ILLUSTRATING AIRLINERS - Techniques for painting commercial airliners from Connie to Concorde

[@philipdrake6]

Great AIRCRAFT PHOTOS,👍👍

[@ewmhop]

GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS SIR,VERY FEW PEOPLE GET TO DO A JOB THEY LOVE TO ENJOY.AS A KID IN THE 50S AND 60S ,I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND LOVE TO WATCH THE PLANES AS THEY FLEW OVERHEAD.THERE A CERTAIN SOUNDS FROM THE OLD PLANES THAT MISSING TODAY.GOD BLESS FROM THE GLUE TROOPERS ARMY.

[@cruzcontrol1504]

The image at the end with the rear view of the 707 and the NYA copter overhead is pure Idlewild, the best !!!

[@joeschenk8400]

My thoughts exactly ! But to me it's always going to be JFK.

[@jamesfaber6959]

Never get tired of any of your presentations regarding commercial airliners. Have been fascinated by them since my first family outing to Willow Run (YIP) in 1958 from the observation deck. Still recall the thrill of seeing a glistening American Airlines DC-6B arrive with engines roaring. Not to mention a Capital Airlines Viscount nearby. While an Eastern Constellation took off in the distance. Ah the memories. Thanks Mike !

[@rbrtjbarber]

A note on the repercussions of D.B. Cooper's little escapade: on the 727s, Boeing came up with a small wind vane-like device that swiveled around and prevented the air stair from being opened in flight. On the DC-9/MD-80s, Douglas removed the air stair controls from inside the airplane, so it could only be opened on the ground from the outside. (I worked on both types of aircraft at the TWA Kansas City maintenance facility.)

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Yes, the famed "Cooper Vane." Saw one on a Sud Caravelle based in Van Nuys, CA many years ago. Thanks for watching!

[@zodszoo]

Nice, very enjoyable. Sorry missed the live stream tho. ✌️🖖✈️

[@ejharrop1416]

Thank you and you must have a mountain of beautiful and amazing images, well done! Take care and God bless.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@atatexan]

This might be my favorite of your videos. As an aside, my now 30-year old son who is well on his way to becoming a commercial pilot learned early reading and airliner recognition skills from the Davies/Machat “Airlines and their Aircraft” books I have in my library.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Always appreciate your nice comments, thanks Charles. Wonderful to know your son is becoming a pilot!

[@WrongGuard]

Your narration skills are second only to your art skills. I really enjoy every one of your videos. Thanks a lot!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@Wild-Dad]

As a Canadian, especially living near the airport in Sudbury, Ontario, I remember all those TCA Viscounts (actually flew in one twice - round trip), and the Air Canada DC-9s. I saw a BOAC Comet when the Queen came to Canada in the late 50’s. She and Prince Phillip were flying out of Sudbury to go to parts west. If you were wondering why Sudbury of all places, well there was a Dew Line radar base about 5 miles west the airport and it was my understanding, any airport near one of those bases had to have military grade runways, thus it had two runways that were large enough to take the Comet and all the escort and other transport aircraft that accompanied the flights.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment, thanks!

[@豊原邦雄]

Meant to say Trans Canada. And it even says VANGUARD on the tail fin!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

YES, absolutely correct - I totally blew that one.

[@jetsons101]

Mike, your talents as an artist and historian never cease to amaze me. Love your Super-G, my favorite prop airliner, tip-tanks and all. "HA," I got that Pan Am book, it's great. Thanks for what you have done for aviation and for what you will do in the future. Thanks.....

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate your comments, thanks Mike!

[@Nordo8222]

I am awestruck! (Technically in the literal sense) As a “younger man” I fell in love with 3 or 4 of these, yet had no idea who painted them, since I either didn’t think to look at the signature or couldn’t make it out the signature on the copy I was looking at. Wow! I’d leave a complement but it would be totally insufficient. My sincere thanks to you.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate your very nice comment, thanks Larry!

