hypersonic Transports
This set comes complete with a PDF file of "Hypersonic Cruise Aircraft Propulsion Integration Study, Volume I," NASA Contractor Report CR-158926-1, from Lockheed-California Company, September 1979. This 88-page report documents five hypersonic transports (Mach 6, 200 passengers) studied by Lockheed under the HYCAT (Hypersonioc Cruise Aircraft technology) program. Turbojets, ramjets and scramjets and their varying inlet and configuration requirements were studied.
BONUS: seven resolution grayscale scans of the large layout drawings included in this report. Scanned with image quality in mind. Up to 6161 pixels wide.
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Messerschmitt P1100 doc: "Baubeshreibungen fur Bomber"
This includes: "P1100 Baubeshreibungen fur Bomber," a 93 page Messerschmitt report dated 22-3-1944, describing a dedicated bomber variant of the Me 262 jet fighter with an all-new larger fuselage. Includes a great deal of technical data, photos of the cockpit mockup and three large and detailed drawings of three different versions of the P1100 (includinge zerstorer/destroyer version). PDF file scanned in high-rez grayscale for best image quality (originally from microfilm). Lots of detail on a rarely seen "Luft '46" project. Perfect for the model maker wanted to convert an Me 262 into the P1100.
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Me BF110 doc: "Vorlaufige Betriebs und Rustanleitung"
This includes: "Vorlaufige Betriebs und Rustanleitung, BF110B" a 125 page Messerschmitt manual on the BF110B "zerstorer." Scanned at good resolution in grayscale for best image quality from a copy obtained from the National Archives. Many illustrations of control systems... from the cockpit to the cables to the landing gear and the control surfaces and even tie-downs. Perfect for the model maker or anybody just trying to maintain their BF110.
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Convair flying submarine report
This includes: "Proposed Study of a Flying Submersible ASW Vehicle," General Dynamics/Convair report HP-62-016, from 1962. This 21 page PDF-file paper describes a proposal to study the feasibility of aircraft designed to submerge under water and operate submerged as anti-submarine craft. It is illustrated with sketches of several notional designs, including variable geometry-wing designs, VTOL versions and versions that separate the aircraft from a distinct air-transportable submarine.
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Convair P6Y Drawing Set
Four Drawings of this planned but unbuilt three-engine anti-sub plane from the 1950's. Three-view, inboard profile/plan view, two drawings of liquid hydrogen fueled variants. Scanned at full-color 300 DPI from the originals.
Drawings: SD-56-11020 (7082x3232 px), SD-57-11070 (7464x3280 px), SD-57-06026 (6308x3207 px), SD-57-06029 (5113x3211 px).
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Republic AP-76 (X-15) detailed design report
A 70 page PDF presentation on Republics entry into the X-15 contest, containing a *lot* of detailed design data on the structure, subsystems, variants and the carrying arrangement (it was to be carried aloft by the B-36, not the B-52, with the pilot being able to enter and leave the "X-15" through the B-36's bomb bay). Packed full of illustrations, and scanned in high-rez grayscale for best image quality.
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B-70 Inboard Profile
A large format (21505X3241 pixel) B&W drawing showing the interior arrangement of the XB-70 Valkyrie. North American drawing SD-72-SH-0003. Includes smaller versions (10,000 px, 4000 px, 1200 px) for easier viewing/printing.
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Northrop N-126 Interceptor General Arrangement and Inboard Profile
Includes:
PD-2313, "Inboard Profile Long Range Interceptor," a large format
(7869X1954 pixel) grayscale inboard profile of the N-126 showing
cross-sections.
PD-2310, "General Arrangement - 3 View Long Range Interceptor," a
large format (5706X3200 pixel) grayscale 3-view drawing providing
dimensions, areas, weights and other basic data for this 1954 Mach-2
interceptor design.
Includes smaller versions (8,000 px, 4000 px, 1200 px) for easier viewing/printing.
BONUS: "Design Evolution of Long Range Intercept," a Northrop
chart showing 34 stages in the evolution of the F-80 Scorpion through
the N-126 into the giant Mach 2+ N-144. Each stages illustrated with a
3-view sketch and a description.
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Northrop N-167 Interceptor General Arrangement and Inboard Profile
Includes:
PD-2757, "Inboard profile Long Range Interceptor," a large format
(13345X3265 pixel) grayscale inboard profile of the N-167 showing
cross-sections.
