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by Douglas Castleman
$23.50
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Bell X-1 Rocket Plane" by Douglas Castleman. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
Design Details
The Bell X-1 Mach Buster rocket plane of 1947, flown by Capt. Chuck Yeager on the first supersonic flight.
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The Bell X-1 Mach Buster rocket plane of 1947, flown by Capt. Chuck Yeager on the first supersonic flight.
Douglas Castleman is an award-winning artist and photographer based in Los Angeles (Torrance, California). His aerospace art has garnered the American Society of Aviation Artist (ASAA) Artist Fellow status, and some of his paintings are in the collections at the US Air Force Art Collection (Pentagon) and the NASA Permanent Art Collection (Neil Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California). Douglas specializes in landscape, aviation and marine subjects and photography. His oil paintings, watercolor and pencil (graphite) works are part of collections around the world. His artwork has been featured on many aviation websites and publications. Douglas is also a member of the International Astronomical Artists...
$23.50
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John Wills
That's very interesting. Thank you for the explanation, great looking piece of art! Love the design/paint scheme.
Douglas Castleman replied:
Thanks, I did an earlier painting of the later white X-1, which is in the NASA collection, but the orange painted X-1 is what is hanging in the Smithsonian and is much more famous. Since engineers knew that the .50 cal bullet traveled at supersonic speed, they designed this to mimic that shape, with thin wings and tail attached. I find that interesting. Thanks again!
John Wills
Looks amazing!!!! Forgive me, but what's happening with the patch of white on the fuselage?
Douglas Castleman replied:
Thanks, John! Rocket planes used LOX (liquid oxygen) that is loaded in a super-cold state, so that is frost on the part of the fuselage that holds the LOX tank....this and the black X-15 really showed the frost...many others were painted white so it doesn't show much on those.