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Edwards Air Force Base and B-1, 1974 - 1981

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 283, Series 3, Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents

Within this sub-series are various United States Air Force flight mission plans and reports, B-1 strategic bomber crew checklists, manuals, flight reports, flying qualities and flight control systems evaluation and B-1 related photographs and clippings. Issues of Journal of the Society of Flight Test Engineers and Flight Test NEWS from 1978-1981 are also included. A few unique items; poem about Ross, script for a skit, cardboard Shuttle, diagram for antenna installation CB1 configuration, "Cobra Ball I (ES7379) Tuft Study Test Conditions" and poster, "My Job" round out this series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974 - 1981

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection material is in English. One MIR publication is in Russian.

Access Information

Collection is open for research. Per donor request, some DVDs and VHS cassettes are listed as restricted, consult with archivist. Two folders contain confidential information and are marked as restricted.

Extent

3.088 Cubic Feet (Eight letter-size full-width manuscript boxes and one letter-size half-width manuscript box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

The sub-series are arranged into five sub-groups.
  1. B-1, United States Air Force, flight mission plans
  2. B-1, United States Air Force, flight reports and checklists
  3. Flying Qualities and Flight Control System Evaluation of the B-1 Strategic Bomber
  4. B-1 related photographs and photograph clippings
  5. B-1 related material, reports and manuals

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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