Category: Cutaway Drawings and Cross-Sections

Cutaway and cross-section drawings of vehicles, weapons, submarines, airplanes, buildings, and more.

Cutaway Collection

What has happened to the lost art of cutaway drawings? In this age of fast computers and gaming consoles, we can navigate 3-D environments virtually and duplicate the sensation of walking through spaces. So, why would anyone be interested in cutaway drawings? For one, there’s something to be said for viewing a secret place all… Continue reading Cutaway Collection

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 fuselage.  On December 21, 1937, Boeing delivered the first Yankee Clipper to PanAm. The Yankee Clipper was the result of over 6,000 engineering drawings, 50,000 parts, and one-million rivets.  But with such complexity… Continue reading PanAm Yankee Clipper Cutaway Drawing, ca 1930s

Frank Soltesz, King of Cutaway Drawings

Not just cutaway drawings, but king of practically all other areas of commercial illustration through the 1930s-1960s, it seems. Soltesz’ life is told in detail by his son, Ken Soltesz (Frank Soltesz:  Biography of a Commercial Illustrator).  If you can somehow define the “look” of commercial illustration during that great mid-century period in the United… Continue reading Frank Soltesz, King of Cutaway Drawings

Hindenburg “A” Deck Walkthrough Video

Video Script The Hindenburg‘s “A” deck was the place where most everything happened–eating, dining, sleeping, lounging, sightseeing. Dining Area As we walk up the stairs from the “B” Deck, we go towards the Dining Area.  There were only a few tables in the Dining area, and meals were served in shifts, much on a train. … Continue reading Hindenburg “A” Deck Walkthrough Video