The cinema and aviation developed alongside each other, and were both products of the technology and imagination of the early 20th century. This book examines the ways in which aeroplanes and flying have been portrayed in the many different genres within popular cinema, from Hollywood epics to comedy spoofs to modern tragedies. It covers over 500 American and British films, including, "The Dambusters", "The High and the Mighty", "Airplane", "Top Gun" and "The Shadowmakers". The study argues that the basic themes of the aviation film were established in the 1920s, through such Hollywood epics as "Wings" and "Hell's Angels", and that the portrayal of aviation has changed little between those early features and contemporary films. Tha author also examines the way in which aviation films have been used to create a dynamic national image and promote technological achievement and national endeavour.

A collection of reproductions of Robert Taylor's aviation art, accompanied by a commentary on each piece by the artist. Taylor reveals how he develops each painting from its initial concept to completion on the canvas. His comments are supported by preliminary pencil sketches

This second volume of Robert Taylor's aviation paintings features a collection of the artist's most recent work. The book provides an insight into the background of this artist's technique, revealing the way he works and how he brings a painting from its initial concept to completion on the canvas. Robert Taylor also discusses the subject of research, and the book contains behind-the-scenes stories of his meetings with some of the finest aviators in history. A number of these great pilots have contributed their own personal recollections, including first-hand accounts of the aircraft they flew in combat

A collection of 28 reproductions of Robert Taylor's aviation art, accompanied by a commentary on each piece by the artist. Taylor reveals how he develops each painting from its initial concept to completion on the canvas. His comments are supported by preliminary pencil sketches

73 paintings by Bailey, Cohen. DeNardo, Dietz, Ferris, Grinnell, Laurier, Machat, Stokes, Taylor, Trudgian

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