RAS Recalcitrant As Astounding Stories Cover

Cover made from this image. Mr. Moorcock never wrote a story with this title, but I'm basing it on Oswald Bastable's adventures in time (Warlord Of The Air, etc.). My version of the airships use boron hulls as Moorcock described, but instead of helium or hydrogen, they employ vacuum vessels, which would have enormous lifting force. Update: added more explosions.

Heron Ornithopter

Flana Mikosevaar's Ornithopter: like the vulture, also from Michael Moorcock's Runestaff novels.

Vulture Ornithopter of Granbretan

From Michael Moorcock's 'Hawkmoon' novels.








A detail of wing sans cowls: