Titan Missile Underground Launch Complex Cutaway

The Titan II Missile Underground Launch Complex (Large Image) is classic Cold War-era cutaway stuff.  At the Titan Missile Museum in Arizona, you can tour the entire facility.  As their brochure states: The Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) was the first liquid propellant missile that could be launched from underground. Equipped with a nine-megaton… Continue reading Titan Missile Underground Launch Complex Cutaway

Hotel Cutaway Drawing, 1947

This great cutaway originally comes from a July 5, 1947 Saturday Evening Post ad for Armstrong’s Industrial Insulation.  For an extra-sized view, click here and then click a second time on the magnifying glass. The ad says, in part: When you look behind the scenes, a modern hotel is an astounding place.  Few guests appreciate… Continue reading Hotel Cutaway Drawing, 1947

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