Martin Ocean Transport Plane Cutaway, 1936

A great airplane cutaway from Fortune Magazine 1936 (Large Size Image): The revolutionary fact about the Martin is that more than half of its gross weight of 51,000 pounds is useful load, instead of about a third, which has hitherto been the limit.  In flying across an ocean useful load is the decisive factor, not… Continue reading Martin Ocean Transport Plane Cutaway, 1936

Closeup of Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935

Popular Mechanics Flying Boat Sleeping Quarters

Looking inside the Popular Mechanics 1935 “Flying Boat”: Kitchen Welsh rarebit coming right up.  Note the ladder leading up to the wing. Bar The cover is sharp and crystal-clear.  It’s my scanner that blurred the picture.  A real-life bartender whipping up a gin gimlet for a guy in a suit. Sleeping Quarters Except for those… Continue reading Closeup of Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935

Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935

Popular Mechanics Flying Boat

I reproduce this Popular Mechanics cover of April 1935 in all of its ball-throbbing glory–because that is the only way to describe the muscularity of 1930s popular journalism.  There is nothing I don’t like about this cover.  I love the orange and blue contrast, the NRA Code logo in the bottom left, the typography, and… Continue reading Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935

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