My stuff on eBay: Convair B-58 derived SST

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Mar 112010
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250595433882

Here is a high-quality blueprint of the proosed but unbuilt Convair QRC-182-2 Special Purpose Airplane. This was a massively modified B-58 “Hustler” bomber, with relocated engines, wingtip fins and a stretched and widened fuselage. The QRC-182 could serve as a fast recon plane, a supersonic passenger transport for the USAF, even a supersonic high-value cargo plane. This blueprint includes top, side and front views, with a great many dimensions called out and internal details visible.

The blueprint is a high-resolution, high-quality print from a restored digital file, measuring 15 inches high by 28 inches wide. It will look great framed and hanging on a wall. Shipped rolled in a tube.

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 Posted by at 10:54 pm

My stuff on eBay: Convair Super Hustler blueprint

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Mar 112010
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250595429473

Here is a high-quality blueprint of the proposed but unbuilt Convair “Super Hustler.” This was a “parasite aircraft” intended to be carried to altitude and supersonic speeds underneath a B-58 Hustler; after release, a ramjet powered stage would boost the craft up to around Mach 4. When over the target, the booster stage would fall away, dropping a large nuclear warhead; the manned stage would fly home under its own ramjet power. Convair proposed this to the USAF in the late 1950’s. This blueprint includes top, side and front views of the manned and unmanned stages, showing how it was to fit under the B-58. Also shown is a large amount of dimensional, area and weight data, along with scrap views showing the fins and the nose folding configurations for takeoff and landing.

The blueprint is a high-resolution, high-quality print from a restored digital file, measuring 19 inches high by 36 inches wide. It will look great framed and hanging on a wall. Shipped rolled in a tube.
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 Posted by at 10:52 pm

School supplies ain’t what they used to be…

 I'm from the government, weapons  6 Responses »
Mar 112010
 

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cb68cf9f3fa2fe18a83d1c3dee0039b2&tab=core&_cview=0

Remington Shotguns

Solicitation Number: EDOOIG-10-000004

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Contracts & Acquisitions Management
Location: Contracts (All ED Components)

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Added: Mar 08, 2010 10:39 am

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12 BARREL: 14″ – PARKERIZED CHOKE: MODIFIED SIGHTS: GHOST RING REAR WILSON COMBAT; FRONT – XS CONTOUR BEAD SIGHT STOCK: KNOXX REDUCE RECOIL ADJUSTABLE STOCK FORE-END: SPEEDFEED SPORT-SOLID – 14″ LOP are designated as the only shotguns authorized for ED based on compatibility with ED existing shotgun inventory, certified armor and combat training and protocol, maintenance, and parts.
The required date of delivery is March 22, 2010.
Interested sources must submit detailed technical capabilities and any other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the requirements above, no later than March 12, 2010 at 12 PM, E.S.T. Any quotes must be submitted electronically to the attention of Holly.Le@ed.gov, Contract Specialist (Contract Operations Group), with a concurrent copy to Sherese.Lewis@ed.gov, Contracting Officer (Contract Operations Group).

Ummmmm….

 Posted by at 9:37 pm

Fiche Improvement Program

 aircraft, awesomeness, drawings, projects, spacecraft  3 Responses »
Mar 112010
 

After doing some web searches for microfiche scanners, and realizing that new ones cost what I make in a *season,*it dawned on me yesterday that I had an old fiche viewer in deep storage in my shop. After a fair bit of cleaning, I found that it still worked… and with the aid of my Nikon D5000 digital camera, I’m able to obtain some fair images from it. Below are the original photos and the cleaned-up versions. I suspect a bit more cleaning, and some photography at night when there are no other light sources to cause reflections and such, will aid image quality noticeably. Given how much better these images are than the earlier ones done via the slide adapter on my flatbed scanner, it’s already a major improvement.

The viewer:

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The original photos:

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The tinkered-with results:

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 Posted by at 7:23 pm

My stuff on eBay: F-23A blueprint

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Mar 112010
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250595015775

Here is a high-quality blueprint of the planned, but unbuilt, Northrop-Grumman F-23A stealth fighter, the operational version of the YF-23. This diagram shows top, side, front, back and cross-sectional views, and provides a great deal of data.

The blueprint is a high-resolution, high-quality print from a restored digital file, measuring 16 inches high by 24 inches wide. It will look great framed and hanging on a wall. Shipped rolled in a tube.
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 Posted by at 10:24 am

North American Rockwell Space Shuttle, May, 1972

 aircraft, drawings, projects, spacecraft  9 Responses »
Mar 102010
 

From microfiche, explaining the blurriness. Note that while the design was broadly similar to what actually got built, it differed in having an airbreathing propulsion system (for self-ferrying and occasional use after re-entry for cross-range extension) and provisions for large solid rocket “abort motors” below the OMS pods. The airlock was also located in the nose.

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 Posted by at 5:39 pm

Large format blueprints

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Mar 102010
 

I’ve had a few more printed off. The future of this enterprise may be determined in part by the success of the Lockheed LS-200 sale on eBay… if it’s a dismal failure (currently standing at a whopping five bucks), then I’ll have some neat art, end of story. Otherwise, I *may* try to market *some* of these.

Right now, they are all-kinds-of-awesome-wallpaper. If you are interested, though, send me an email.

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The large prints are on 24X36 paper.

 Posted by at 12:28 am
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