Jim Butcher: Soaring in a Glider Plane

Artist: Jim Butcher
1944 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1982
Image Size: 15 by 17.25 inches
Overall Size: 21.75 by 25.25 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Cold Press Illustration Board

Man is constantly looking for a new and exciting challenge. For many people, soaring fills this need for adventure. As technological advances gave motorless "gliders" better performance, their pilots were able to gain altitude in the rising air currents and soar for lengthy periods of time. Since the plane could then do more than just glide, its name was changed to signify a soaring plane, or sailplane. Today, a modern sailplane is more efficient than the airplane because it has better lift characteristics and less drag. Once aloft, "off-tow" and away from the tow plane, the sailplane is alone. The pilot must either find rising currents of air called "lift" or glide to a landing. The ability to stay aloft and even to gain altitude without an engine makes soaring a most fascinating combination of nature, science, and skill. As the sailplane struggles to stay airborne by turning, twisting, diving, and climbing to stay in a lift, the pilot enjoys soaring at its best. Men and women alike have met the personal challenge to do something exciting and interesting -- something that not everyone does.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Postal Card for the U.S. 28¢ Gliders Airmail stamp issued March 5, 1982.

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