P-80A Shooting Star Jet Fighter Original Lockheed Development Documents 1944 Oscar Fighter

P-80A Shooting Star Jet Fighter Original Lockheed Development Documents 1944 Oscar FighterThis is a set of original engineering documents from the development of the US Air Force Lockheed P 80 Shooting Star, the first jet propelled fighter of the USAF to see combat. This set of documents came to AeroAntique from the estate of Lockheed aeronautical engineer R. A. Mundhenk who worked on secret skunkworks projects with C. L."Kelly" Johnson. Mundhenk was a Weight Engineer in the Special Projects Group during 1944 while working on the XP 80A

was virtually identical to the 716K-01 with the noted exception of the dial markings (the number "6" appeared alongside it's index marks on the 716K-02 version

as long as you "Handle Like Eggs"

The knobs are quite stiff and need some TLC

thus allowing the needle to return to center

the altimeter operates as a normal barometric pressure altimeter

1 Pair of O-4 Major Shoulder Epaulets

Here is an Flight Helmet made by Gentex

We welcome any information from those who may know

General Electric Type DJ11 Model 8DJ11PB

now currently the aircraft is in the US and reported as airworthy as of the date of this entry

used to measure and indicate to the pilot the altitude over the terrain during flight

It is in near-mint condition