Category Archives: aircraft

P-38 Instrument Panel

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Diagram of the P-38 Instrument Panel from Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions for Army Models P-38H Series, P-38J-5 and F-5B-1, T.O. No. 01-75FF-1, September 1943. Labels: 1. Directional gyro; 2. Gyro horizon; 3. Compass indicator; 4. Fuel pressure gages; 5. Altimeter; … Continue reading →

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P-51 Mustang in Full-Scale Wind Tunnel

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A full-size P-51 Mustang in the Full-Scale Wind Tunnel at Langley Aeronautical Laboratory. (NASA Photograph.)

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1/32nd Me 163 Komet

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Meng Model has announced a 1/32nd-scale kit of the famous Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket fighter. Details from Meng include: size of 178mm length and 292mm wingspan, 190 parts on 7 plastic sprues, 23 PE parts on 2 frets, 3 … Continue reading →

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P-51B Mustang with Wing Gloves

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A North American P-51B Mustang with wing gloves for research into low-drag performance in flight at Langley. Photograph courtesy NASA.  

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SBD Dauntless Cockpit

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the Douglas SBD Dauntless cockpit from the Pilot’s Handbook Model SBD-3, Douglas Aircraft, 1942.  

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A-26 Crew Entry and Exits

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A-26 fuselage compartments–crew entry and exits diagram, from: Pilot’s Handbook for Army Models A-26B and A-26C Airplanes, AN 01-40AJ-1, August 1945, revised January 1946.  

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P-51 Mustang & USAF F-15 Eagle

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A WWII-era P-51 Mustang flies in formation with modern U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle during a heritage flight at the Gateway to Freedom Airshow held at Helena, Montana. (Photograph by Montana National Guard Public Affairs Office, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas … Continue reading →

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B-17E Recognition

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. War Department WWII Recognition Guide for the B-17E Flying Fortress: DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Four-engine, low-wing monoplane. Wings equally tapered with rounded tips and full dihedral. Long, narrow fuselage. Gun turret on top of fuselage just aft of pilot’s cockpit enclosure. … Continue reading →

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F4U Corsair & AV-8B Harrier

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and vintage F4U Corsair fly side by side over the 2012 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show. (U.S. Dept. of Defense, Public Domain, Black Daggers at MCAS Cherry Point Air Show May 4, … Continue reading →

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P-51B Mustang “Shoo Shoo Baby”

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin
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