Tailhook Topics

by Tommy H. Thomason

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

AD (A-1) Skyraider Original vs Extraction Seat

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The Navy contracted for the incorporation of the Stanley Aviation Corporation Yankee seat in at least two squadrons of its AD (A-1) single-s...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Lockheed P/F-80 Canopy Development

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Why do I make a blog post concerning an Air Force fighter? Because the Lockheed P/F-80 was operated by the Navy, including an at-sea evaluat...
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Monday, October 7, 2013

Things Under Wings - Drop Tanks Update

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For a primer on Douglas drop tanks, see http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html Now take a cl...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

A3D Skywarrior External Pylons

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Rick Morgan provided the following with respect to the A3D-2T Skywarrior external pylons discussed here: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/...
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Friday, September 27, 2013

TA-3B Skywarrior

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The trainer designation for the TA-3B is a little confusing since it was a bombardier trainer, not a pilot trainer. Although you can find ot...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Bigger Banjo

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Kitty Hawk has announced a 1/48th scale kit of the F2H-3/4, which is a welcome addition to the modeling catalog, at least for Naval aviation...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Vought XF4U-1 Corsair

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I've been collecting material on the XF4U-1 for many years. I've never been satisfied by the three-view drawings that became avail...
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In 1956, at age 12, I lived on NAS Sangley Point in the Philippine Islands. Always enamored with airplanes, I imprinted on the Cougars, Banshees, and Skyraiders then being deployed. Not able to be a Naval Aviator because I was nearsighted, I instead became an aeronautical engineer and general aviation pilot. Now retired, I write books and monographs on U.S. Navy aircraft.
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