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the jaw-dropping art of Christophe GIBELIN
“Sud-Est SE161 Languedoc & Leduc 021, Illustration de couverture pour “Envols vers l’inconnu” Biographie de Jean Sarrail par Bernard Bacquié
Editions Latérales 2011/2012”
the jaw-dropping art of Christophe GIBELIN
“Convair B-58 Hustler, Fana de l’Aviation Hors Série n°50, Décembre 2012”
the jaw-dropping art of Christophe GIBELIN
“Blériot XI & Lockheed F22 Raptor, Hors série Fana de l’Aviation spécial Bourget 2009, Aéro Artbook Editions Paquet 2009”
Nathan C. Price, Lockheed Corporation
Application: October 12th 1949
(other patents here, here, here, here)
“Those in search of new sensations will be interested in this project of Mr. Carron, of Grenoble. It is an immense cone, designed to carry a cargo of fifteen passengers, and to fall from a lofty tower into a well of water. The tower is 300 yards high, and the swiftness of the descent is more than double that of the most rapid express train; the well is about 60 yards deep. the illustrations show the system of cones and springs, which serve to deaden the shock on striking the water” (via)
“Soaring like an eagle into new heavens of valor and devotion”
Gutzon Borglum standing next to “The Aviator” (via)
“W T Warren Testing Helmet 1912” (via)
reblog:
Beautiful patent drawing for R. J. Spalding’s Flying Machine, 1889. Complement with the illustrated history of human flight.
“(1910) - Photograph of dirigible race in the Dominguez Air Meet, Dominguez Field, Los Angeles, 1910. Two football-shaped zeppelins race across the skies, flying at low altitude. Each of them has single pilots. The pilots stand on a skeletal structure consisting of metal bars that is attached to the balloon with wires. Spectators (or judges) stand below on the plain field watching the zeppelins race. Further in the sky is a hot-air balloon with the phrase “all in the Examiner.”” (via)
“L’avion de Clément Ader, 1890” (via)
“The de la Hault Orthopter displayed at the 1909 Olympia Aero Show” (via)
sunday fantasy #395: Manchu (spotted via Conceptships)
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