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Cutaway views of aircraft.

  • Wright Cyclone Engine World War 2 Aircraft Cutaway, 1945

    Wright Cyclone Engine World War 2 Aircraft Cutaway, 1945

    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 a test flight.  The aircraft interior has been specially designed for testing.

    Areas of this aircraft shown on the cutaway:

    1. Oxygen supply for crew.
    2. Movie camera recording instruments.
    3. Movie lights.
    4. Instrument panel.
    5. Flight observer and cathode ray detonation detector.
    6. Flight observer at engine operating temperature recorder.
    7. Radio equipment bay.
    8. Fuel volume meter.
    9. Pilot and observer co-pilot.
    10. The Wright Cyclone engine.

    Popular Science October 1945

  • WWII Fighter Plane Cutaway Showing Gravity Suit, 1945

    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 within.  Then the pilot’s gravity suit itself is peeled back to reveal some of its inner workings.

    Bladders within the suit were inflated with air from the craft, to minimize the chance of pilot blackouts during hard turns.

    Source:  Popular Science January 1945

  • Super-G Constellation Cutway, 1955

    Super-G Constellation Cutaway, 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 from a LIFE magazine, showing both this aircraft and the oceanliner Cristoforo Columbo.

    Accompanying text notes that the Constellation had a flexible seating arrangement.  In this drawing, tourist class passengers occupied the forward compartment, while first class passengers enjoyed reclining seats with foot rests in the middle compartment.

    The Super G was produced from 1951 to 1958.

    Source: LIFE Jun 27, 1955

  • Consolidated Vultee Clipper (PanAm) Cutaway, 1945

    Consolidated Vultee Clipper For 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 put it at 1945.

    This 160 ton aircraft was expected to be able to take 200 passengers from New York to London in 9 hours.

    Consolidated ventured that it would build about 15 Vultee Clippers for PanAm immediately following the War.

    Vultee Clipper Cockpit Cutaway, ca 1945

     

     

     

  • British RAF Typhoon Fighter Cutaway Drawing, 1944

    RAF Typhoon Fighter Aircraft 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 massive engine at the time.

    The Typhoon carried four 20 mm cannon.  With its capacity for carrying two 500 lb. bombs, one under each wing, the Typhoon could be a fighter-bomber as well as a fighter only.

    At a loaded weight of 11,300 lbs., it was fairly heavy compared to its sister, the Hurricane, which weighed in at 7,290 lbs. loaded.

    This cutaway is from Popular Science, August 1944

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