Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁さんのイラストまとめ

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning could have been a very different looking aeroplane! These are some conceptual models considered in 1937, when the project was still in discussion. Certainly some 'blue sky thinking' evident in the mind of designers “Kelly” Johnson and Hall Hibbard!

Intended to bomb from 35,000 ft, the Vickers Wellington Mk VI, was unique in having a pressurised cabin for the crew (except the poor rear gunner!) and 64 were ordered for the Pathfinder Force. However, the Mosquito was found to better and cheaper, so none were put into service.

Saturday Artwork by Wilf Hardy features the envisioned future of British Airways, as seen from the mid 1970s.
I suppose two out of three 'ain't bad'! 😂😂

Today's 'Saturday Artwork' showcases the Art of Chris French FGAvA.

Saturday Artwork!🎨
Sometimes 'What If' subjects can make superb subjects, as their historical accuracy is not as important as the 'art' of the composition and skill of the artist.
The Nakajima G10N 'Fugaku' for the Fujimi kit box art, by Japanese artist Takeshi Kurokawa.

The Sea Hornet, an naval adaptation of the glorious twin-engine wooden fighter, from 1948. These three aircraft are from 801 NAS, then based at RNAS Ford, in West Sussex.

The Hunting-Percival P.87, a proposed small feeder airliner from the 1950s; complete with 'pusher' Napier Oryx turbo-prop engines.
This rather odd British concept, (shown here in a 1955 Eagle Comic cutaway) went no further than a design proposal!

In the future, everyone will have their own 'private helicopter'!
Alas, this 1950s concept of amateur inventor Corporal Robert Huzzard of Wilmington, Ohio, never made it any further than his illustration for a 'Transport of the Future' competition!

Close contact gliding!😲
This experimental method of towing gliders into combat, using a short non-flexing link was trialled after WW 2. The Waco CG-15 glider is being towed by a Curtiss C-46 tug, during the tests. The method was abandoned along with the use of glider warfare.

Saturday's artwork this week, is by legendary aviation artist Michael Turner.
Famed for his depiction of RAF historical subjects, this artwork features my favourite 1930s bomber, the Handley Page Heyford. A British night bomber that was only phased out before the start of WW2.