Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/29

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Subject: [Leica] Arnold Center 55th Anniversary
From: lkhermann at bresnan.net (lkhermann)
Date: Mon May 29 12:23:00 2006
 
At 12:50 PM 5/29/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>As World War II ended in Europe, General Hap Arnold and aeronautical 
>genius Dr. Theodore von Karman pondered ways to assure that other nations 
>never got ahead of the United States in aeronautical and engine research 
>to the extent that Germany had done in the 30s and 40s.  In June 1951, 
>President Harry Truman dedicated the Air Engineering Development Center 
>near Tullahoma, TN as a research and test center to pursue cutting edge 
>developments for the U.S.  I was fortunate to go to work at the center two 
>years later, and spent most of my career there, first, as an engineer 
>completing and calibrating wind tunnel facilities, and, later in 
>management.  Now known as the Arnold Engineering Development Center, it 
>celebrated its 55th anniversary this past weekend with a display of 
>vintage and modern aircraft and an air show at the Tullahoma Regional 
>Airport, itself built in the 1940s as a training base for B-24 crews.
>
>I chose my Leica IIIf RD with a Jupiter 12 35mm f/2.8 lens as my primary 
>camera for the static displays.  It was my first real effort with the 
>J-12, and I was impressed with the results.  Having tried similar tasks 
>with a 50mm in the past, I found that, when I backed up to capture a 
>complete aircraft image, too many visitors got between me and the 
>subject.  The 35mm proved perfect for the assignment.
>
>Selected photos are listed below, with some slight adjustments, cropping, 
>and resizing in PS.
>
>Comments and criticisms are welcomed.
>
>Jim Nichols
>Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Diamond_Lil
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Red_Knight
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/North_American_F_86
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Wicked_Wabbit
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Sweetie_Face
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Tora_Tora_Tora
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/Japanese_Replica
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/American_Airlines_DC_3

Jim,
         Very nice airplanes and the lens did a great job with a little 
help from the photographer.
Thanks
Lee
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