[Leica] IMG: On a Rainy Day, a Visitor from the Past

[Jim Nichols]

Errata:  On-line research, which must be right (;-) ),  shows the same 
aircraft as a Convair 640.  I suspect it has to do with the engine 
installation.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 8/18/2015 4:14 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> When I saw the flight plan, I knew I had to get to the airport, in 
> spite of the persistent showers.  It showed that a Convair 580 
> turboprop was coming in, probably for a load of freight.  I had not 
> seen one of these in many years.  It turned out to be of Mexican 
> registry.  I had forgotten how big these things were, compared to the 
> business jets that usually handle this role.
>
> Here is the scene I saw when I arrived.  A truck load of pallets was 
> awaiting hoisting into the large fuselage loading hatch.
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2091+FM.tif.html
>
> The task was repeated several times, unloading the pallet from the truck
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2094+FM.tif.html
>
> And placing it gently in the aircraft
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2099+FM.tif.html
>
> The crew had pallet-handling equipment to position each pallet in the 
> fuselage.
>
> Fuji X-E1 with 27mm
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>