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Re: [OM] IMG: Sky Diving Transporter

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Sky Diving Transporter
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2017 19:07:55 +0100
You’ve presented it well, Jim.  I had a look around the Internet and there are 
some decent videos of it performing, like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=_2mMYeV-tbA 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=_2mMYeV-tbA>

Chris

> On 29 Sep 2017, at 20:28, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> For the past couple of weeks, I've been hearing a different sky diving 
> aircraft overhead.  Today, I took a few images.  This is a Pacific Aerospace 
> 750XL, about 10 yrs old, made in Hamilton, NZ. It advertises STOL capability, 
> and appeared capable of that when it departed with a load of jumpers.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5634.JPG.html 
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5634.JPG.html>
> 
> Powered by the ultra-reliable Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5637.JPG.html 
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5637.JPG.html>
> 
> Very business-like from the front.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5639.JPG.html 
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5639.JPG.html>
> 
> And featuring a cabin configured for jumpers and their gear.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5636.JPG.html 
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170929-DSCF5636.JPG.html>
> 
> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

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