a walk through of a Martin Mars flying boat, then take off and landing (amazing interior, but not as cool a video as the next on of a Grumman Goose)

update on the Philippine Mars

 

great marketing idea... what's the 1st thing you'd think of if you were adrift at sea, and a friendly plane came to save you?

 https://dailytimewaster.blogspot.com/

the Martin Mars on it's way through Pima on a flat bed trailer drew a LOT of attention (thank you George! )

work continues on the full-scale reproduction of the legendary Savoia-Marchetti S.55X

 https://vintageaviationnews.com/vintage-aviation/work-continues-on-savoia-marchetti-s-55x-reproduction-after-volandia-unveiling.html

the Martin Mars flying boat prototype with a Piper J-3 Cub on its wing to give context to it's size.

https://www.forcbodiesonly.com/mopar-forum/threads/nose-art.60295/page-13

they skipped even stopping at San Diego, so I won't be going down and taking photos of it like I planned

https://www.twz.com/air/the-last-mars-flying-boat-just-made-its-final-flight-marking-the-end-of-an-aviation-era

the retirement flight of the 1942 Martin Mars (thanks Double Nickel!)

 

video at https://www.facebook.com/656070055/videos/1173905747011405

Latécoère 631 Flying Boat Airliner

 

April 16, 1952, in Biscarross, France

https://oldmachinepress.com/2020/02/05/latecoere-631-flying-boat-airliner/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10160712180599306&set=a.487455259305

https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/lege-cap-ferret/cap-ferret-en-1950-le-crash-d-un-hydravion-latecoere-fait-12-morts-1844082.php

the Sanders-Roe SR45 Flying Boat Princess, a 1950′s flying boat

https://vlc-uk.tumblr.com/post/620412939137138688/princess-of-the-skies-the-saunders-row-sr-45

A replica S.55X is now under construction in Italy.

one of the Savoia-Marchetti S.55 flying boats in 1933

 One of the three vertical stabilizers and rudders has already received its cloth covering below, the work is progressing on the rest of the S.55X's empennage while the elevator is receiving its fabric covering.

Sadly, only one complete example of a Savoia-Marchetti S.55 remains, and it resides in the now-closed TAM museum in São Carlos, Brazil.

So, the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group is building a replica based on drawings and photographs.

The S.55X made headlines in 1933 when a squadron made a formation crossing of the Atlantic for a tour of the United States culminating in a lay over at the 1939 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago.

http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/savoia-marchetti-s-55x-flying-boat-rebuild-update-summer-2019.html
https://www.facebook.com/SavoiaMarchettiHistoricalGroup

almost looks like a painting

http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?17154

bric- a -brac

http://3rdstories.yolasite.com/

the Suanders Rose Princess flying boat

wow, just wow. the Caproni Ca.60 experimental flying boat on Lake Maggiore, 1921.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.60
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/06/01/absurd-100-passenger-trans-atlantic-airliner-featured-three-sets-triplane-wings-set-giant-fuselage/

For the Caproni 90: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/10/1929-caproni-ca90-six-engined-inverted.html

For size perspective

http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?132.100

God bless Kodak and their chemists for the amazing colors they preserved

http://www.axis-and-allies-paintworks.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?132.520

“Travel in Vogue” by Gary Whinn features a Pan-Am Clipper plane and a 1936 Cord 810

http://therebelgentleman.tumblr.com/

this is a cool way to end the day's work, a discovery of a living artist that paints 1930s era scenes of cool planes, trains, and cars, Peregrine Heathcote

Born in London in 1973, Peregrine Heathcote spent his childhood living in both Britain and Dubai where his imagination was free to flourish as he witnessed an international jet set culture. Hence it is no surprise that the artist’s imagery reflects a provocative Silver Screen theatrical quality. In 1995 Peregrine graduated from the Florence Academy of Art and since that time he has been profiled by the BBC in a documentary about his portraits resulting in international exposure.

 Heathcote’s images of beautiful women stepping off bullet trains in addition to his Gatsby-esque characters embarking on luxurious voyages via vintage aircrafts and cruise ships, conjure a world of intoxicating glamour and intrigue. The artist uniquely blends a sense of nostalgia with the contemporary world while creating narrative stories in paint. Notably, he has exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Royal Academy, and Hampton Court. In addition his paintings have been auctioned at Christie’s Auction House, King Street, London.

Selection of recent portraits:
Julian Fellows, screenwriter and Oscar winner
Portrait of the BBC of the British celebrity Cilla Black
Various commissions for the Sultan of Oman
Prince Jeffrey of Brunei
Lord and Lady Rees-Mogg
The Duke and the Duchess of St. Albans
 Lord Selsdon The Earl of Bradford
The Countess of Effingham
 Justin Simpson and his family
Principal Partner, Morgan Stanley
 Roger Davis Barclays UK Banking CEO
 Ian Henderson, CEO of Land Securities
 Mike Strong, CEO CB

http://artcontrarian.blogspot.com/2014/06/peregrine-heathcotes-1930s-pseudo.html

http://dieselpunk44.blogspot.com/2012/03/peregrine-heathcote.html
http://www.cuded.com/2012/02/paintings-by-peregrine-heathcote/

https://peregrineheathcote.com/

1932 Boeing 4 person flying boat prototype

Boeing of Canada designed this small aluminum-hulled 4 person flying boat in 1931 and 32. The chief designer had came from Canadian Vickers and Saunders Roe and the aircraft showed little relationship to other Boeing designs. It was reported that the aircraft had excellent characteristics both in the air and on the water. Only one prototype was built and the airplane (owned by Canadian Airways) spent its life in British Columbia till 1942 when it appears to have been scrapped.

http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2016/12/boeing-canada-213-totem.html