The Power for Flight
Jeremy R. Kinney
316 pages, some pictures
NASA and its precursor NACA was very influential in
the development and testing of aircraft propulsion,
mainly jet engines. Several chapters describe
different aspects of this development from 1958 to
the first years of the 21st century.
Language: English
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X-15: Extending the Frontiers of Flight
Dennis R. Jenkins
644 pages, some pictures and technical drawings
The North American X-15 connected aviation with
spaceflight. Its 199 test flights delivered valuable data
for the design of the space shuttle. The book gives
deep insights into the technology of this rocket
airplane. An extraordinary book - except for the list of
all flights. This list was scanned from paper and
pictured so small, that nobody can read anything.
Language: English
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Coming Home: Reentry and
Recovery from Space
Roger D. Launius, Dennis R. Jenkins
339 pages, some pictures
Returning from space is not an easy task. Astronauts
riding in the modern spaceships like Orion or Crew-
Dragon experience the same that their colleagues did
in the 1960s. The book tells the story of how NASA
solved the problem of slowing down from orbital
velocity to zero. One detour is made to the blunt body
design. Winged space planes like Space Shuttle or
Boeing X-37B are also described.
Language: English
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Origins of 21st-Century Space Travel
Glen R. Asner, Stephen J. Garber
264 pages, some pictures
Starting with a short summery of how spaceflight
developed in the last 100 years, this remarkable book
gives an overview of how the US-strategy for space
exploration was planned around the year 2000 for the
next century. An appendix gives some key documents.
Language: English
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Technical Report 6/46
German non guided Flak Rocket-Taifun
1 page
This drawing from a 1946 report from the British
Armaments Design Department gives a description
of the design of the German Anti-Aircraft-Rocket
Taifun.
Language: English
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prohibited.)
Design Drawing of the German
Flak Rocket Taifun
1 page
This is a rare drawing of the German Anti-Aircraft-Rocket
Taifun from the collection of Klaus Schlingmann, Berlin. It
shows a to date unknown version with a simplified fuel
injection section. The original drawing has faded over the
decades and so the contrast was enhanced with picture
processing software.
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Report: Messerschmitt jet Me 262 destroyed by
Spitfire
1 page
One of the first jets to be shot down by an allied fighter's
cannon was the Me 262 9K+BK (or 9K+BL) of
Kampfgeschwader KG 51 at October 5th, 1944. Five Pilots
flying Spitfire from No 401 Squadron RCAF shared this
victory. Hauptmann Hans-Christoff Buttmann was killed,
when his parachute failed to open.
Text: English
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Luftwaffe Trainer and Liaison Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe
1 page
This X-ray drawing shows the interior of the Focke-
Wulf Fw 58 used here as bombardier/gunner trainer.
Text: German
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General Atomics Predator
4 pages
In 2008 General Atomics published this brochure to
promote the Predator UAV. Today the Predator is the
best known representative of this type of aircraft.
Text: English
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Luftwaffe Ground Attack Aircraft
Henschel Hs 123
1 page
The last biplane of the Luftwaffe. Although the Henschel could
withstand great damage, it was withdrawn from service after
the first few months of the attack on the Soviet Union.
Text: German
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Report: Luftwaffe Night Fighter Heinkel
He 219 shot down
1 page
In January 1945 a Mosquito managed to intercept a
Luftwaffe night fighter Heinkel He 219 and shoot it
down.
Text: English
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Lufthansa Flight Plan 1929
1 page
A complete list of Lufthansa destinations, passenger
and cargo prices on a single sheet of paper!
Text: German
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prohibited.)
Dornier Do 217 E-4, K-1 and M-1 payloads
1 page
This drawing shows all possible weapon loads and other
payloads and the used stations for the Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217
bomber.
Text: German
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“Method of Producing Motive Forces on
Aircraft by the Explosion of Inflammable
Mixtures of Substances”
by Paul Schmidt, Munich
patented: April 15, 1931
U.S. Patent Office: 1,983,405
This very simple jet engine later powered the
German V-1 missile. Also patented was a special
aircraft for this jets, that was able to hover in the air.
Language: English
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Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 J bomber
cut through
1 page
The interior of the this pre-war Luftwaffe medium bomber is
shown in this drawing.
Text: German
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Luftwaffe Heinkel He 111 J bomber
three view
1 page
The main dimensions of the aircraft are evident in this drawing.
Text: German
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Junkers Ju 88 Zerstoerer interior
2 pages
Junkers factory drawings.
Language: German
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Junkers Ju 88 Bomber weight chart
3 pages
Junkers factory drawings.
Language: German
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Rocket Engine Aggregat A4 (V-2)
1 page
Peenemuende Rocket Center, January 1942.
This is the design used on operational V-2 rockets.
18 injection section from small 1.5 ton engines are grouped
on the top to deliver 25 tons of thrust.
Language: German
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Rocket Engine Aggregat A4 (V-2)
1 page
Peenemuende Rocket Center, March 1942.
New engine design with an injection-plate. This is the
forerunner of modern rocket engines. Used in a smaller
version for the Wasserfall anti-aircraft missile.
Language: German
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Rocket Engine Aggregat A4 (V-2)
2 pages
Peenemuende Rocket Center, January 1942.
Injection-plate for the new engine. Detail
drawings showing the lay-out.
Language: German
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Boeing B-17 tested by the Luftwaffe
3 pages
This report from April 4, 1943, describes the results of test flights with a captured
Boeing B-17 F in the Luftwaffe test center Rechlin. The report was given to top
German designers: Heinrich Hertel (Heinkel), Ernst Zindel (Junkers) and Brunolf
Baade (Junkers).
Junkers test pilot Hans-Joachim Pancherz flew the B-17 and gives his
assessment here. On the whole, the B-17 gets good marks.
In his summary, Pancherz explains:
“The simplicity with which the aircraft can be flown is impressive. ... great
stability around the vertical axis. ... Even small course corrections can be made
with the aileron. ... make the aircraft usable for a less experienced and poor pilot. "
Small points of criticism were the high control forces required and the lack of
possibility to slip safely.
The aircraft examined is most likely the B-17 F-27-BO with the serial 41-
24585, PU * B, which received the Luftwaffe registration DL + XC.
Language: German
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