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    Looking for Jim Ball/AIM-54 drawings

    Hello, first time poster...

    I'm making a computer model of the AIM-54 Phoenix missile, and would be interested in the "complete set of drawings" described at the bottom of this page:
    http://www.rocketryonline.com/jimbal...nix/index.html

    I see that the page hasn't been updated since 1998, and the e-mail no longer works.
    Could anyone here direct me to Jim Ball, Bob Kunz, or anyone else with a copy of the drawings?

    Thanks in advance.

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    I'll see if I can get in touch with Jim.

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    I checked with Jim, and while he does still have the drawings, they're buried in a storage unit and basically inaccessible.

    He did say those particular drawings are basically internals -- wiring harnesses and the like, so of no value to a modeler.

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    Thanks for prompt reply!

    The computer model includes features for active simulation, so internals are of interest, and I have collector's interest in the documents also (mainly for bragging, to impress my brother-in-law with what is and isn't secret - the more irrelevant detail the better - but not so urgent that I'd want to trouble someone who was so kind to host & share them in the first place. If it ever becomes convenient, please drop me a line.

    In the meantime, here is an early (and for the case of Phoenix, highly inaccurate) version of my simulator, should it be of interest:
    http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~pavacic/...es/minizap.zip

    Thanks again

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