PD-2758, "General Arrangement - 3 View Long Range Interceptor," a
large format (5706X3200 pixel) grayscale 3-view drawing providing
dimensions, areas, weights and other basic data for this Mach 2+ 1955
interceptor design.
Includes smaller versions (8,000 px, 4000 px, 1200 px) for easier viewing/printing.
BONUS: PDF file of Northrop report NAI 56-136, "Estimated Performance of the Long Range Interceptor - Northrop Model N-167."
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Northrop N-176 Interceptor General Arrangement and Inboard Profile
Includes:
PD-2970, "Inboard Profile Supersonic Interceptor," a large format
(14000X3600 pixel) grayscale inboard profile of the N-176 showing
cross-sections.
PD-2969, "General Arrangement - 3 View Supersonic Interceptor -
Twin Engine," a large format (6897X3217 pixel) grayscale 3-view drawing
providing dimensions, areas, weights and other basic data for this
eight-engined Mach 2+ 1956 interceptor design... described as
twin-engined, but each "engine" was composed of a cluster of four J85
turbojets.
Includes smaller versions (8,000 px, 4000 px, 1200 px) for easier viewing/printing.
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Convairs nuclear-powered Saro "Princess"
Four full-color drawings scanned at 300 DPI presenting design
concepts for a proposed nuclear-turboprop-powered version of the
Saunders-Roe "Princess" Nuclear Flying Test Bed seaplane. Drawings from
Convair, 1958.
Drawings: SD-58-14 (3781x3157 px), SD-58-14001-1 (5685x3291 px),
SD-58-14001-2 (5857x3217 px), inboard Profile un-numbered (8451x3211
px).
BONUS: Cleaned-up grayscale versions of these drawings at the same resolution. Makes for much better printing.
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Convair "Skate"
Seven diagrams of the Convair "Skate #6" seaplane strike fighter
from the early 1950's. Drawings scanned at 300 dpi grayscale. Includes:
Cockpit arrangement
Electronics arrangement
Two three views of two different versions of the craft
Hull structure diagram
Inboard plan and profile
Cutaway isometric overview
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Convair Nuclear Turbojet Logistics & Assault designs
Just plain neato designs for nuclear-powered cargo/passenger jets.
Looks something like the mutant offspring of a C-5 Galaxy and a P6M Sea
Master. Full-color, high-rez scans of original Convair preliminary
design drawings.
SD-56-17002 (5229X2717 px) "Study - General Arrangement Seaplane
Assault and Logistics Transport Allison J-89 Nuclear Engines," 26 Jan
1956
SD-56-17003 (5425X2683) "Study - General Arrangement Seaplane Assault and Logistics Transport - NJ-2 Power Plant," 13 Aug, 1956
SD-57-06035 (5482X3130) "Study - Loading Variations Assault-Transport Seaplane," 5-2-57
SD-57-06042 (7147X3277) "Study - Plan Views of Various Aircraft
Showing their Relative Sizes" 4-6-57, includes "Convair Nuclear
turbo-Prop AEW," "Convair C-99," "Saunders-Roe Princess," "Convair
Nuclear Assault & Logistics Transport," "Convair R3Y-1," "Martin
P6M," and four versions of the Convair Model 23 Nuclear-powered
supersonic seaplane bomber.
SD-58-02039 (4821X2576) "General Arrangement Nuclear Seaplane 6 P&W J-75 Turbofans PD101-25," 4 Dec 58
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Convair Nuclear Turboprop Logistics & Assault designs
Nothing says "1950's" like large nuclear powered cargo planes!
