Weapons & War
Multiplanes
In aviation, a multiplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration featuring multiple wing planes–these include biplanes, triplanes and tandem winged aircraft.
Weapons & War
Post War Aircraft
Illustrations of military aircraft developed and manufactured after 1945.
Civil Aviation & Aerospace
Aviation Accidents
Illustrations for “What Went Wrong–Twenty Years of Airline Accidents (1996-2015)” by Graham Deighton [Austin Macauley Publishers]. Trans World Airlines Flight 800, July 1996. Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, Read more
Civil Aviation & Aerospace
“Flight” Gallery at the Science Museum, London
Aircraft have been exhibited in the Science Museum since the earliest days of powered flight, initially as a special exhibition in 1912. The permanent collection has occupied various locations before finding its current home on the third floor of the museum’s Centre Block in 1963. The Flight gallery contains 21 Read more
Civil Aviation & Aerospace
Zenith Aircraft
The Zenith Aircraft Company develops, designs and manufactures self-build aircraft kits from its production facilities at Mexico Memorial Airport and holds exclusive rights to manufacture and market Zenair kit aircraft designs from Chris Heintz. In 2004, the Federal Aviation Administration created the new Sport Aircraft category and Sport Pilot License, Read more
Civil Aviation & Aerospace
Civil Aviation
De Havilland Comet The Comet was the first jet-engined passenger airliner and made its first test flight on 27 July 1949, the British Overseas Airways Company (BOAC) having already committed itself to the purchase of 10 aircraft. A clean, low-drag design had swept wings, integral wing fuel tanks, a pressurised Read more