[@paulbervid1610]

Great video. Your early look is better than most final pictures I see that others do.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@sergioleone3583]

I really appreciated how you describe airplanes as living breathing beings, with personalities just like people. I agree, and have often said so about cars and motorcycles. As always an enjoyable and informative video!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks Sergio!

[@maxsmodels]

Another wonderful video Mike. Glad you explained the money bag as being a former skydiver I was gonna say...he is is for one heck of an opening shock.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks Max! 'Did extensive research for that painting (even spoke with the NWA 727 co-pilot). Cooper had vast military paratrooper skills and was well-prepared for the jump.

[@paulsmirnoff1263]

This was a magnificent episode of celebrating, Mike! So many incredible paintings that I've never seen before! What a magnificent BIG art portfolio book these paintings would make in my humble opinion! Truly amazing work as always Mike!!

[@bunkie2100]

Really nice stuff, both your artwork and your experiences. I, too, grew up at Idelwild/JFK, albeit a few years later (my Dad worked for SAS). My dad would go into his office on Saturdays and take me along where I roamed about in the hangar. The great propliners are at the edge of my memory (I got one flight in a DC7) and many of the aircraft you painted/drew bring back happy in-flight memories (DC-8, DC-9, VC-10, Caravelle, F27, Electra, 747, DC-10, 727 and 737). I never got to fly in a Connie or a Concorde, a great regret. During my college years, I worked the ramp catering various airlines (SAS, KLM, Air France, Avianca and Eastern), it was a great job. One of the great tragedies of our modern age is the wall between passengers and aircraft that has gone up. I visited the cockpit many times while in flight and even got to sit in the left seat high over the Atlantic. I joke that my first log book entry should be in a DC-8-33 instead of the Cessna 172. To my last breath, I will love all aircraft and, especially, the great airliners that I grew up with. During my college years, I worked the ramp catering various airlines (SAS, KLM, Air France, Avianca and Eastern).

[@danf321]

BTW, the TWA terminal in NY has a gift store from which you can order TWA gifts. I ordered a TWA coffee mug, which I cherish.

[@jimandlindaready448]

Another great video Mike.... your talent for getting the all aspects of your subjects absolutely correct is amazing.... when I was very much younger as a kid and adolescent, I drew a lot of pencil only fantasy aircraft profiles, usually as a side view only and with faux markings, but never had the ability to create the 3 dimensional views as you have.... after that, and graduating from technical school, I became a career draftsman where everything was basically straight lines, angles, curves or circles.... just never had the talent you've had from the beginning.... many many kudos to you....

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Always appreciate your very nice comments, thanks Jim!

[@hertzair1186]

4:18 my first airline passenger flight ever was on an Ozark F-27 from ALO to ORD on 6/6/71….age 9. I have this Revell Ozark kit in my collection as well with Mikes artwork, also have his Revell Ozark DC-9 over St Louis boxart.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Neat that you have both those Lodela kits - 'had no idea they'd become rare collectibles today. Thanks for watching!

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing 👍

[@valblome4913]

Absolutely stunning! There's such a stage presence to the aircraft. They're carefully framed, with so much life. I'm a terrible nerd for the early jet age, but I'm too young to have seen some of these birds outside of museums. I particularly enjoy the taxi and takeoff artwork, which offers all the familiar emotions of plane spotting, but with a whole different cast of jets then I've seen in my own expereince.

[@glennweaver3014]

Another excellent presentation Mike. I love all the paintings shown, especially the TWA Connie, Air California Electra, and the absolutely incredible first Air Force One 707. Thank you for all your effort.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Always appreciate your great comments, thanks Glenn!

[@GustavoMonasterio]

First one for takeoff! Starting Monday celebrating aviation is awesome! Keep up the good work Mike! Greetings from Brazil!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@jim874]

Great works, Mike. Love the airliner art. And besides, what do those Navy guys know? LOL

[@tomlobos2871]

great video again, your channel changed my look on airliners in general. two more of them and i go planespotting.