SD-58-02021 (4116X2581 px) "Study - General Arrangement Nuclear Logistic Seaplane G.W. = 1,000,000 LB," 9-8-58
SD-58-02023 (3791X2576) "Study - General Arrangement Nuclear Logistic Seaplane G.W. = 750,000 LB," 9-9-58
SD-58-02025 (3746X2577) "Study - Inboard profile Nuclear Logistics
Seaplane Reinforced Marine Battalion Loading (16 A/C Req'd) G.W. =
500,000 LB," 9-16-58
SD-58-02051 (4886-2611) "Study - P&W NA-NAK Reactor Instl Logistics Nuclear Seaplane," 1-14-59
SD-58-02052 (3866X2561) "Study - T 57 Engine Instl. (Modified for Nuclear Power) - Nuclear Seaplane PD-101," 11-13-58
SD-58-02057 (3241X1657) "Bleed Turbine Nuclear Propulsion System Nuclear Seaplane (PD-101-24," 1-28-59
WEM 10-9-58 (2907X2301) Pencil Sketch: "Study - G.A. Nuclear Logistics Seaplane G.W. 750,000#," 10-9-58
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Convair Delta Drawings
Four Convair blueprints, scanned at 300 full-color DPI. Provided:
Drawing 8-01125, showing "General Arrangement, F-102B Wing" in structural detail. 12598X3342 pixels
Un-numbered drawing, showing the F-102, but slightly different from what was actually built. 5913X3241 pixels
Drawing SD-54-04020, showing "Interior Arrangement, F2Y ~ J-67
Version." An operational version of the Sea Dart with a single J-67
engine. Very detailed. 8137X3209 pixels
Drawing SD-54-08063, showing "General Arrangement, Tandem Trainer,
TF-102A Aircraft." A trainer version of the F-102... but an *unbuilt*
version. Equipped with F-104-style inlets. 6189X3185 pixels
BONUS: Cleaned-up grayscale versions of these drawings at the same resolution. Makes for much better printing.
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Vought A-7E Drawing set
A set of 16 detailed sketches of the A-7E and major subcomponents. This was the result of an impressive effort in 1969; each drawing is a wonderful piece of artwork. Drawings include Aft Section, Aft Mid Section, Aft Section Fuselage Electrical, Basic Structure, Forward Mid Section, Forward Nose Section, Aft Nose Section, Instrument Panel, Left Hand Console, Right Hand Console, Nose Section Assembly, Nose Section Left Hand View, Right Hand Wing Stub, Vertical Fin Structure and Vertical Fin T.E. Assembly. Drawings are all about 8900X6800 pixels grayscale... excellent drawings with great detail. Perfect for the superdetailing modeler, or anyone simply interested in the A-7... or the lover of beautiful industrial art.
BONUS: dwg 216-10010 YA-7F inboard profile with cross sections
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F8U-3 Crusader III drawings
Two very large, clear grayscale drawings of the F8U-3 Crusader III prototype. Includes:
CVS-40013, "Chance Vought F8U-3 Fighter," three-view drawing dated 12-26-1956 (Rev A 2-4-1956), 18082X14384 pixels
"Diagram - Structural - Fuselage," inboard top/side profile showing structural arrangement, with numerous cross-sections and layout of the internal inlet duct. 26733X7072 pixels.
BONUS: 12K and 4K pixel-wide versions of these drawings for easier viewing/printing
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S-3+F8U
Large format, detailed three-view grayscale drawings of the Lockheed S-3 Viking and Vought F8U Crusader.
"General Arrangement Model F8U-2NE," three-view drawing, 20338X6684 pixels
Drawing No. 1200000 "General Arrangement, Aircraft - S-3A (3 view)" 26720X7168 pixels. Very detailed and large, with many callouts and a data table.
BONUS: Cutaway view of the F-8E 2969X1596 pixels, B&W
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Vought V-507
Four drawings of the Vought V-507, a swing-wing fighter design that competed in the competition that produced the F-14 "Tomcat." Set includes:
V507-275, "Structural Arrangement - Fuselage" 8176X1928 pixels
Inboard profile, side view with cross-sections, 9000X2000 pixels
Inboard profile, top view, 5145X1970 pixels
V507-222, "Structural Arrangement - Wing Control Surfaces," 4022X1965
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X-15 Advanced Research Airplane Design Summary
Somewhat similar to the Republic AP-76 design report, this 52-page North American Aviation presentation from 9 May 1955 describes the X-15 design as it currently stood. It was very similar to, but with clear differences from, the X-15 as it would actually be built; the lines are subtly different, the dorsal and ventral tails are slimmer, the main landing gear is positioned differently. Most obviously, though, is that the carrier aircraft is a B-36, not a B-52. An advantage here was that since the X-15 would be submerged within the B-36's bomb bay, rather than hanging under the B-52's wing, the pilot could spend pre-launch time out of the X-15's cramped cockpit.
This presentation includes information on structures, systems, maintenance, aircraft capabilities, missions and variants (including a 2-man version).
