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Original
illustration
by Joe Jones.
This was the trainer plane in which almost all WWII Army Air Corps and Navy aviators
first earned their wings. As I am currently working on my pilots license
myself, I wanted to simply capture the thrill and freedom of flight itself in
this striking new illustration.
Created by suggestion of Boeing's Museum of Flight, this Stearman
actually still flies out of their airfield in Seattle. Recognized to be still
one of the safest planes ever built, hundreds have survived the test of time
and are still flying to this day. Very much like a time machine, through my
process of research we had the rare opportunity to fly in a 1943 Stearman
ourselves. I'll tell you, here's nothing quite as exciting as sailing
through the heavens strapped into an open cockpit airplane such as a Stearman!
If you have any interest in aviation and flying yourself, we encourage you
to start by contacting your local EAA chapter. You can find your local
chapters through the Web at: eaa.org.
Look for this illustration in the "Adobe Illustrator 10 Bible"
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