Spiderman Homecoming - Stark VTOL
Director: Jon Watts
Production Designer: Oliver Scholl
This was conceived of as a military transport aircraft, built by Stark Industries, and roughly equivalent to a Boeing C-17 Globemaster but with a VTOL capability. The intent was to come up with something that was believable as a functional aircraft. I don't know if it would really work, but hopefully it looks like it would.
I worked closely with Oliver Scholl on the development, and several configurations were explored. I love airplanes, so it was a lot of fun!
The cockpit and nose section had to match an existing set piece that was available to the production – or at least that’s what I remember. The rest of the plane was invented.
The first pass had a split wing and was a bit smaller
The first pass had a split wing and was a bit smaller
The plane had to look good at night
A larger version was developed, with 5 tilting engine nacelles
A larger version was developed, with 5 tilting engine nacelles
A larger version was developed, with 5 tilting engine nacelles
Visualizing the plane in context, at night above a city
Visualizing the plane in context, at night above a city
Visualizing the plane in context, at night above a city
Visualizing the plane in context, at night above a city
Yes, that is somebody running around on top - kind of dangerous
Visualizing the tilt-motor VTOL engines
Visualizing the tilt-motor VTOL engines
Visualizing the tilt-motor VTOL engines
Visualizing the tilt-motor VTOL engines
Visualizing the in-wing lift fans and sliding covers
Visualizing the in-wing lift fans and sliding covers
Visualizing the in-wing lift fans and sliding covers
The Stark VTOL with a Boeing C-17 for scale comparison
The Stark VTOL with a Boeing C-17 for scale comparison