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Wingknut
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Hi folks,
As British readers may well know, the name of William Heath Robinson has become proverbial (at least in Britain) for his intricate drawings of absurdly over-engineered devices for outlandish jobs, (as in "That's a Heath Robinson contraption, that"). Given that his drawings are a) brilliant and b) often on comedy aviation themes, here are a few examples.
First up, the man himself: “Artist and cartoonist William Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944) painting a light aeroplane as a Chinese dragon for the British Hospitals' Air Pageants of which there will be about 200 throughout Britain.”
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/26th-april-1933-artist-and-cartoonist-william-heath-robinson-painting-picture-id3164894
And the above aircraft aloft: http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/united-kingdom-england-hanworth-lowe-wilde-drone-aircraft-painted-by-picture-id541554269
Button Magnets for despoiling Allied uniforms: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c0/dc/0a/c0dc0afd18684978729987284e0a7adf.jpg
Reconnaissance Mortar: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b4/b6/ae/b4b6ae388d8fff5a936601379295fe34.jpg
Kettle Attack: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d1/c3/c3/d1c3c34c555fe931bb946e5e54f6001a.jpg
Subzeppmarinellin: https://emson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/heath-robinson.-the-subzeppmarinellin.-first-world-war-vintage-print-1973-230014-p.jpg
And there's loads more. Cheers, 'Wingknut'
As British readers may well know, the name of William Heath Robinson has become proverbial (at least in Britain) for his intricate drawings of absurdly over-engineered devices for outlandish jobs, (as in "That's a Heath Robinson contraption, that"). Given that his drawings are a) brilliant and b) often on comedy aviation themes, here are a few examples.
First up, the man himself: “Artist and cartoonist William Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944) painting a light aeroplane as a Chinese dragon for the British Hospitals' Air Pageants of which there will be about 200 throughout Britain.”
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/26th-april-1933-artist-and-cartoonist-william-heath-robinson-painting-picture-id3164894
And the above aircraft aloft: http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/united-kingdom-england-hanworth-lowe-wilde-drone-aircraft-painted-by-picture-id541554269
Button Magnets for despoiling Allied uniforms: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c0/dc/0a/c0dc0afd18684978729987284e0a7adf.jpg
Reconnaissance Mortar: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/b4/b6/ae/b4b6ae388d8fff5a936601379295fe34.jpg
Kettle Attack: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d1/c3/c3/d1c3c34c555fe931bb946e5e54f6001a.jpg
Subzeppmarinellin: https://emson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/heath-robinson.-the-subzeppmarinellin.-first-world-war-vintage-print-1973-230014-p.jpg
And there's loads more. Cheers, 'Wingknut'