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X-15 Flight Manual
If you just got an X-15 for Christmas but don't know how to fly it (say, you accidentally tossed out the instructions with the packaging), then this is the document for you! This 147-page North American Aviation "Utility Flight Manual" dates from 29 December 1961, and has sections on:
Description
Normal Procedures
Emergency Procedures
Auxiliary Equipment
Operating Limits
Flight Characteristics
X-15A-2 Airplane
Profusely illustrated with drawings of instruments, controls, ejector seat details and operation, systems, charts and graphs.
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XP-67 Documents
Nine technical documents regarding the McDonnell XP-67 "Moonbat." Including:
"Case History of XP-67 Airplane," Air Material Command, Wright Field, July, 1946. 25 pages with photos and chronology of XP-67. Formerly "SECRET."
"Study of Modification to XP-67 Cooling System," McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Report No. 176, September 1943. 32 pages, including many drawings and photos.
Wind tunnel test data, 19 pages. Data from several sources including a 1942 report with numerous photos of an early 1/3 scale wind tunnel model showing a very different configuration... a McDonnell Model 1 with engine nacelles under the wings.
"Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Ducted Radiators," McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Engineering Report No. 43, June 30, 1941. Only a small fraction (9 pages) of full report.
"Final Report on the XP-67 Airplane," Air Material Command, Wright Field, 31 January, 1946, 33 pages. Provides photos, aircraft characteristics, timeline and a bibliography of official XP-67 reports.
Memorandum Reports. Air Material Command, Wright Field, 1942-1944. 67 pages, several reports, including test pilot reports, photos including cockpit, test reports, etc.
"Interceptor Pursuit Airplane, Twin Engine, Type XP," McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Preliminary Specification S-23A, May 5, 1941. 63 pages, describing a near-final design of the XP-67 "Moonbat" via drawings, data, description of requirements and lists of equipment.
Vibration tests and results on XP-67 engines. 16 pages
"Analysis of Wind Tunnel Data, Model 2, 1/8 scale" McDonnell Aircraft Corporation Engineering Report 42, April 16, 1941. 43 page report (incomplete) describing another Model 1-derived design for the XP-67, this time using the Model 1 wing/fuselage configuration with XP-67-style mid-wing engine nacelles. 68 photos illustrating the design.
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NEW ITEM: Miscellaneous fighter drawings 1
A collection of random fighter drawings, including:
F-35 three view with a lot of dimensional data, 5286 x 2119 pixels
General Dynamics drawing 12BL352, "FB-111A Fuselage Lines," dated 5-27-70, providing a multitude of fuselage "frames," likely for wind tunnel model construction. 22402 x 7200 pixels
F-15 inboard profile. Reconstructed from scans of indifferent quality, this drawing is nevertheless interesting and useful in showing internal arrangement. With cross sections and callouts. 6427 x 1951 pixels.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. drawing 8-00051, "General Arrangment Drawing" of the F-106. Dated 8-25-55, 19300x x7200 pixels. Detailed drawing with many dimensions and a lot of vehicle data.
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AH-56 Cheyenne Technical Manual
647 pages of helicoptery goodness! Describing in great detail perhaps the most advanced military helicopter ever to almost make it into service, this manual (missing the cover and several following pages, thus the title and document numbers are unknown) present a number of very clear, very detailed drawings of the AH-56, its subsystems and instruments.
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Hughes Heavy Lift Helicopter report
Hughes Tool Company Aircraft Division, report HTC-AD 70-16, "Estimated Weight Report Heavy lift Helicopter Proposal 28-Ton Payload," dated 5 February 1970. 140 pages, describing a warm-cycle (jet engines in the fuselage providing high pressure exhaust ducted to the tips of the rotors to provide power) flying crane helicopter. Provides, as the title may suggest, a great deal of information on component weights, but also gives several useful drawings of the configuration including external plans, inboard profiles and component drawings.
Also includes the two best layout drawings extracted, cleaned up and provided as GIF images for high-rez printing.
