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------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a "VFW 614 Flight Handbook including LBA approved Flight Manual", Volume 1, Operating Information, Fokker-VFW International, original release August 1974. This handbook contains information on certificate limitations, emergency, abnormal and normal procedures, flight and ground handling, loading, and checklist for the VFW-614 regional jet with the serial number 010 and the registration D-BABJ. The general introduction includes a three view drawing with dimensions of the unconventional aircraft design, which featured two Rolls Royce/SNECMA turbofan engines pylon mounted above the wings. Other drawings, diagrams and schematics throughout the handbook illustrate various aircraft systems and installations and associated cockpit controls, such as the hydraulic system, the landing gear and nose wheel steering, elevator, rudder and stabilizer trim, flap control, ground and flight spoilers, wheel brakes and anti skid, bleed air supply and pressurization, air conditioning, fuel system, engine indications, auxiliary power unit, electrical system, constant speed drive, windshield heating and airframe ice protection, crew and passenger oxygen systems, and others. Since only 16 of these aircraft were ever built, this handbook is very rare and hard to find and constitutes a document reflecting a piece of little known aviation history. The handbook consists of a set of loose leaf sheets in a hardcover binder, which is 9 ¾" x 11 ½" tall and 3" thick. The price is $20.
------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a report on "DC-10 Design Features", McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Douglas Aircraft Division, Long Beach, CA, Report DAC-61556A, 27 May 1968. This report contains a detailed description of the DC-10 three engine wide body passenger jet. It consists of an introduction and 20 sections on topics and design features such as aerodynamic design and flying qualities, power plant, structural design, landing gear, cabin interiors, environmental control, flight guidance and control system, instrumentation and avionics, electrical power system, hydraulics, reliability, and maintainability. The introduction outlines the main characteristics and data and includes a two view drawing with dimensions of the aircraft design. Other drawings, diagrams, schematics and photographs throughout the handbook illustrate various aircraft systems and installations, such as wing planform and flap and slat configuration, engine configuration and installation, fuel system, structure, fuselage sections, landing gear and nose gear steering system, pneumatic system, air conditioning, ice protection, crew and passenger oxygen systems, flight compartment, flight controls, antenna arrangement, electrical power system, exterior lighting, hydraulic system, operational flight profile, and others. The report in landscape format has a total of 374 pages and is 8 ½" x
11" tall and 1 ¼" thick. The cover pages are slightly damaged and soiled, and the front cover contains a stamp of a previous owner as well as the remark "DC-10" in red felt pen, while one side is marked "DC-10 Design" and another "DC-10" in felt pen, but the interior pages are in good condition. The price is $20.------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a brochure "The Douglas DC-8 Super 60's and DC-9 Series Airplanes", Douglas Aircraft Division, Long Beach, California, December 1965, 6-47. This brochure contains information on the Douglas DC-8 and DC-9 airliners as well as on the organization and production facilities of the Douglas Aircraft Company. Sections on the general arrangement show two view drawings of various models, and other drawings illustrate various interior arrangements. Black and white photographs and performance and cost diagrams are also included. The softbound brochure has a total of 44 pages and is 7" x 11" tall. It is in good condition. The price is $8.
------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a brochure "G-111", Grumman Aerospace Corporation. This brochure details information on the G-111, which is the civilian version of the HU-16 Albatross amphibian airplane. It discusses various features of the aircraft, such as the interior layout, the flight deck performance and payload flexibility, and also addresses potential future developments, such as a water bomber variant and a turboprop powered version. The brochure contains a colored three view drawing of the airplane and is illustrated throughout with color photographs. The softbound brochure in landscape format has a total of 17 pages and is 8 ½" x 11" tall. The back cover is slightly creased, but the document is in otherwise good condition. The price is $8.
------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a brochure "Fokker F.28 Fellowship Twin Turbofan Transport", Royal Netherlands Aircraft Factories Fokker. This brochure details information on the F.28 short range airliner and addresses aspects such as a general description, main data, accommodation, cargo compartments, cockpit, powerplant, systems, maintenance and service, airport handling, performances and economics. performance summary, utilization of C-141A parts, inboard profiles, and others. Illustrative and text charts are complemented by facing page descriptive texts. The general description section contains a three view drawing of the airplane with dimensions as well as a cutaway drawing, and other drawings and schematics show various interior arrangements as well as different systems, such as the electronic equipment, the electrical system, the fuel system, the hydraulic system and performance capabilities. The softbound brochure has a total of 32 pages and is 8 ¼" x 11" tall. Apart from a mark in one corner of the title page, the document is in otherwise good condition. The price is $8.
------------------------------------------------------------- For sale is a brochure "Nord 262", Supplement AiRevue, Nord Aviation,
15 May 1965. This brochure details information on the Nord 262 twin turboprop commuter transport and addresses aspects such as development including a silhouette and data comparison between the Nord 262 and the DC-3, description, handling, utilization, maintenance, operations, production, propulsion, equipments, and sales. maintenance and service, airport handling, performances and economics. The description section contains a three view drawing of the airplane, and other drawings and diagrams illustrate various interior arrangements as well as a cutaway view of an engine and an exploded view of the major aircraft components, while black and white photographs show various views and details of the aircraft, such as the cockpit. The softbound brochure has 24 pages and is 8 ¾" x 11 ½" tall. Apart from a slight crease and small tear on the front cover and a crease in the back cover, the document is in otherwise good condition. The price is $6.