[@bertg.6056]

Great presentation, Mike ! I was surprised to find out how large the proposed Boeing 2707 was.

[@martinpennock9430]

Thanks again for another wonderful video. You are such a talented and gifted man. It's obvious the talent has been there from childhood. I love your work! Love the channel and am always eager for the next post. You are a treasure Mr. Machat! As always God bless you and yours and thanks again for all you do! Take care always! 👍😊🇺🇸

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Always appreciate your very nice comments, thanks Martin!

[@martinpennock9430]

@@celebratingaviationwithmik9782 As always, you are most welcome!

[@findo12]

Great artistic skills there Mike. Thank you for sharing with us. Good background technical info too, especially how the DC 9 Super 30 concept developed into the Boeing 717.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@chuck9987]

Great insights into how the artwork was developed and how you evolved as an artist. Thank you! As much as I like the Concorde painting as produced I still think the original concept rough of the plane in take off roll was much more interesting/exiting. I was a beautiful plane and looked great from any angle. I guess the customer didn't want an "exiting" menu cover!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks Chuck, and interesting to see how many comments agree with you!

[@Anonymousaggro]

As somebody who's both an artist and an aviation geek, I absolutely appreciate your insight in this field. I've never tried doing a full rendered drawing of an aircraft before, but it does seem like fun; your work is beautiful!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@Wild-Dad]

Well done - great drawings. You capture the spirit of flight that few can!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@taofledermaus]

Very enjoyable channel! Just discovered you and can't stop watching.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, thanks!

[@johnplaninac9980]

The Artwork is stunning in this video and as always a the photo’s are great. From concept to final rendering is amazing. Great work. Thanks for the great work.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks John! Lunch soon.

[@keithtarrier4558]

Thanks for taking my suggestion Mike!!! Wow! This is cool!! That Concorde Tahiti Take Off painting is great! And brings back memories seeing your childhood illustrations. Glad you kept them. Are you still painting for fun or work? (Unfortunately for me, when I was 20 and overseas for 1.5 years, my parents threw away my box of childhood/school artwork and books I was planning on keeping to show my kids. Even then, at that age, I wanted to keep it. Now I have triple or more backups of everything I do! LOL)

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment, thanks Keith, and today I'm no longer painting. (I'll be 75 in September, and the hands no longer work like they used to.) Thanks for watching!

[@johannesbols57]

2:33 that's a Vickers Vanguard, young man! I remember needing a note from my mother to buy glue for my aircraft models in Hicksville during the 1960s. I never understood why until years later.

[@stay_at_home_astronaut]

Good video

[@johnpinckney4979]

Yet another winner. How about a "Flights of Fancy" episode? That is, airlines, military, etc., on improbable or impossible aircraft? Say, a Capital Airlines 727? Or, a Northeast 767?

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great idea, thanks John! 'Will be posting an "Aerial Oddities" video next week on strange-looking aircraft that never made it off the drawing boards.

[@mockchub]

1000. ! Thank you so very much Mike, you are my Hero.. Which- the List does include a few others- tho.. .. I knew you'd understand👍 :D

[@garfieldsmith332]

Another excellent video Mr. Machat. Your talent is outstanding. One can see in your early drawings that you posses a gift for artistry in aviation. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and artwork.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Many thanks!

[@alonespirit9923]

There at 6:46, the Air California Electra, have a Minicraft 1/144 model partly built, in a box in the back closet, which several years back I was going to look for decals to finish it in their livery; and since I just watched the video on what are accurate paint jobs, really, I now feel compelled to wonder how many variations Air California planes had.

[@garymills6702]

Sorry to be pedant but at 2:37 it's a Vickers Vanguard not a Viscount. Also you had a chance to feature your painting of the Boeing 367-80 doing barrel roll!

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

YES, absolutely correct on the Vanguard - I totally blew that one. (Been dealing with these "brain fog" moments since having COVID.) Thanks for watching!

