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Re: [OM] IMG: On a Rainy Day, a Visitor from the Past

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: On a Rainy Day, a Visitor from the Past
From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:14:45 -0500
Errata: On-line research, which must be right (;-) ), shows this same aircraft as a Convair 640. I suspect it has to do with the engine installation.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/18/2015 4:14 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
When I saw the flight plan, I knew I had to get to the airport, in spite of the persistent showers. It showed that a Convair 580 turboprop was coming in, probably for a load of freight. I had not seen one of these in many years. It turned out to be of Mexican registry. I had forgotten how big these things were, compared to the business jets that usually handle this role.

Here is the scene I saw when I arrived. A truck load of pallets was awaiting hoisting into the large fuselage loading hatch.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2091+FM.tif.html

The task was repeated several times, unloading the pallet from the truck
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2094+FM.tif.html

And placing it gently in the aircraft
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2099+FM.tif.html

The crew had pallet-handling equipment to position each pallet in the fuselage.

Fuji X-E1 with 27mm

Comments and critiques welcomed.


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