Thanks, Chris.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Beechcraft Images
> Thanks Jim, that Staggerwing looks great.
>
> There were a couple of those beauties at the nearby air show in August,
> when I was the safety committee. There was another beautiful executive
> piston from that era, but I can't remember its name.
>
> Chris
>
> On 15 Oct 2011, at 20:05, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> There is a Beechcraft convention underway at the local airport, so I
>> wanted to catch a few shots of the visiting airplanes.
>>
>> Before there were biz jets, back in the 1940s and 1950s, the executive
>> transport of choice was the Beech BE-17, fondly known as the Staggerwing.
>> With seating for five, and a nice cruising speed, these beauties were the
>> best of the best. I caught this beautiful example at the fuel pump.
>> Bearing Canadian registration, and in the original factory paint scheme,
>> it personifies this great airplane.
>>
>> Cranking up:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Staggerwing+73.jpg.html
>>
>> Moving out:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Staggerwing+75.jpg.html
>>
>> The flightline attendant commented that she was really burning off
>> calories today:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flight+Line+Attendant.jpg.html
>>
>> And the more modern airplanes required teamwork:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/King+Air+89.jpg.html
>>
>> All with the E-1 and Zuiko Digital 35mm Macro
>
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