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Joe Kline Aviation Art

6420 Hastings Place

Gilroy, Ca 95020

(408) 842-6979

www.joekline.com


                          

                            Magic Carpet Ride
                            
Copyright 1999 - Joe Kline 
                                                 Release Date: Now
                                                 Edition Size: 1000 prints
                                                 Print Size: 20" X 28"
                             Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

To this day the distant thump of a Huey's rotor blades stirs deep emotions in all those she carried during the Vietnam War. In this release, Joe has captured this icon of the War in one of it's most fulfilling roles, bringing a load of grunts back from the bush. This is a combat workhorse with muddy skids, stowed seats, chipped paint, patched bullet holes and a precious cargo of tired, tattered, dirty, but happy infantrymen. The crew chief and gunner keep a watchful eye out for any who would stand between these men and home, as does a Huey gunship that flies shotgun in the background.

Aircraft Type: Bell UH-1H(D)

            Available in standard or customized versions with aircraft markings and                                        crew  configuration of your choice.

                           
                                            Chariots of Fire
              
 
                  Copyright 1995 - Joe Kline
                                        Release  Date: February 1995
                                        Edition Size: 1,000 Prints
                                        Print Size: 22" X 30"
                            Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized
Depicts a pair of Cobra gunships beginning a right break onto a target during the Vietnam War, as an OH-6A light observation helicopter scouts the jungle below.

Aircraft Type: Bell AH-1G Cobras

Available in standard or customized versions with personal aircraft markings             and armament choice.

                                  
                                                    Dust Off
                          "That others may live"
                                            Copyright 2000 - Joe Kline
                                                  Release Date: Now
                                                Edition Size: 1,000 Prints
                                                Print Size: 20"X 28"

                            Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

"Dustoff" is a grunt's-eye view of a UH-1 Huey Medevac helicopter being guided into a tight LZ to pick up wounded infantrymen. 

Aircraft Type: Bell UH-1H(D)

Available in standard or customized versions with cross design or other markings          to match those of your aircraft or unit.

                     
                     
            Eye of the Tiger
                                     
Copyright 1996 -  Joe Kline
                                     Release Date: December 1996
                                         Edition Size: 1,000 prints
                                           Print Size: 20" X 28"

                        Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

A team of OH-6's has found, marked and engaged the enemy during a typical aero-scout mission during the Vietnam War.

Aircraft Type: Hughes OH-6A

Available in standard or customized versions with aircraft markings and crew        configuration of your choice.

                             
                                Iron Dance
       
                               Copyright 1997 - Joe Kline
                                          Release Date: Now
                                          Edition Size: 1,000 prints
                                          Print Size: 20" X 28" 

Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

It shows a CH-47 coming in to a firebase with a 105 slung underneath.  The ammo load under the 105 is already on the deck with the howitzer still several feet off.  Another Hook is visible in the distance on long final in the upper right.  There is a 105 battery in the background and an American Flag being blown around on it's pole by the rotorwash.  The foreground aircraft is seen from a front 3/4 view of the left side, with some of the underside visible also.  The standard print will be of an A model, but personalized prints can be modified to B's or C's and include unit markings, tail numbers, FOD screens, nose antennas, etc.

Aircraft Type: Boeing CH-47

Available in standard or customized versions with aircraft markings and crew     configuration of your choice.

                        
                                 
Riders on the Storm
           
                    Copyright 1994  Joe Kline
                                     Release Date: June 1994
                                     Edition Size: 1,000 prints
                                     Print Size: 22" X 30"

Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

Illustrates the choreographed bedlam typical in a Vietnam War LZ. The lead aircraft has just off-loaded troops and is pulling out of the landing zone as the rest of the flight approaches.

Aircraft Type: Bell UH-1H Hueys (D Models also available)

Available in standard or customized versions with personal aircraft markings.

                      
                            Have Guns will Travel
                                   Copyright 1995 Joe Kline
                                    Release Date: February 1996
                                    Edition Size: 1,000 Prints
                                    Print Size: 20" X 28"

Retail Price: $80 standard version, $100 customized

A team of Huey gunships is shown working a target during the Vietnam War. The lead aircraft, armed with rockets and miniguns, is pulling away as the crew lays down suppressive fire with his M-60 machine gun.

Aircraft Type: Bell UH-1C (B and M models also available)

Available in standard or customized versions with personal aircraft markings and armament choice.

Listed below are several tips which will help you enjoy and protect your investment.

Shipping

Every effort will be made to insure safe shipment of your print, occasionally however, conditions beyond my control may cause damage or delay in transit. If your print arrives damaged, please contact me immediately and the situation will be rectified at no cost to you.

Framing

Framing is of course at the discretion of the individual. Because of the white border surrounding the print, matting is not necessary. Aluminum frames go very well with these prints. Glass or Plexiglas will enhance and protect the print.

About Your Print

Your print is one of a limited edition of 1,000 produced from an original painting by Joe Kline. The number in the lower left-hand corner indicates your print within the edition. These are generally issued in the next lowest consecutive number, unless a client specifies a specific number within the series. Only 1,000 signed and numbered prints of this work will ever be released.

I have tried to capture the character of the aircraft depicted in a way that will be technically accurate, aesthetically pleasing and in an attitude that will best show-off unit markings. I have attempted to make the background as "generic" as possible for Vietnam so they would have the widest possible appeal.

Your print will be produced with permanent inks on 100 Lb. Archival paper.

About Personalized Prints

Army helicopters used in Vietnam lend themselves to personalizing because they where generally a standard color scheme. If your print will be personalized, I will do my best to duplicate your aircraft based on the time period, my own reference data, and information you may have supplied with your order, Most customizing has been done with acrylic paints. These paints are very color-fast and durable, may be subject to scratching, so extra care should be taken when handling these prints.

If you are not completely satisfied with your print, you can return it for a full refund. Any questions, comment or suggestions are always welcome.

For more information, or to order a print, please call or e-mail me at:KLINEJD569@aol.com

 

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