City / Area:Nottingham / Nottingham Contemporary [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 May 2011
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:5314Submit Correction
View count: 121
This modern sculpture by Huang Yong Ping is the Bat Project IV from 2004 relating to a major diplomatic incident in 2001 when a US Navy EP-3 on a spy mission collided with a Chinese fighter in Chinese airspace. The Orion nose seen here (ex US Navy) is festooned with stuffed bats hanging inside the cockpit of a real aircraft, a reference to the bat logo on the fin of the offending aircraft. The rear 'fuselage' made from bamboo and red white and blue fabric, allusions to China and the USA, contains a poignant exhibition of the history of the sculpture
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Version:Lockheed EP-3... Orion
C/n (msn):
City / Area:Nottingham / Nottingham Contemporary [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 May 2011
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
City / Area:Nottingham / Nottingham Contemporary [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 May 2011
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact
Photo ID:5314Submit Correction
View count: 121
This modern sculpture by Huang Yong Ping is the Bat Project IV from 2004 relating to a major diplomatic incident in 2001 when a US Navy EP-3 on a spy mission collided with a Chinese fighter in Chinese airspace. The Orion nose seen here (ex US Navy) is festooned with stuffed bats hanging inside the cockpit of a real aircraft, a reference to the bat logo on the fin of the offending aircraft. The rear 'fuselage' made from bamboo and red white and blue fabric, allusions to China and the USA, contains a poignant exhibition of the history of the sculpture
Registration / Serial:Not known
Aircraft Version:Lockheed EP-3... Orion
C/n (msn):
City / Area:Nottingham / Nottingham Contemporary [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Photo Date:4 May 2011
Photo by:Mick BajcarContact