Aircraft Carrier Steam Catapult Cutaway, 1953
Pictured is a 1953 cutaway of the planned HMS Perseus, showing the novel introduction of a steam catapult to replace the customary […]
Category: Aircraft
Cutaway views of aircraft.
British DeHavilland Comet Passenger Jet, 1950
In 1950, easy passenger jet travel was still a dream that could excite the public. The deHavilland Comet was still in […]
Wright Cyclone Engine World War 2 Aircraft Cutaway, 1945
This was a fictional Second World War aircraft meant to illustrate the Wright Cyclone engine (located in the engine cowling, #10) on […]
WWII Fighter Plane Cutaway Showing Gravity Suit, 1945
A cutaway within a cutaway. Drawn by Stewart Rouse, this illustrates a generic WWII fighter plane peeled back to show the pilot […]
Super-G Constellation Cutway, 1955
A fine cutway from 1955 by famed illustrator Rolf Klep, of a Super-G Constellation. This is actually part of an amazing double-spread […]
Consolidated Vultee Clipper (PanAm) Cutaway, 1945
I’m not certain when this Rolf Klep cutaway was produced, but the magazine text mentions that V-E Day was upcoming, so I’ll […]
British RAF Typhoon Fighter Cutaway Drawing, 1944
The RAF’s Typhoon was termed an “Engine With Wings” by Popular Science because of its 2,200 horsepower, 24 cylinder power plant–a […]
British R.A.F. Mosquito Cutaway Drawing, 1943
The R.A.F. Mosquito was a zippy, nimble aircraft, its fuselage built of plywood on a balsa wood core and its wings […]
Convair B-36 Bomber Cutaway Drawing, 1950
In 1950, Popular Science issued a cutaway drawing of the most exciting object to grace the skies to that point: Convair’s B-36 […]
PanAm Yankee Clipper Cutaway Drawing, ca 1930s
This cutaway drawing shows the PanAm Yankee Clipper (B-314), which was built by Boeing on the base of an XB-15 bomber […]