Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bonnaroo is over, with only a few of the visiting aircraft left at the local airport. I got a couple of detail shots that I had intended to get earlier. To an Aeronautical Engineer, the business end of a modern turboprop is a thing of beauty. Maybe not the same for everyone. Here is the propulsion system of a Beech King Air 350. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Propulsion.JPG.html The 1941 Piper J-5A that was modified for banner towing had amenities never dreamed of when it was built. Not a beauty, but a real working machine. Here is the current instrument panel, complete with every placard that the FAA could dream of. And, yes, the engine is a Lycoming O-360. I checked the data plate. http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tow+Plane+Instrument+Panel.jpg.html Both with the X-E1 and Fujinon 27mm Pancake. Comments and critiques welcomed. -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA