Aircraft Nose Art
by Jeffery Ethell & Clarence Simonsen
If you are looking for an interesting paint job for your small or experimental aircraft this book will give you some ideas. From pin-ups, to shark mouths, to Popeye, this book is full of high quality color photos to inspire any military or just unique custom designer.
This photo-filled collection takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the hearts and minds of the pilots, crews and artists who used cowling for canvas and left this colorful legacy.
Ethell and Simonsen combine their knowledge to reveal stories behind the greatest nose art of all time. Packed with over 400 photographs of the best military nose art from World War I, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and today.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Introduction
Why Nose Art - a psychologist's view
World War 1 to 1940 - the beginnings
World War II - the golden age
Cowling for Canvas - The nose artists
Timeless Beauties - Elvgren, Petty, & Vargas pinups
Hollywood Goes To War - nose art becomes an icon
Korea to Vietnam - almost a historical footnote
Nose Art Forever - rebirth of a phenomenon
Training
- A&P Training
- A&P text books
- A&P test aides
- A&P training kits
- IA & MRO resources
- instructor resources
- Kitplanes
- homebuilders library
- self design
- Van's RVs
- Zenith
- ultralights
- starter kits
- KITPLANES Magazine
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Training
- Pilot Ratings
- sport
- private
- instrument
- commercial
- flight instructor
- multi-engine
- helicopter
- ATP
- JAA ATPL
- Flying Skills
- basics
- VFR skills
- IFR & navigation
- sport flying
- aircraft operation
- avionics training
- flight safety
- Pilot Supplies
- logbooks
- flight planning
- cockpit organization
- hoods / fuel testers
- flightbags & cases
- CFI & FBO resources
- simulators
