One of the great things about the old Fortune magazine was how it often treated extremely mundane subjects with great wonder and awe. Not only would they profile the high-level anticts of John D. Rockefeller, William Randolph Hearst, and Henry Ford, but they would take things down to the opposite end of the spectrum and… Continue reading Office Ventilation Cutaway, ca 1940s
Category: Cutaway Drawings and Cross-Sections
Cutaway and cross-section drawings of vehicles, weapons, submarines, airplanes, buildings, and more.
Hindenburg “A” Deck Cutaway
One of the best, and cheapest, books that I have ever had about the Hindenburg is called Hindenburg: an Illustrated History, by Rick Archbold, with paintings by Ken Marschall. The art is too beautiful to even talk about in this space. But because one interest of Invisible Themepark is cutaways, let’s look at one cutaway… Continue reading Hindenburg “A” Deck Cutaway
Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret
Zeppelins, despite their mammoth size, are by nature secretive modes of transport. Even when they plied the skies on a regular basis, zeppelins were largely misunderstood by the general public. I think I will puke if I read another book with an overly simplistic wrap-up like this: And the the fiery destruction of the Hindenburg… Continue reading Zeppelin Sub-Cloud or Spy Basket: The Ultimate Secret
Astute Class Submarine Cutaway Drawing
This is a superb cutaway drawing of an Astute class submarine–British Royal Navy nuclear fleet submarines. Close-Up: Towards the Stern 70 – Ship’s Office 68 – Forward Hydroplane 78 – High-Pressure Air Bottles Close-Up: Toward Midships 45 – Port Side Communications Office 60 – Control Room Consoles 62 – Senior Ratings Bunks 58 –… Continue reading Astute Class Submarine Cutaway Drawing
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