Lost Cosmonauts' 3D printed what-if playthings and emporium

[Thorvic]

There's a good article in the British Interplanetary Society Space Chronicle, it details a launch site at Woomera.  It would have been a hot ship to land, so a parawing (similar to that trialled for Gemini) was planned for a gentler return to earth.

Eric Brown could have done it, no problem. 

AS longer as there is an arrestor hook and the arrestor wires on the runway 

[The Wooksta!]

He'd just as likely sit in the cockpit and claim he'd flown it.

[Lost Cosmonauts]

On the research and reading materials front - I'm going to have a short notice jaunt to see my brother. @Pellson - would you happen to recommend any aviation books on Swedish cold war types or model shops around the Stockholm area? I might try and wangle a trip to the Air Force museum as well but that is a couple of hours each way out of town

[Pellson]

On the research and reading materials front - I'm going to have a short notice jaunt to see my brother. @Pellson - would you happen to recommend any aviation books on Swedish cold war types or model shops around the Stockholm area?

It's been a while since I was there myself, but I think the "Hobbybokhandeln" at Pipersgatan 25 in Stockholm would be a reasonably good bet. Their business hours are 11:00 -18:00 workdays and 11:00 - 14:00 Saturdays. You will easily walk there in ten minutes from the Central Station, but if you feel lazy, they're just at the Tube station "Radmansgatan". Look for their yellow sign on the wall as you ascend from the Underground.

Re books: Obviously, there's oh, so much in Swedish, but I assume that can be a bit troublesome. Also, many of them are long out of print, but looking through the web, the following are the best current issues I can find:

For the  Draken: >>link<<

For the Viggen: >>link<<

In my own library, I have a few other books that maybe could be useful but they belong to the out-of-print category, and are also mainly in Swedish. However, they are very comprehensive indeed, containing loads of info on the studies leading up to the chosen design, the completed aircraft, its design, construction, versions and service, including individual fates for every airframe and LOADS of photos etc. Some of them have English summaries, but unfortunately not covering the full Swedish text.
That said, we can always coop a bit, me helping you finding what you're after.

Above said, there might very well be books I'm unaware of, so do have a look at the "Hobbybokhandeln", and see what they can furnish you with. The owners are enthusiasts and may very well surprise!

...I might try and wangle a trip to the Air Force museum as well but that is a couple of hours each way out of town.

It is, indeed. If not renting a car, I'd say best option is train to Linkoping, and then schedule me to pick you up at the station. It's in my "hoods", and it's been too long since I went there myself. Do note, however, that they are currently revamping their exhibition rather extensively, reopening in full on the 17th of June. However, they at least used to have a small museum shop where some, normally out-of-print books could be found. We might get lucky..

I'll take a few snaps of my books in a follow-up post or two, letting you see what I already have. 

[Lost Cosmonauts]

On the research and reading materials front - I'm going to have a short notice jaunt to see my brother. @Pellson - would you happen to recommend any aviation books on Swedish cold war types or model shops around the Stockholm area?

It's been a while since I was there myself, but I think the "Hobbybokhandeln" at Pipersgatan 25 in Stockholm would be a reasonably good bet. Their business hours are 11:00 -18:00 workdays and 11:00 - 14:00 Saturdays. You will easily walk there in ten minutes from the Central Station, but if you feel lazy, they're just at the Tube station "Radmansgatan". Look for their yellow sign on the wall as you ascend from the Underground.

Re books: Obviously, there's oh, so much in Swedish, but I assume that can be a bit troublesome. Also, many of them are long out of print, but looking through the web, the following are the best current issues I can find:

For the  Draken: >>link<<

For the Viggen: >>link<<

In my own library, I have a few other books that maybe could be useful but they belong to the out-of-print category, and are also mainly in Swedish. However, they are very comprehensive indeed, containing loads of info on the studies leading up to the chosen design, the completed aircraft, its design, construction, versions and service, including individual fates for every airframe and LOADS of photos etc. Some of them have English summaries, but unfortunately not covering the full Swedish text.
That said, we can always coop a bit, me helping you finding what you're after.

Above said, there might very well be books I'm unaware of, so do have a look at the "Hobbybokhandeln", and see what they can furnish you with. The owners are enthusiasts and may very well surprise!

...I might try and wangle a trip to the Air Force museum as well but that is a couple of hours each way out of town.

It is, indeed. If not renting a car, I'd say best option is train to Linkoping, and then schedule me to pick you up at the station. It's in my "hoods", and it's been too long since I went there myself. Do note, however, that they are currently revamping their exhibition rather extensively, reopening in full on the 17th of June. However, they at least used to have a small museum shop where some, normally out-of-print books could be found. We might get lucky..

I'll take a few snaps of my books in a follow-up post or two, letting you see what I already have. 

Text in Swedish is ok, I understand a little and with a bit of work and context can figure my way through so any books or magazines I can find there and bring home will help my language skills (even if my nieces critique my accent mercilessly)

Thanks for the tip on the museum, I'll drop you a line

[PR19_Kit]

The SwAF Museum is WELL worth a visit. One of my customers was just down the road and of course I HAD to drop into the Museum each time I was there. 

[Geoff]

Text in Swedish is ok, I understand a little and with a bit of work and context can figure my way through so any books or magazines I can find there and bring home will help my language skills (even if my nieces critique my accent mercilessly)

Thanks for the tip on the museum, I'll drop you a line

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If you do not have it "Bortom Horizonten"  by Andersson & Hellstrom, is a good read about early cold war recce flights over the Soviet Union with Mustangs and Spitfires; alsoC-47s, Ju-86s etc.

[Pellson]

There is also >>THIS<<, but it might not be that fighter-related. It's really interesting, though.

For your travels - if going to the museum, try to give me a few days headsup. I might need to shuffle things around a bit, as we do..

[Lost Cosmonauts]

There is also >>THIS<<, but it might not be that fighter-related. It's really interesting, though.

For your travels - if going to the museum, try to give me a few days headsup. I might need to shuffle things around a bit, as we do..

Thanks, I've the Tony Buttler Air Enthusiast article on Sweden's proposed types so just looking to put more flesh on the bones of that

[Pellson]

Thanks, I've the Tony Buttler Air Enthusiast article on Sweden's proposed types..

That one, I haven't seen. Anything you can share?

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Thanks, I've the Tony Buttler Air Enthusiast article on Sweden's proposed types..

That one, I haven't seen. Anything you can share?

I've just left the house so can't bring it physically but will get a copy to you when I get back

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Apologies, long time no progress reports. Trip to Sweden was excellent although I didn't get to the air museum. Subsequent trip to the Netherlands was another story and I can greatly recommend the Aviodrome museum. Your author got to sit in a Jet Provost cockpit section, have a go at landing at Schiphol in a simulator and try an East German Mig-21 on for size (snug)

[Pellson]

Good times!!
And the Swedish Air Force Museum will likely stay where it is. I'll furnish you with some pic once I've been myself. 

[zenrat]

Good pics.
I would not have expected the bang seat to have been upholstered in blue.

[Lost Cosmonauts]

Dagnabbit! I had a whole post drafted with pictures of recent models written that was fine in preview and now hasn't appeared. Man, I really hate the image embedding from Flickr to here.

Just a mo and I'll try again