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Airliner drawings 1
Three drawings showing two different airliner designs. Includes:
Douglas Aircraft drawing AZZ7003, "Lines - Display Model," dated 11-18-169, showing the DC-10 outer mold line with many wing, fuselage, engine, fin, etc sections. 26900 x 7500 pixels
Convair drawing SD-57-03002, "General Arrangement - General Dimension Drawing Model 22 Jet Transport," dated 14 Jan 57. This is the Convair 880 jetliner meant to compete with the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. 7259 x 3200 pixels
Convair drawing SD-58-01003, "Preliminary Structural Outline - Fus. Convair 600," dated 7-15-56. Detailed fuselage drawing of the Convair 880 (before it was called the 880). 7977 x 3225 pixels.
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B-1 Lancer detailed drawings
Not to be confused with the B-1 model drawings, these are detailed Rockwell layout drawings of the actual B-1 bomber. Includes:
Drawing L0020005, "General Arrangement - Three View, B-1B," 6738 x 2598 pixels
Drawing L0030005, an inboard profile of the B-1B, 10105 x 2653 pixels
Drawing L0030005 (Sheet 2) an inboard plan view of the B-1B, 10137 x 2633 pixels
Drawing L0030011, "Internal Arrangement - Forward Fuselage." Sadly, this large drawing is incomplete, missing a part of the right side nose. Two drawings, 3616 X 2728 pixels and 5408 x 2739 pixels.
Drawing NA411-255-2, a large layout drawing providing a multitude of frames. 8608 x 2552 pixels.
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Convair B-58 Model drawings
Two Convair drawings of B-58 display models. Useful for anyone interested in modeling the B-58. Includes:
Drawing 4-ZA-027, "Airplane, 1/60 Scale Display Model (B-58)," dated 10-31-57, providing top and side views. 7214 x 4400 pixels
A black and white version of the same at 13424 x 8672 pixels
Drawing 4-ZA-028, "1/120 Scale Model - B-58," providing a multitude of wing, nacelle, fin and fuselage cross-sections. 16321 x 7516 pixels.
A black and white version of the same.
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Vought/General Dynamics V-1600 drawings
Five detailed drawings of the Vought/General Dynamics V-1600, the design that became the F-16. At first glance the design *is* the F-16, but some interesting differences become apparent with study. Drawings include:
Drawing 1600-010, "General Arrangement Model 1600/1600-1," dated 11-21-74. -1 two-seater version is shown in a separate scrap side view of the cockpit. 6184 x 2440 pixels
Drawing with inboard profile , inboard plan and cross sections with numerous callouts, 6355 x 1714 pixels.
Drawing 1602-020, "General Arrangement Model 1602A/1602A-1," dated 2-19-75, a larger-winged Naval version. A-1 two-seater version is shown in a separate scrap side view of the cockpit. 21421 x 6661 pixels
Drawing 1602-021, "Inboard Profile Model 1602A/1602A-1," very detailed with cross-sections, dated 2-19-75. 8316 x 6552 pixels.
Drawing 1602-031, "Inboard Profile, Model 1602B/1602B-1," dated 3-1-75, very detailed with cross-sections and callouts. 6102 x 2160 pixels.
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Nuclear Powered Airborne Electronic Warfare Aircraft drawings
Four Convair drawings (scanned in full color) showing concepts for nuclear powered aircraft to be used for airborne electronic warfare, basically long-duration AWACS-type planes. Includes:
SD-57-06034, "Study - AEW Crew Accomodations," dated 4-25-57, showing inboard profile and deck plans for two decks in large aircraft... including "study," "lounge," "gym," etc. 7841 x 3191 pixels
SD-57-06042, "Study - Plan Views of Various Aircraft Showing Their Relative Sizes," dated 4-6-57. Includes AEW aircraft, nuclear assault plane, Model 23 supersonic bombers and more. 7147 x 3277 pixels
SD-58-02015, "Study - General Arrangement Nuclear Seaplane Airborne Early Warning and Control," dated 8-14-58. Just what the title says it is, 5821 x 3223 pixels.
SD-58-02018, "Study - Nuclear Powered Seaplane Airborne Early Warning and Control," dated 8-29-58, again showing two decks with numerous rooms, including "library," "workshop" "officers staterooms" and more. 3127 x 2641 pixels.
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Nuclear Powered Anti-Submarine Warfare Aircraft drawings
Four Convair drawings, scanned in full color at 300 dpi, of nuclear powered anti-submarine warfare planes. Includes:
SD-58-02016 (6126X3256 px) "Study - General Arrangement Nuclear Seaplane ASW With Parasite Airplanes" 8-24-58. Design features two small parasite fighters under the wingtips.
