BEECHCRAFT RADIAL CLOCK

MIRCO PECORARI ORIGINAL ARTWORK
SERVICE: Concept Design and Manufacturing

This project transforms mechanical heritage into rhythm: an object that does not replicate an engine, but evokes its presence, preserving the spirit of flight in stillness.

A PLACE WHERE HISTORY BREATHES

In Tullahoma, Tennessee, there is a place where the air still feels charged with polished aluminum and warm oil.

The Beechcraft Heritage Museum is more than a collection of aircraft. It is a living archive of American general aviation, where icons such as the Staggerwing, the Mystery Ship, and the Bonanza share the same space and narrative.

These airplanes are not simply machines. They are personalities.

A MECHANICAL TRIBUTE

The idea took the form of a wall clock. Not a decorative timepiece, but a mechanical homage to Beechcraft heritage.

I chose to draw inspiration from a vintage radial engine. A literal scale model would have been too massive, too intrusive. The solution was not to reduce it, but to reinterpret it.

REINTERPRETING THE RADIAL

The radial engine was deconstructed into its essential visual language.

Thin, machined aluminum components were layered over a dark background, creating depth without weight. A 60 cm outer ring, turned from a single solid piece, simulates the cowling, a demanding process that honors the integrity of the original mechanical form.

At the center, an engraved and enamelled hub in red and black carries the logo. A silent core that no longer spins, yet still commands rhythm.

EVOKING MOTION

I did not want to reproduce an engine. I wanted to evoke one.

An object that suggests rotation even while standing still.
A quiet homage to the machines that taught the world that elegance can fly.