Boeing 307 'Clipper Comet' in Art - NEW *PICS*

[ColesAircraft]

I just finished and released my 'Clipper Comet', Pan American Boeing 307 Stratoliner. I really tried to match the appeal that my Boeing 314 has had, and put a lot into the details and composition.

[Champ driver]

Nicely done again!

[SaxMan]

Nice!

I always wondered if the 307 would have been more commercially successful had World War II not broken out when it did (or the 307 developed earlier?). These days Boeing is synonymous with commercial aviation, but in the 30s, they were just getting their "feet wet". The 247 was a nice design, but was quickly superceded by the DC-2 and DC-3 and only 75 examples were made. Their Clippers were legendary, but not many were produced, either.

[slinky]

Absolutely Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daviemax]

Lovely work, thanks very much for sharing. Although the unit volume was low (and even had the war not intervened, it is doubtful that the Stratoliner would have been built in great numbers) it is still one of the most significant designs in aviation history. That is due of course to having cabin pressurization and its ability to execute the concept of "flying over the weather." The B-29 and all subsequent modern large aircraft can be traced directly - or owe something indirectly - to this pioneering design.

Again, a worthy painting of a worthy subject, and the painting in my opinion certainly captures the magic of the moment.