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Vintage production photo transparency / color negative depicting the Piasecki PA-97 Heli-Stat heavy-lift aircraft concept, illustrated by Paul Alexander. This piece is not the original painted artwork. It is a professional photographic transparency made from the original illustration, produced for publishing, editorial, or industrial reproduction purposes prior to digital workflows. Transparencies like this were commonly created in multiple sizes and quantities, depending on publication and layout needs. What This Is • Original vintage production transparency • Created directly from Paul Alexander's original artwork • Used for print reproduction (magazines, books, presentations, or client review) • Not a modern reprint or decorative reproduction Subject & Context The artwork illustrates the PA-97 Heli-Stat in its originally intended role—hauling timber from remote terrain. The aircraft was an experimental hybrid design developed by Piasecki Aircraft in the late 1970s–early 1980s, combining lighter-than-air lift with helicopter propulsion. Only one prototype was built; the program ended following a fatal crash in 1986. Period imagery of the concept is scarce, making original production materials from the era desirable to aerospace and illustration collectors. Artist & Provenance • Artwork by Paul Alexander, noted for sci-fi and aerospace illustration • Representation label from Mendola Ltd., New York affixed to mount