Crosswind - Aviation Mini Series

AEILERONS INTO THE WIND, OPPOSITE RUDDER!

A UNIQUE ITEM, GIFT OR DESK TOY FOR ANY AVIATION LOVER

MOVEMENT TIME: ~5 min

DESCRIPTION:

This is another design in a unique line of aviation themed designs - once sold, they will not be made again.

This design, aptly titled “Crosswind” has a uniquely positioned windsock to signify a strong and direct crosswind! This cessna has been “cartoon-ified” to give it a little more playful character and can be any of the models - 152, 172, etc.

Powder coating is definitely the focus and application that was used in order to achieve all the little details you see! While the entire thing is, as always, made from solid stainless steel underneath the powder coat! The runway has a very coarse and hard textured black to perfectly simulate the asphalt of the runway. The Cessna is coated in a contrasting high gloss white.

The white centerline is powder coated on top of the black asphalt - a special stencil had to be made so that I could cove the cut outs of the dashed centerline with white powder and bake a second time.

Lastly, the wind sock! First, I made the sock itself from solid stainless 1/2” bar stock. I used my grinder to taper it down evenly and then drill holes in either side. With this, I decided to only do orange and raw stainless stripes!