Closeup of Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935

Popular Mechanics Flying Boat Sleeping Quarters
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.

Popular Mechanics airplane kitchen

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.

Popular Mechanics airplane bar

Sleeping Quarters

Except for those bunk beds, which you are undoubtedly sharing with a stranger, a most civilized way to travel.

Popular Mechanics airplane sleeping quarters

By Lee Wallender

Deception, influence, fakes, illusions, themed environments, simulations, secret places, secret infrastructure, imagined places, dreamscapes, movie sets and props, evasions, camouflage, studio backlots, miniatures.

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