Archive Sketcher
@ArchiveSketcher
Aviation models and visualisations. Supporter of the Historic Croydon Airport Trust. Creating detailed 3D models of both Croydon Airports and the aircraft.
Just a reminder that there is quite an extensive set of videos of Croydon Airport and its aircraft on the Archive Sketcher YouTube channel. Most are in 4K youtube.com/channel/UClMuJ…
Early UK airliners. Bringing the elevations to life, which gives a better feel for the overall sizes.
A few more planes to get a more reasonable format and a bit of chronological sorting and the poster will be finished!
Size comparison between airliners of the early 1930's plus the slightly later Scylla - chosen by Imperial to increase their fleet because of the high quotation for additional HP.42's. Short Scylla, Breguet 280T, HP.42, LeO 213 and Armstrong Whitworth Argosy.
21 July 1939. First flight of the Short S.26 G-class, G-AFCI “Golden Hind”. British four engine large transport flying-boat. Three aircraft were built for Imperial Airways. Powered by four 1,380 hp Bristol Hercules IV 14-cylinder radial engines.
Short Scylla 'Syrinx' at Croydon First test of the Scylla at Croydon Airport
Night Operations, Eric Ravilious, 1941. This was from his time in Scotland with the Royal Navy at Dundee, where Fleet Air Arm Walruses operated from. The original artwork is in the collection of @BM_AG. #WW2
Initial clips of the Short L.17 Scylla with animation added
Air France timetable brochures for 1937-38. It shows a Bloch MB.220 used by the company from 1937 to the WWII. © Air France
Scylla and Wessex Short Scylla flanked by two Westland Wessex examples.
Short L.17 Scylla - IMPERIAL underside badging Finally found an inverted view of SYRINX when it was lifted by wind gusts whilst taxying at Brussels, 10th October 1935 This confirms that the underside only displayed IMPERIAL - without AIRWAYS. Detail from GETTY image.
Short L.17 Scylla The Imperial markings have been added to the underside of 'SYRINX'. IMPERIAL lettering is seen in photographs - R aligns just behind the wheel struts. AIRWAYS is not shown in any photos but fits because the displayed lettering is quite narrow.
Short L.17 Scylla G-ACJK 'SYRINX' This is the other Short L.17 used by Imperial Airways. The 'Imperial Airways London' sign only appears to be on this aircraft and not on 'SCYLLA'. The Imperial sign on the underside has yet to be added, though this is not found on all photos.