SD-58-02028 (4146X2581) "Study - Inboard profile Nuclear ASW Seaplane 2 Nuclear P&W T-57 Turboprop Engines" 9-30-58
SD-58-02044 (4216X2666) "General Arrangement Nuclear Seaplane ASW Twin Engine" 1/20/59
SD-58-02050 (5221X2641) "Study - DAC Reactor Instl. Nuclear Seaplane" 1-12-59
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AH-56 drawings
Twenty four drawings extracted from the AH-56 manual, cleaned up, fixed and made ready for printing as GIFs.
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Helicopters Misc 1
Three large (~4360-6208 pixels wide) B&W three-view diagrams on CD-ROM showing three very different large helicopter projects:
The Sikorsky DS-160 of 1945. An early "Flying Crane" concept with twin engines and room for troops in the fuselage. An unusual rotor arrangement!
The Vought L12-HLH "Jet flap" flying crane from 1969 - a preliminary design for a heavy-lift chopper.
The Lockheed CL-977-16 composite helicopter, equipped with twin turboprops and substantial fixed wings for high forward speed - an airliner.
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Boeing Heavy Lift Helicopter Diagrams
Six large B&W (from 4431 to 10008 pixels wide) diagrams of the 1970's Boeing Model 301 Heavy Lift Helicopter. B&W on CD-ROM. Shows interior and exterior details, including engines and drive train.
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VTOL Fighters 1
Four large B&W diagrams of Rockwell and Vought VTOL jet fighter conceptual designs from the 1980's. Includes general arrangements and inboard profiles for both the Vought TF120 and the Rockwell 141-023Q designs.
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Convair MX-1626 diagrams
B&W diagrams of the Convair MX-1626 bomber on CD-ROM. The MX-1626 was the predecessor to the B-58 Hustler. Package contains a large inboard profile, two pages of the USAF Stadard Aircraft Characteristics summary including all pertinant information on the design, a large three-view drawing and a page with another three-view and inboard profile.
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Convair B-58 skin panel diagrams
Five large (~4730 pixels wide) B&W diagrams of the Convair B-58 "Hustler" bomber on CD-ROM. The MX-1626 was the predecessor to the B-58 Hustler. Package contains:
B-58 Principal Dimensions (general arrangment drawing)
B-58 Station Diagram
B-58 removable Panels
B-58 removable Panels - nacelles
B-58 pod
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Martin "Mighty Midget" Brochure
A full-color 47-page PDF brochure from the Martin company dated July, 1952, describing the "Mighty Midget" ground attack aircraft. This would have been somehwat like a small (very small) A-10 Warthog... heavily armored, heavily armed, twin jet single pilot plan meant to do one thing: trash ground targets. Brochure includes drawings, artwork, dimension, weight and performance data.
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Northrop N-144 drawings
Two large-format drawings of the projected Northrop N-144 long range supersonic interceptor. Includes:
PD-2312, "General Arrangement 3 View Long Range Interceptor." 5993 x 2869 pixels
PD-2314, "Inboard Profile, Long Range Interceptor." 13561 x 3025 pixels
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Northrop N-149 drawings
Two large-format drawings of the projected Northrop N-144 long range supersonic interceptor. Includes:
PD-2431, "Inboard Profile, Long Range Interceptor." Detailed view, 11622 x 3186 pixels
PD-2455, "General Arrangement 3 View Long Range Interceptor." 4645 x 2641 pixels
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Early SR-71/YF-12 drawings
Three drawings showing the A-12 and near-final YF-12 configurations. Includes:
A-12 (single seat predecessor to the SR-71) inboard profile, 12,229 by 3300 pixels, showing side and top cutaway views.
"General Arrangement, AF-12." Detailed three-view drawing of the near-final design for the YF-12. 7681 x 2785 pixels.
"Inboard profile, AF-12." Detailed interior view of what appears to be a slightly earlier version of the AF-12. 5705 x 2545 pixels
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The B-70 Program
A 60-page report from the Senate Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee on the progress, status and future of the B-70 Mach 3+ bomber program, as of July, 1960. Report covers the history of the B-70, program funding, new technologies, strategic capabilities of the aircraft, as well as some possible future potential roles such as passenger transport and reusable orbital space launch vehicle.
