Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]a beaut! ric On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Continuing to look through old files, I found this photo of a unique > airplane. This Monocoupe has the wider main gear of the late models, and > the cowling has been removed to permit the installation of a larger > engine. On this day in 1952, I took my newly-acquired Leica to the South > Dayton Airport for my first and only glider flight. This airplane > impressed me, and I made several images of it. A few years ago, I located > the present owner, who has the parts of the airplane and is preparing to > rebuild it. I furnished him prints, so that he could see the original > paint scheme. > > Focal plane shutters do strange things with rotating or moving subjects, > as will be noted in the recorded image of the moving propeller. > > If I recall correctly, the mansion on the hill, seen beneath the right > wing, belonged to Charles "Boss" Kettering, of General Motors fame. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wide-Gear+Monocoupe+Dayton+OH+01+1952+edit.jpg.html > > Leica IIIa with Coated Elmar 50/3.5 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information