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This suit is only listed as a Gemini Spacesuit Prototype donated by McDonnell Douglas. It was already on that dumpy mannequin when it was donated to the museum. I've been told that this was the suit they (McDonnell Douglas) used to take to events and presentations so it has seen a lot of abuse.

We have two suits listed as prototypes in the museum's collection. Starting with the G2C. This one is in a glass case so I had to try to shoot around the reflections.

Re: Stargazer2006's works Red was my guess at the trim color as I have a memory of seeing a colorized picture of the C-125 with red trim. But I'll admit that the red could have been the printer's choice. I'm talking about the thin strut or pipe that either is running parallel to the fuselage...

Re: Stargazer2006's works Fun design. For me, it works both as a What If and as a fantasy. I mean, I can see that flying in formation with the Sea Duck on Tail Spin. One question. What exactly is that pipe or strut doing? (The one that starts just aft of the lower point of the red(?) trim in...

This is a McDonnell Douglas painting in the collection of the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum. I'm placing these pictures here to show how it had been reworked by them as the F-15 evolved. Notice the thin sliver of the original black radome and the texture of the USAF lettering under the...

I always enjoy seeing sketches and working drawings. Thanks for sharing.

Vertol 107s also flew in Pan Am markings in New York - though, I think they were New York Air machines operating under contract.

Long lens (telephoto lens) effect going on here. Those fins may be the same length on both aircraft yet look like this. If the planes were the same distance from the photographers and you got this difference then yes, the fins are of different length. If, as is likely, one of the planes was...

Another thing to consider is the placement of the star on the stabilizer. While there could be a difference in stabilizers between the two aircraft, it is also possible that the eye (and brain) is being fooled by this shift in placement. The star is the dominant landmark on the stabilizer so the...

Taking off directly over one of the lift fans? What's that going to be like?

Does anyone have any images of the recruiting posters the Air Force put out around that time with the line "See The USA in a C-5A"?

The Diamond Distributors advance order catalog already has a listing for the DVD/Blue Ray release - but they only advertise it as a future release without giving a street date.

H-Bombs are so last century.

Getting to orbit is a problem but so is getting back from orbit. That well known picture of an X-15 model atop a booster assembly made me laugh. I'm not an engineer either but I'm fairly sure that an entry from orbit generates more heat than that generated by Mach 6 flight. Look at the structure...

jzichek, In your research, have you come across anything about the use of one of the mock-ups in the movies such as the 1968 William Castle film Project X? I've been searching but I've yet to find a copy of that movie. I remember seeing that design used both in an animated flight sequence and as...

Not shot under the best conditions - wrong lens, back-lit and flying almost directly overhead, but I shot these during the Fair St. Louis Air Show on July 3, 2011.

I can understand your argument for using modern materials but I can also see the other side's point of view. I think the difference can be approached as what the building represents as opposed to what the building is. Even with that, there isn't always a clear dividing line. Was the castle built...

Re: Stargazer2006's works You do some fun work. However, I think that Bluebird would fit in nicely with one of those fancy roof-top airports in another thread here.

Why don't we tear down Fort McHenry and turn the site over to condo developers? Why don't we bulldoze The Alamo and let them build a strip mall? Why don't we close down Pearl Harbor and let hotels, golf courses and shopping malls be built there? Why waste money keeping the Constitution afloat...

MENG Models has released a two kit in the box release of the Katsnodori in 1/72 scale. It is going for $19.95 in the U.S. They have also released a couple of Technicals in 1/35 scale and I is my understanding that they plan to release up to eight different Technicals kits. Their web site is...