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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Airport at Sundown
From: Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 12:18:09 -0400
Cc: fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx
Nice tones. Very warm.


--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal


On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> On a very hot day, the airport can come alive in the cool of the late
> afternoon.  I walked around, talked to a few people, and snapped some
> photos.  Because of the warmth of the late sun, I did not try to achieve a
> "proper" white balance.  It is what it is.
>
> The Bombardier BD100 presented a warm sundown image.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bombardier+Sunset.tif.html
>
> Because I neglected the King Air 300 on my last visit, I walked out and
> got a shot.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1802+FM.tif.html
>
> I spied Larry Wilhite pulling the RV7A, which he built himself, out to the
> compass rose to adjust the compass.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1803+FM.tif.html
>
> Then I spotted the modified Piper J-5 returning from an 8-hour day towing
> a banner above Bonnaroo.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1805+FM.tif.html
>
> The J-5 is beefed up, has 46 gal of fuel, and the wing top surface is
> fitted with vortex generators to enhance performance in slow flight.  On
> the front is a Lycoming O-360, delivering 180 hp, twice what it originally
> had.  An oil cooler is installed on the landing gear to provide cooling,
> which the pilot said is so effective it has to be taped up in the winter
> months.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1807+FM.tif.html
>
> Finally, a look at the power plant itself.  It flies with no additional
> cowling, and the aircraft is in the Experimental Category.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Engine+Details.JPG.html
>
> All with the X-E1 and the Fujinon 27/2.8 Pancake.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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