Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Yellow In Plane Air

Yellow In Plane Air
high sun above a cloud blanket at 35,000 feet
between Canada and Greenland heading northeast
on May 20, 2014, sketched on May 21, 2014
6" x 4", Winsor & Newton watercolors with Icelandic water,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Strathmore cold press cotton watercolor paper
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping

Strange but True Fact: Winglets wing tip devices reduce an aircraft's drag by partial recovery of the tip vortex energy, and thus they increase fuel efficiency in powered aircraft and increase cross-country speed in gliders, thus increasing range.
 

1 comment:

Celeste Bergin said...

You provided just enough information to let us know that you are on a plane...and in such a clear and colorful way.