Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill, I don't seem to recall the name. When we were designing a new 4-foot transonic tunnel, I worked with a few people from the 14-inch tunnel, in choosing design parameters. There was one individual in particular. Sitting here, I keep coming up with something like Richard Felix, but I can't be sure that was correct. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Grimwood" <bill at grimwood.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Some Nostalgia > Jim did you ever know Bob Pitacock who used to come up to Tullahoma from > NASA here in Huntsville and run some wind tunnel tests? He was a close > friend of mine. This would havae been in the early 60's. He worked at > the wind tunnel here at Marshall. > > Bill Grimwood > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org> > Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:31 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Some Nostalgia > > >> While looking through some old images, I found a couple that brought back >> memories. >> >> One of my first successful images, with a Brownie. This was taken at the >> Dayton Art Institute in 1951. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dayton+Art+Institute+1951+edit.jpg.html >> >> During the 1950s, I spent many a night as a project engineer on various >> wind tunnel tests. This was a control room scene from one of those >> nights. Yours truly is adjusting the video monitor. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Control+Room+Scene+1950s.jpg.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >