With only 100 ever produced, I’m not really sure who wants (or needs) detailed side view illustrations of the British Aerospace Jetstream 41. No matter. There was very little that could’ve stopped me from spending the last three weeks of my life creating the set of drawings you see below.
Side view templates of the British Aerospace Jetstream 41
There’s a lot about the Jetstream 41 to like. It’s a fairly good looking turboprop IMHO, with decent proportions and nothing that looks too far out of the ordinary (something I can’t say about the Beechcraft 1900D). Most importantly? There were no variants. It was one design. One configuration. That’s all they ever made.
Because the Jetstream 41 was the evolution of the Jetstream 31 (an aircraft which first flew in 1980), some of the design elements seem a bit dated for a 1990s aircraft. For example, the cockpit windows are tall and upright.
That (combined with the overall shape of the stubby fuselage) gave it a bit of a “classic” look – at least compared to similar aircraft of the time.
Fully editable 5000 x 3000 px high-resolution source files for these templates are available! Get them in JPG, PNG, PSD, and vector format.
The most interesting design elements
Let’s face it. The J41 is pretty darn far from being one of the best looking aircraft ever made. That said, it has some redeeming qualities:
- The most fascinating thing about the Jetstream 41 design (at least it to me anyway) is the fact that the fuselage was an entirely new design – even though it was based on an existing aircraft (the Jetstream 31).
- Speaking of the fuselage, the sectioning (as you can see above in the line drawing) is relatively simple for an aircraft of this type. There appears to be the typical amount of panel lines near the front of the fuselage, but it gets a lot simpler towards the back near the cargo door.
- The horizontal stabilizer seems small for an aircraft of this size. It’s obviously sufficient, but the visual designer in me feels like it needs to be at least 50% larger to match the proportions of the surrounding elements.
- It’s a lot lower than it looks. The very tip of the vertical stabilizer measures 18′-10″ off the ground – which is 22′ lower than the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Finally, I am of the opinion that the Allied Signal TPE331-14 engines sound really nice. I distinctly recall being enamored by the sound of a Trans World Express Express J41 buzzing past me at STL sometime in the mid 90s. It sounded good.
I hope you’re able to do something amazing with these illustrations!
You should make an-124 or an-148 template next
Yeah, either the Beluga or the AN-124 is next. Those are the two I’m getting requests for (more than anything else) at the moment.
Hey, ever considered making the Fokker 70 (just a shorter Fokker 100) I know it’s a fairly niche plane, but I think its one of the best looking regional jets
Hey Gage – yes, that one is on my shortlist. I’ve already started gathering reference material for it actually…
First off, welcome back!
Among current in-production aircraft templates I’d buy would be the Beechcraft 220 Denali and the Daher TBM 960. The old British Aerospace ATP would be good as well. In business jets the newest Dassults, Gulfstreams and Bombardiers seem like good choices.
But the template I’d *really* like to see you create would be the Douglas DC-3! You did such a great job with the DC-4, plus the DC-3 is still in active use after 89 years. It might become the first airliner to be in active service for 100 years by 2035, since there are still about 150 of them flying. It would probably sell well too. I know I would buy it for sure.
Thanks Barry! These are all very good suggestions. The DC-3 has been on my shortlist for a very long time, and the only reason I haven’t done it yet it’s because of how difficult the DC-4 was. 🙂 Finding good reference material for those old birds is really difficult. But you’re right – it’s a very popular aircraft and I should probably just roll up my sleeves and do it.
I’ve never even heard of the Daher TBM 960 though. I guess I’m not as hard-core as I thought I was haha.
Here you go:
https://www.tbm.aero/page/tbm960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCATA_TBM
Daher bought out Socata (both are French companies) back in 2015 and continue to produce the TBM series. The TBM960 is their latest version. About 1000 TBMs have been made since 1990. They might be more popular in Europe I suppose, but I see them flying over Texas all the time via FlightRadar24. They compete between the Pilatus PC-6 and PC-12 basically.
Thanks Barry! That’s a really neat little aircraft – and yes, now that I see pictures of it, I have seen it before. I’ll definitely add it to my to do list.
There are so many fantastic aircraft and yet so many that find their niche audience…. you have fantastic work that is by far a class of it’s own and you should remain insanely proud, despite the C-17 lack of commercial appeal. That’s part of the labor of love is sometimes you trip and stumble while you still are running.
To that end; my wish list would be everything….
The “golden age” and transition…. The 727-100, Lockheed L-188, Convair 880/990A, BAC 1-11, Martin 4-0-4, DC-6, DC-7C, Lockheed “Connie” Constellation, Focker F-28 (Fokker 70 as prior mentioned), Convair 240/340/580 series, SuD Caravelle…………
Futuristic and cancelled projects…I would love to see the Boom Ovation (both prior and remake), Embraer Next Gen Turboprop, Boeing Sonic Cruiser, the A220-500, a release/rework of the 757Max/767Max…
Final thing… I would love to see a store rework… I wish that a “family” could be discounted grouping like the “747” series, etc… I would also love a better sort feature with drop down menu selection of manufacturer etc to find projects.
Finally, despite Russia “things,” if we’re talking former Soviet and now Russian airliners… the Tu-154, Yak-40, Il-114, Tu-124, Tu-134, etc….
That all said, You’re doing amazing work and I’ve loved all of the stuff you have put out even when you have taken needed breaks to regroup. That’s the creative process. Keep up the good work, it’s needed and valued.
Thanks so much Chris! These are really fantastic suggestions. There are truly an unlimited number aircraft for me to illustrate – sometimes I feel like a deer in the headlights thinking about which one to do next lol. All new templates take a lot of time, so right now, I’m thinking that I’ll do some of the “derivative” stuff (aircraft based on templates that I’ve already done) next. Stuff like the 727-100, Fokker 70, etc.
And I appreciate the suggestions about the store. Yeah, there’s so much I want to do with it (such as adding a changelog feature). All of that takes away for the time that I have to do more illustrations though – so it’s just a matter of finding balance.
Thanks again for the kind words!
Super Constellation please, i feel like its a icon for Lockheed before its merger with Martin
Oddly enough, that’s one that I’ve been wanting to do – but have been putting it off due to the lack of good reference material. It’s hard to create detailed illustrations based off tiny, underexposed, and grainy photographs.
It’s all part of the challenge I suppose…
We NEED a dc3. I’ve been looking and looking for at least ONE image of a blank DC3. Do you mind making that please? (Not forcing you)
No need to force me lol – I know I need to do it (because it’s basically one of the most popular aircraft of all time). Hopefully soon…
Hello Scot,
Hope you are doing well. The level of perfection and details you put into your illustrations is simply mind-boggling. Anyways,being a hardcore avgeek,it was quite a treat to find such a not so common aircraft being illustrated. I flew on a few of these of the nepalese domestic career Yeti Airlines, back in 2011 during a trip to nepal. (Yeti airlines acquired 3 Jetstream 41s from eastern airways of UK,as I later found out.)It was first flight on a regional turboprop,and the being a small aircraft,even slight turbulences were causing the plane to bump significantly,which was somewhat scary,and not to mention the loud buzzing of the Allied Signal TPE331-14s could be heard well within the terminal itself.
Anyways take care,and keep illustrating!
Cheers,
Anirbit
Thanks Anirbit! You’re very lucky to have flown on more than one of these things. I never have, even though I specifically remember having the option in the early 2000s (while traveling around the Midwestern United States).
Glad you’re enjoying the illustrations!