Richard Deon Quick Response Squadron 2011-current
The Quick Response Squadron is a public art installation of identical gliders displayed in unique formations.
The Squadron is any given formation of identical gliders designed to hang in a public building. On the fuselage of each glider, a single character from the 1940s gazes to the sky. The 13.5 foot wings display the insignia of a waving flag of unknown origin. Like an enlarged toy balsawood glider, each unit is constructed for lightweight durability with Signfoam, Coroplast (PVC cardboard), vinyl applique, and a hidden aluminum rod. Detachable wings allow for easy transport.
Formations are based on site-specific atrium spaces. One space may suggest a V formation, while another may suggest a stacked climb, pre-dive, or strafing formation. A high dome atrium may suggest a formation of circling aircraft, or a rakishly angled "merry-go-round" formation. The flexibility to install unique formations is what makes the Squadron different from single model presentations at Air and Space museums.
Two gliders from the Quick Response
Squadron, Mosquito Formation, 2011.
Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Coroplast, Signfoam, acrylic, vinyl graphic applique, aluminum rod, 26"
x 96" x 162"
Quick Response Squadron, Pre-Dive Formation, hung
on a rail system at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY.
The two lead gliders descend and peel off for a dive.
Fuselage plan
Wing plan
Test Pilot, 2011. Prototype for the Quick Response
Squadron,
Coroplast, Signfoam, acrylic paint, vinyl graphic applique, and aluminum
rod.