Beautiful shot, Jim. Worthy of a magazine.
Charlie
On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Thanks for the kind words, Chris. Here is a photo of the King Air 350 at
> sundown.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF1802+FM.tif.html
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 6/16/2015 9:59 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>
>> To an Aeronautical Engineer, the business end of a modern turboprop is a
>>> thing of beauty. Maybe not the same for everyone. Here is the
>>> propulsion system of a Beech King Air 350.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Propulsion.JPG.html
>>>
>>> You don't have to be an aeronautical engineer to appreciate a
>> turboprop. That one looks downright sexy. The intake is far better
>> sculpted than I usually see for a PT-6 style engine (intake in the rear,
>> exhaust in the front).
>>
>> Do you have a photo of the entire aircraft?
>>
>> It's tough to beat the short-field performance of a turboprop. On
>> the C-130E/H, you get 60% of your maximum forward thrust when in reverse.
>>
>> BTW: I was watching the old Jimmy Stewart movie "Strategic Air
>> Command" yesterday. Wonderful footage of the B-36, B-47, KC-97, and an
>> air-to-air refueling scene of a B-47 and KC-97. Despite the number of time
>> I've watched this movie, I did spot one flaw this time around. There's a
>> scene where you're looking at a B-36 cruising, and it has all four jets
>> operating. My understanding was that those were for takeoff only. They
>> burned the same 180-octane avgas as for the other six engines.
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
>> - Hunter S. Thompson
>>
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