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A Proposal for COIN
A 336 page PDF file, scanned at 300 DPI of the Martin-Marietta proposal document (Volume II - Technical) for the Counter Insurgency aircraft program. This program was eventually won by North American, who built the OV-10 Bronco as a result. The Martin design was somewhat similar to the North American design, but featured an unconventional inverted V-tail attached to twin tailbooms. More unconventionally, the exhaust from the turboprop engines was not dumped directly overboard, but instead was ducted through the tailbooms and exhausted out beneath the tail control surfaces, providing considerable lift and control at low speeds.
This report is packed with a relatively vast number of foldout drawings showing the aircraft in exquisite detail. Overviews, inboard profiles, cutaways, component drawings are all here. Large foldouts were scanned in segments, with considerable overlap. NOTE: the result is a very large file.
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NEW ITEM: Boeing 2707-200 SST diagrams
Four diagrams of the Boeing Model 2707-200 SST. This was the near-final configuration (final being the -300), with canards and swing-wings.
Includes:
65A10333, showing wing sections and structural details 14428 x 4361 pixels
65A10479 Inboard profile (top and side) of the prototype vehicle 10550 x 4448 pixels
65A10487 Inboard profile (top and side) of the operational vehicle 11981 x 4768 pixels
65A10488 General arrangement 3-view 8910 x 4400 pixels
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XV-5A inboard profile
An inboard profile of the Ryan XV-5A VTOL research vehicle
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XFV-12 Inboard Profile
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4-engine OV-10 Bronco diagram
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Lockheed CL-379 - A New VTOL-STOL
1958 Lockheed brochure on the CL-379 VTOL demonstrator. This 24-page document lays out the operating principle of this twin-turboprop, fixed-wing design and gives numerous very nice illustrations including three-view, inboard profile, artwork and so on. BONUS: the PDF also includes an extra page of technical details and drawings of the CL-379, giving information not included in the brochure.
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D-171 Airplane, Project 1226
Bell report on their D-171 design, a competitor for the X-15 program. This 26 page report shows the design in considerable detail, giving structural designs, propulsion system details, reaction control systems, cockpit layout, carrier aircraft (B-36) and more. This report was scanned from a photocopy, rather than the original report, but the image quality - in particular the drawings - is still quite good. Also included are 8 pages of technical details on the D-171 in the form of Standard Aircraft Characteristics sheets.
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Dornier Do 31 VTOL flight handbook
343 page Dornier flight handbook... "Vorlaufiges Flughandbuch Transportflugzeug Dornier Do 31 E1/E3," dated 1 August 1969. Scanned in full color from an actual copy. Contains just about everything you need to know to fly the Do 31 VTOL transport aircraft... assuming you actually *have* a Do 31 lying around, and you read German. Includes engine design details and operations; instrument panel layouts; control, hydraulic and electrical system schematics; low-speed reaction control system details; landing gear details; takeoff performance, landing performance, fuel consumption... the whole bit. A whole lot of information regarding an aircraft for which there's typically not a whole lot of information readily available.
The manual comes in two PDF files, each about 25 megabytes (split apart to make downloading easier and more reliable) .
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Messerschmitt Me 163 Powerplant Manual
An Air Material Command (Wright Field, Ohio) translation of a German document, Air Doc 17 is Translation Report No. F-TS-448-RE, "ME 163 B Airplane Manual Part 6 - Power Plant." This 21 page photo/diagram-illustrated report describes the HWK 109-509, it's installation, operation and maintenance.
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Focke-Wulf Grosstransporter
Now available is a 16-page PDF file copy of a 1941 WWII German Focke Wulf presentation on their "Grosstransporter" (Large Transporter) aircraft design. Capable of transporting 400 troops, this was an eight-engined monster of a plane listed as the FW 249 or FW 95 in various other sources. Packed with illustrations... isometrics, iso cutaways, wing construction diagrams, three-view, inboard profile. A lot of info on a rarely seen design.
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F-101 General Arrangment
A large-format layout drawing of the McDonnell F-101. Drawing 20-00001, dated 3-24-52. Two versions of the drawing are included... the original drawing as-scanned, which includes some pencil sketches (source unknown) showing different inlets and aft fuselage contours, and a "cleaned" version with the sketches, specks and other imperfections removed. Both versions of the drawing come in three sizes: 29,485 pixels wide, a halfsize version and a quartersize version.
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