[Leica] [OM] IMG: On a Rainy Day, a Visitor from the Past
Jim Nichols
jhnichols at lighttube.net
Tue Aug 18 15:14:45 PDT 2015
Errata: On-line research, which must be right (;-) ), shows this 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.
>
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