Corsarius

Gotta love nose art, especially from a spaceship!
This is my interpretation of the banner Christopher Sim flew from the prow of the Corsarius. It features a harridan, the ferocious raptor native to Dellaconda over a silver crescent.
I love this piece.
Isn't it interesting that machines people use are infused with parts of their essence? Warbirds were constantly decorated with art from the pilots or ground crew to give them character and personality, but in a way it probably wouldn't have been necessary. Think about this for a second. The Batmobile is cool, no question. But it's cool because it's Batman's car! If it were just a batmobile sans batman, then it would be another concept car. Pretty to look at and a dream to own, but ending there. Batman could drive a Buick and it would still have that essence adhere to it. You'd be driving the Buick around town, not thinking "this is a Buick" but "I'm sitting in the same car that Batman used to chase down escaped Arkham inmates!"
Well, I would at least.
In any case, logic tells us that a car is a car and a plane is a plane. When you're flying to Reno (although God only knows why you'd do something like that) it makes no difference if you're in a standard airline or one that was flown by Sully Sullenberger. As long as you land safely and on time there is no measurable difference.
And yet, there kinda is.