Tailhook Topics

by Tommy H. Thomason

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Early McDonnell F-4B Phantom Configuration

›
The external appearance of the McDonnell F-4B changed in detail during its time in service. This is not a comprehensive list of the changes ...
11 comments:
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Douglas A3D Skywarrior Entry/Exit Doors

›
 The Skywarrior bombers had a self-boarding arrangement* that also did double duty as a bailout slide: It consisted of an inner (upper) and ...
4 comments:
Saturday, February 4, 2023

McDonnell F2H-2B Banshee

›
2 September 2023: Added an illustration of how the nose gear shock strut functioned. 7 June 2024: Added Mk 7 and Mk 8 Control Panels This po...
6 comments:
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Roden 1/72 AJ-1 Savage Review

›
  Model and Photo by Paul Boyer Paul Boyer's review of the excellent Roden 1/72 scale AJ-1 kit here: Fine Scale Modeler He mentions the ...
1 comment:
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Sikorsky RH-3A Sea King Minesweeper

›
 For a brief history of USN helicopter mine sweeping, click here: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-brief-history-of-usn-helicopt...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Tailspin
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.