Big Top – page 4
on September 18, 2017
at 12:00 am
Just a quick reminder that I’ll be at the Edmonton Expo this upcoming weekend and no comic page next week. See you back here in two weeks!
-tony
Logging you in...
She may not know you are there now, but if you both arrive on the same helicopter, Mom just might guess that something was up.
I must be too much of a techie; I was trying to figure out the type of helicopter that they landed on the golf course. Hmm, 4-blade rotor, ducted-fan tail instead of an open propeller and retractable wheeled landing gear. The nose is reminiscent of a Bell 430 or an AgustaWestland AW109. The 430 has a guarded tail propeller and projecting sponsons to house the main landing gear, features not shown here. The landing gear is closer to that of the the AW109, but that has a semi-guarded tail propeller. The body design is almost spot on for an Airbus H155, but that is a 5-bladed design. Hmm, maybe the Airbus AS365 Dauphin, but that has a prominent tail wing, not seen here.
My guess is the artist took a little from here, and a little from there and made a helicopter he liked, even if it has never flown.
Also, I am thinking that landing a 2-4 tonne aircraft on a golf course is going to leave a few deep divots on the fairway.
My guess is the artist took a little from here, and a little from there and made a helicopter he liked, even if it has never flown.
Also, I am thinking that landing a 2-4 tonne aircraft on a golf course is going to leave a few deep divots on the fairway.
That is really cool. It is a bit of an amalgam helicopter... I'm not sure if I need a license/permission to depict a real helicopter.
Good call on the divots. I should draw those in.
Good call on the divots. I should draw those in.
Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that's one of those licensed variants of the AS365 Dauphin, the Fanciel Industries FI-214C. You may recall they originally made the FI-214 for the military and it sold so well they later came out with the FI-214C civilian version.
Also, when you're a billionaire, you can leave all the divots you want and nobody says anything.
Also, when you're a billionaire, you can leave all the divots you want and nobody says anything.
incidentally, the "Read Comic" link on the page top bar takes you to the "About" page, rather than to reading the comic. just sayin'
Completely my fault. I read somewhere that the ideal navigation would be comprised of VERB NOUN.
So, "View Gallery" and "Meet Cartoonist" and "Contact Me" all work... but "About Comic" isn't really a VERB NOUN it's PREPOSITION NOUN and not ideal... and I thought I got away with it. I THOUGHT I GOT AWAY WITH IT
So, "View Gallery" and "Meet Cartoonist" and "Contact Me" all work... but "About Comic" isn't really a VERB NOUN it's PREPOSITION NOUN and not ideal... and I thought I got away with it. I THOUGHT I GOT AWAY WITH IT
Plus "Read About Comic" is made up of VERB PREPOSITION NOUN and is way too many words. I thought "Read Comic" made sense. But I now know how wrong I am.
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