Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would love to fly one of those. Five times the horsepower of my car. Hard to imagine. Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Apr 16, 2018, at 4:38 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Good morning, We have something a little different; a little flash for the > sub group that enjoys planes. I had lunch with a pilot friend out at the > primary private airport in Atlanta. Behold, below our balcony sat an > interesting plane. Talking to some mechanics it appears a pair of racing > planes were in for repair; the turboprop you see needed a new tire on the > nose. It had a near twin, an eight cylinder recipe, in for a nose wheel > actuator. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Orange+plane+porn.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Orange+pland+porn+II.jpg.html > > The engine is a PT6A turboprop of 1100 horsepower and the mechanics > indicated a top speed somewhere around 468 knots. I can't verify that but > while we had lunch there was a continuous stream of folks looking at the > plane. > > All the best. > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information