[@豊原邦雄]

Your illustration of the Air Canada turboprop appears to be a Vickers Vanguard, not Viscount, to me. (Built an Airfix kit of it decades ago.)

[@findo12]

Yes. There’s an Air Canada Vanguard a 2:34 and a TCA Viscount 700 a couple of minutes later.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

YES, absolutely correct - I totally blew that one.

[@johnpinckney4979]

I also recall the the bizjets United and Eastern had long-ago which were painted like mni-airliners. . Also, there was a DC-3 with the "keystone" "PRR" emblem of the Pennsylvania Railroad. (Its merger successor Penn Central had a bizjet aboard which an iinfamous party allegedly occurred.) I remember Norfolk & Western Railway also having a bizjet with its logo. Finally, yje Gulfstream I of Chrysler that had the the "Pentastar" logo on its tail.

[@plantfeeder6677]

Great video Mike. In the case of D.B. Cooper, if he didn't get out through the aft staircase, then how did he depart the airplane?

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks for the question, and I should have said "the airstairs didn't remain down after he jumped." Once his weight was off the stairs, they slammed closed with enough force that the pilots felt it in the cockpit.

[@plantfeeder6677]

@@celebratingaviationwithmik9782 okay based on your painting I now see what you meant. It's hard to believe the staircase lowered even with his weight. Isn't it gravity operated, hydraulicly dampened and raised? The plane with gear down had to still be exceeding stall speed 120 mph. But I guess that's what happened so the story goes

[@petrovichbauer5105]

I would gladly trade in my 39 years of Air Force C-130, and DL flying for your skills with the brush.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Appreciate the comment, and I've always felt that I'd give anything to be able to fly an Air Force or airline aircraft. Thanks for watching!

[@HootOwl513]

[1:59] I think that bird 970, is still at Pima Air and Space Museum at Tucson, AZ. If that's the one, I went thru it, back when they let you on some of the planes.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

That airplane is actually at the Museum of Flight on Boeing Field in Seattle, WA. Thanks for watching!

[@HootOwl513]

@@celebratingaviationwithmik9782 I stand corrected. Maybe it was a Lockheed Electra that had been Ike's plane, then JFK toured in it during the 1960 campaign. It's been a while since PASM let visitors inside the aircraft.

[@vernonsaayman9741]

Thanks mike, i often wonder up to now just how many a c paintings you have done,

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks for the question Vernon, and that number is 400.

[@lrg3834]

I prefer the first Concorde takeoff scene from Tahiti more than the second one. It's more dramatic and captures the power and capability of the aircraft better IMO.

[@lrg3834]

Do you use a pantograph to copy the proportions and key lines of your subject plane from a photo (or copy thereof) to the canvass? Because if you do, that's a pretty neat trick. Never thought of that before this video. Of course, light, colours and mood is even more important, and requires artistic expertise for maximum effect and realism.

[@finlayfraser9952]

Mike, I think you were depicting a Vanguard at time stop 2:35, its written on the tail! But, nonetheless I am in awe of your technique.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Thanks Finlay, and yes, totally blew that one - I've been experiencing these moments since having COVID, but will hopefully do better. Thanks for watching!

[@tomfolkes4997]

Love your channel, Mike. How's this for a first time commercial airline flight: Eastern Airlines Lockheed Electra out of Miami to New Orleans, then a Texas Airways DC-3 to San Antonio for AF basic training? I was already an aviation nut from being an Air Force brat, but that new to old transition just tickled me to death.. I appreciate very much how you show us your progress from child to professional artist. All the best.

[@celebratingaviationwithmik9782]

Great comment, thanks Tom!

[@viksaini]

No love for the MD-87? With the success of the DC-9-30, one could have thought the second generation Super 30 or MD-87 was a sure thing. American and USAir opted for the Fokker 100 instead and no US carrier took new deliveries. Sales were relatively few, but the third generation MD-95/717 went on and did outsell it's stablemate, the MD-90.

[@scottwhitmire6613]

Aced it!