HÉLÈNE DUTRIEU—AVIATRIX AND MORE
I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT HÉLÈNE DUTRIEU from my Minute Epics of Flight, a book that begins with ancient Babylon and Etana’s flight on the back of an eagle and brings … Continue reading
AIRCRAFT CUTAWAYS—A VARIETY OF STYLES
THE PURPOSE OF A CUTAWAY, of course, is to reveal inner aspects of something by selectively omitting outer elements. The intent, though, depends on the audience: Is it a technical … Continue reading
A FATHER’S DAY GMAX INSPIRATION PART 2
THE FLYING CARPET OF Daughter Suz’s Father’s Day card inspired me to model the Cessna XMC (eXperimental Magic Carpet). Yesterday we looked at the real (single) XMC and (five of … Continue reading
A FATHER’S DAY GMAX INSPIRATION PART 1
I WAS RESEARCHING a next GMax project for Microsoft Flight Simulator to follow my Alexander Eaglerock. Reading “Meet the Often-Forgotten Cessna XMC,” by Jason McDowell in Flying, June 7, 2022, … Continue reading
JANE’S ART PART 2
YESTERDAY, TIDBITS FOCUSED ON SEVERAL ADS from Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft 1919. Today in Part 2, we enjoy the high level of technical illustration in this particular Jane’s. Attributions. … Continue reading
JANE’S ART PART 1
A FELLOW NAMED JANE WAS a fin-de-siecle gamer with a special interest in naval battles. Wikipedia recounts, “He first began to sketch warships in his teens, and was notable in … Continue reading
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, AMELIA EARHART, AND C. ALFRED “CHIEF” ANDERSON—SOARING ENCOUNTERS
WHAT SOARING PERSONALITIES! Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, U.S. Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly 1945 to 1952, whom President Harry S … Continue reading
AN OLD FRIEND FROM DENVER—THE EAGLEROCK
EACH TIME I CHANGED PLANES IN DENVER, I admired the Alexander Eaglerock. Now I’ve finally got this fetching biplane as a GMax project for Microsoft Flight Simulator. Here are tidbits … Continue reading
AIRMAIL TIDBITS PART 2
YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED the first U.S. airmail. Today in Part 2, a pilot named Lindbergh (yes, that Lindbergh) practices his expertise prior to a considerably longer flight. And others of … Continue reading
U.S. AIRMAIL TIDBITS PART 1
THOSE OF A CERTAIN AGE will recall writing “AIR MAIL” on envelopes (and adding extra postage) for this special service. Imagine that; how quaint. Posting “letters” to be delivered by … Continue reading
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