According to one source this should be 450 pages but it is only 399. I have not determined which pages are missing, if any.
It is also too low a definition to clean properly so I only removed the graffiti. Converting to black and white made some parts unreadable.
I have OCR'd it but a lot of...
In 1961, to win the competition of stepping on the moon, president Kennedy launched the Project Apollo to launch some astronauts to the moon.
After many years, many technologies developed from the Project Apollo have been greatly enriched our lives.
As many technologies have been widely used in...
I am posting here my copy of RAAF Publication 413 - Aircraft Compasses - General. First the basic manual and then on this site the RAAF information leaflets and on the American Instrument Documents thread the US tech orders that make up the majority of the content.
05-15-3 is missing and...
I am going to slowly add my Allison manuals to the site and invite others to post their V-1710 stuff here as well so it is all in one location. It will be slow as I have started to process the Lancaster Vol 1 and that will take time as it is a bit if a mess. Avro Lancaster manuals
This first...
Nowadays, it's a trend for deep-space explorers / spaceships to use nuclear electronic-generator for their electronic sources.
For example, RTG(Radiosotopr Thermoelectric Generator) have flown 27 space missions by NASA, mainly used on deep-space explorers.
The RTGs for the Pioneer 10 spacecraft...
In this thread, there'll be Public EARLY Titan and atlas satellite-launcher operator and launcher manuals, plus 1990s Long March 2 and 3 rocket export version satellite user's manuals.
Public atlas rocket manuals are in the 1st post of this thread.
Atlas was the first us long-range rocket, it...
J2 engine is a LHX-LOX engine used on the 2nd stage and 3rd stage of Saturn V, with a capability of restarting in the space flight at almost 0g and in vacuum.
Propellant
Liquid oxygen / Liquid hydrogen
Mixture ratio
5.5:1
Cycle
Gas generator
Nozzle ratio
27.5:1
Thrust, vacuum
1,033.1...
Flight control theory is a fast-developing subject, its theory books/manuals have been published,
most of these post WWII Flight Control System manuals were official manuals approved to be released by the US government on its official website. One of a document here is under...
In this post, there're early aviation computers manuals, including L-304, used on E-2A Hawkeye.
L-304 was a set of computers used on the aerial tactic system on E-2A Hawkeye.
The Litton L-304 ,general-purpose computer was developed through the cumulative(efforts of DSD's engineering and...
Vulcan Bomber was the 1st generation bomber of Britain, which was the only jet heavy bomber which have been kept for air show after its retirement for 30 years.
However, after the bankrupt of the vulcan-keeping company for air show and the age of vulcan, it is not capable for flight after 2015...
IL-76T is a 1970s Soviet transport aircraft, with a MTOW of 190tons.
IL-76T is a civilized version of IL-76, and it had removed all of the military equipment, and used for civil transportation.
The Classic IL-76 equipped with low-bypass D30 engine in this thread, have been out of production...
NK-8 and D-30 jet engines are early LOW-BYPASS Soviet turbofan engines for passenger jets, which were developed and used in 1960.
They're all low-bypass early turbofan engines developed by USSR in 1960s, with similar tech and performance with American JT3D and JT8D engines.
NK-8 and D-30 engines...
A WWII-style piston engine has a simple theory of operation.
However, it needs a pile of accessories to make it work.
It includes: Sparks, electronic motor, Fuel Injector, Fuel pumps, carburetors, Supercharger for high altitude...
The manuals are in this folder...
Enstrom 28F 1-ton light Helicopter developed in 1970s. Its customer manuals have been shared on official website, and its manuals. All the downloaded manuals are claimed might not the latest version, and they're uncontrolled copies.
Enstrom 28F is suitable to be a trainer, which saves oil and...
SA1 was the 1st Soviet anti-aircraft missile in 1951, developed from a WWII German anti-aircraft missile Waterfall.
The system's performance could be regarded as a fixed-base version of MIM-23 Hawk.
The system remained in service until 1982, having made many times of upgrade.
The first V-300...
Soviet SA8 is a short range anti-aircraft missile.
Specifications (OSA-AKM)
Mass 17.5 tonnes
Length 9.14 m
Width 2.75 m
Height 4.20 m (radar mast stowed)
Crew 5 soldiers
Main armament 6 9M33, 9M33M1, 9M33M2 or 9M33M3 missiles
Engine D20K300 diesel
Ground clearance 400 mm
Operational range 30 km...