HOME | DD

MercenaryGraphics — Curtiss R3C-2 by-nc-nd

#seaplane #mercenarygraphics #aviation_art #schneider_cup #curtiss_r3c_2
Published: 2010-04-12 18:26:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 3714; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 11
Redirect to original
Description Portrait 1925 winner of the Schneider Cup, at Baltimore, Maryland and won by James Doolittle in this Curtiss R3C-2 at an average speed of 232.57 mph (374.28 km/h).

This was one of five pieces featured in the 2007 COMMUNICATION ARTS Illustration Annual.

www.commarts.com/annuals/2007-…

This piece was created in Illustrator CS and is entirely vector.

The shading was rendered using the blend tool between different vector shapes, and a some use of the gradient and transparency tools.
Related content

MercenaryGraphics - Curtiss CR-3

MercenaryGraphics - Macchi M.39

MercenaryGraphics - Fiat c.29

MercenaryGraphics - Supermarine S.6a

MercenaryGraphics - Supermarine S.6

MercenaryGraphics - Macchi m.7

MercenaryGraphics - Macchi M.C. 72

MercenaryGraphics - Supermarine Sea Lion II

MercenaryGraphics - Nieuport-Delage NiD 62

donaguirre - JDF-1A WIP2

redarmyscreaming - Macchi M.C. 72 v2 by Mercenarygraphics

yankeedog - Bantam 60 Speedster

Claveworks - Hawk II Peru 2

NSLC - Supermarine S6

RJBartrop - Conway R-3 Seaplane

YuryMilovidov - Farman F.50

lnago - Racers

Bispro - Hughes H-3 flying-boat
Comments: 5

lgsimons [2022-09-30 00:55:17 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

AlKend93 [2019-10-22 04:18:06 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

MercenaryGraphics In reply to AlKend93 [2019-10-29 21:38:19 +0000 UTC]



Thee was indeed!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

AlKend93 In reply to MercenaryGraphics [2019-10-29 21:44:29 +0000 UTC]

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

wugstopher [2010-06-30 03:25:04 +0000 UTC]

... a very impressive speed at the time, considering that Doolittle was flying a circuit around pylons. The next day he set a float-plane speed record of of 245.713 mph (395km/h).

Thank you for your stunning render of this historic aircraft.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0