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Modeler's Close-Up:
Lockheed
C-5 Galaxy 50+ pages of full color imagery showing the external and internal details of the USAF's largest aircraft in sharp focus.  PDF format download .99
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 Modeler's Close-Up: C-17 Globemaster III Just in time for the new Anigrand kit! Superdetailers will delight with close-in photography of landing gear, ramps, doors, engines, and interior structures. 50+ pages, all color $3.99 PDF download
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Modeler's
Close-Up: HH-60J Jayhawk / MH-60S Knighthawk |
 Close-in detail photography of the US Coast Guard's primary long-range rescue helo and the Navy's MH-60S VERTREP/CSAR/AMCM workhorse. 42 pages, all color $3.99 PDF download |
| Speculative
Warplane
Designs - A History in Patents A must for the fans of "Luft '46" and "What-If"! This work documents unbuilt US designs from the 1930s to the present day, using US Government patent documents. Some of these "what ifs" are outlandish, others might well have been built had things gone differently, and some are recognizable as having influenced aircraft that did end up being built. A sampler: *A jet powered flying wing fighter from Bell. Also, a number of unbuilt Airacomet derivatives/alternative designs. *A "Twin Liberator" - two B-24s on a common wing. * A McDonnell design contemporary with and similar to the XP-67 Moonbat, except being of pusher configuration. *Large twin and four engined flying wings from Northrop predating the XB-35. *VTOL F-104 Almost 200 pages, with hundreds of B&W side, top, bottom, frontal, and overall drawings. Lots of potential here for scratchbuilding and kitbashing! PDF download version $5.99
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Wings
from the Water *Chronicles the development of flying boats, amphibious, and floatplane aircraft from the early days of aviation through the 1990s, through the use of patent documentation. *Hundreds of 3-view, overall, and detail illustrations *Covers many never-built "paper projects" - ideal for the scratchbuilder and "what-if" enthusiast NEW IMPROVED ORDERING! PDF download $4.99
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V/STOL:
A History in
Patents Details the development of tilt-rotor, tilt-wing, vectored-thrust, and other manner of V/STOL aircraft from the early days of aviation to the present day. Over 140 pages. containing hundreds of B&W drawings that will be of much use to the scratchbuilder and kitbasher. PDF format download $1.99 (approx 12MB file) |
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Modeler's
Close-Up #11:
KC-135E/T Stratotanker Extensive walk-around photo coverage of rebuilt KC-135E (TF33 engines) and KC-135T (CFM56 engines) model Stratotankers, showing details of landing gear, wings, cargo door, engines, tail, and Flying Boom. 35 page all color PDF PDF download............................$1.99 |
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Modeler's Close-Up #12:
F-15C
Eagle An in-depth survey of the F-15C, shot with the modeler in mind. 50 pages, full color high resolution images *Intakes *antennas *inlets *exhausts *camouflage schemes PDF download $4.99 |
| KB-50
Superfortress Ad Although
it was later to rely
on SAC KC-135s,
in the 1950s and 1960s TAC had its own tanker force in
the form of KB-29s and later KB-50s, the latter being refitted with J47
turbojets in underwing pods and drogue dispensers under the wingtips
and in the former tailgun position. The KB-50s were pivotal in allowing
TAC to rapidly deploy fighters worldwide, and were only retired when
corrosion was discovered after several crashes. Original full-page ad -
we only have the one!
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| P-80
/ F-80 Shooting Star Ad Conceived
of in great secrecy
by what became known as Lockheed's "Skunk Works" the P-80 Shooting Star
was just too late for actyion in World War II, but helped the new USAF
transition to a jet force, and was in action from early on in Korea.
The basic design was stretched to become the T-33 trainer, which was in
production until the late 1950s, and is still flown today by several
air arms.
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| F-100
Super Sabre Ad The
first USAF fighter to be
supersonic in level flight, the F-100 originated from the Sabre 45
project. After a near-disasterous introduction to service, the "Hun"
matured into a air-refuelable fighter-bomber that saw much use over
Southeast Asia. F-100s were also flown by the Thunderbirds, with the
Air National Guard until 1979, and as pilotless drones well into the
1980s.
Original full-page ad - we only have the one! |
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| F3H
Demon Ad Among
the first naval fighters
to be armed with missiles, McDonnell's F3H/F-3 Demon was very nearly
stillborn, as the initial J40-powered F3H-1s were totally unsuitable
for service, and many went straight from the factory to use as ground
training hulks. The later marks were more successful, and served until
replaced by F4H Phantoms in the 1960s.
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| A4D
A-4 Skyhawk Ad Legendary
designer Ed Heinemann
created the A4D in response to an early 1950s requirement for a
Skyraider replacement. The diminuitive "Scooter's" capabilities far
belied its size, and A-4s would see much combat over Southeast Asia and
the Middle East. A-4s were replaced in frontline USN squadrons by the
A-7, but the Marines held onto their A-4Ms into the early 1990s, and
the last TA-4Js were only retired recently.
Original full-page ad - we only have the one! |
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| XF-91
Thunderceptor Ad The
Thunderceptor was Republic
Aviation's attempt to produce a fast-climbing interceptor by combining
jet propulsion for cruise flight with a battery of rocket motors for
climb performance. The XF-91 also had "inverse taper" wings that were
wider at the tips than at the root. Only the prototypes were built, as
the Thunderceptor's range was too short to defend large areas.
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