Vellum cyanotype blueprint prototypes

 art, awesomeness, cyanotype blueprints, drawings, history, new products, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion, nukes, projects, rockets, spacecraft  7 Responses »
May 152013
 

I’ve made many test runs and made considerable progress. I’ve also run out of supplies and need to improve the mechanical infrastructure. so I’ve decided to sell the “prototypes” I’ve made. These are indeed  prototypes, and more to the point they are prototypes of art, so they are imperfect and variable… but they’re nevertheless pretty spiffy. These are actual cyanotype blueprints on actual vellum, an they not only look right (based on the vintage blueprints I’ve actually gotten my mitts on), they *feel* right.  The failure rate is pretty high compare to the watercolor paper, but the results are much more authentic.

I currently only have a few of each. If you would like one or more of the following, send an email stating which ones to:   On a first come first served basis I’ll pass along a paypal invoice. Postage (tubes) will be $6 US, $12 everywhere else for any number.

I will update this post with revised availability numbers. When more supplies and improved infrastructure is on hand I’ll make new prints for those that requested them.

Here’s what I have (the 12X18’s were mae two at a time on 18X24 sheets an will be sliced apart):

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Convair super Hustler~20X36; $70. On hand: 2 1 0

Saturn V, 1/72: messed up by being a mirror-image. D’oh. Would look good at a distance. This mirror image is $35; the final product will be $75. on hand: 1

Saturn Ib, 1/72: $40 On hand: 1

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A-4 (V-2) layout drawing, 18X24 inches: $40. On hand: 4 3

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A-4 (V-2) rocket engine, 18X24 inches. $40. On hand: 1

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ICARUS, 12×18; $20. On hand: 1

Super NEXUS,12×18; $20. On hand: 0

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A-4 (V-2) engine,12×18; $20. On hand: 1

A-4 (V-2) layout,12×18; $20. On hand: 1 0

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10-meter Orion, 12×18; $20. On hand: 1

NERVA diagram, 12×18; $20. On hand: 1

 

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Mercury prelaunch configuration, 12×18; $20. On hand: 2

Fat Man atom bomb, 12×18; $20. On hand: 2

 

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Wasserfall layout, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

Nuclear Light Bulb, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

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Mercury inboard views,12×18; $20. On hand: 1

Mercury capsule instruments, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

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Pioneer plaque, 12×18; $20. On hand: 2

Gemini capsule, 12×18; $20. On hand: 5

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NERVA art, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

4,000 ton Orion propulsion module, 12×18; $20. On hand: 1

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XNJ-1 nuclear turbojet, 12×18; $20. On hand: 3

X-15A-3 delta-wing, 12×18; $20. On hand: 3 2 1

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Gemini (see above)

F-1 engine components, 12×18; $20. On hand: 3

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Republic ASP exterior, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

Republic ASP interior, 12×18; $20. On hand: 0

 

 Posted by at 12:03 am

Phase B Shuttle Configurations

 drawings, history, projects, rockets, spacecraft  No Responses »
May 142013
 

A collection of designs produced for alternate space shuttle configurations. This was the last gasp for configurations substantially different from what actually got built…. the second design from the far right became the baseline layout. But even with a recognizable orbiter and external tank, considerable variation was possible in overall launch vehicle layout. Not shown is a flyback booster option.

 Posted by at 10:25 pm

Bell D2022

 aircraft, art, projects  1 Response »
Apr 292013
 

A 1959 Bell Aerospace design for a Tri Service (Army, Marines, USAF) VTOL troop transport using vectorable ducted fans. This obviously led to the X-22 design. The fuselage was much like that of transport helicopters like the Chinook, boxy and unaerodynamic, but the propulsion system would provide considerably higher forward velocity.

A chart of Bell VTOL designs is HERE.

 Posted by at 8:18 pm

Shuttle with 156-inch solid first stage

 aircraft, drawings, history, projects, rockets, spacecraft  No Responses »
Apr 262013
 

A Grumman alternate Space Shuttle concept with a low cross range orbiter and a trio of 156-inch diameter solid propellant rockets for the first and second stages. The orbiter itself was stuffed with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen tanks; even so, the high density of the solid rockets meant that the vehicle as a whole was remarkably compact.

shuttle 156 in srm

 Posted by at 8:08 pm

Rotating space station

 art, projects, spacecraft  8 Responses »
Apr 242013
 

This 1969-era NASA painting depicts a space station that does not seem to make much sense. For starters: it would seem to be a single-launch station, but how would it fold up for launch? If the two arms were to fold “down,” the large pressure vessels would try to pass through each other. And it has what appear to be Apollo capsules at the ends of the arms. If this is so, it would not only mean that separating one capsule would throw the space station far off balance, it also means that an incoming capsule would be incapable of docking unless the station stopped rotating.

Incoming is what appears to be a Big Gemini logistics craft, presumably to dock at the central hub. The WHOOSH lines, though, seem to indicate that closing velocity is pretty high.

 Posted by at 4:55 am
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