[Leica] IMG: AOPA Barnstormers Party
Jim Nichols
jhnichols at lighttube.net
Sat Oct 10 13:36:24 PDT 2015
Hi Douglas,
I haven't been up since my heart surgery, 22 yrs ago. Because I am on
anti-coagulant medication, I have to evaluate risk of injury very carefully.
The name plate on the engine was not accessible, but I believe it is a
Pratt & Whitney R-985, 450 hp. That is the favorite engine for most of
the aircraft that are on display.
Thanks for your interest.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 10/10/2015 3:12 PM, Douglas Barry wrote:
> Interesting, Jim, do you still go up in a plane from the airfield
> these days?
>
> On the images, in last photo, it's a pity that the blonde blocked out
> part of the pushrod casings and the very svelte cylinder heads and
> valve gear on that interesting nine cylinder radial. What engine is it?
>
> :-)
>
> Douglas
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols"
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> Subject: [Leica] IMG: AOPA Barnstormers Party
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>
>> The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn. (AOPA) is holding its last
>> regional fly-in of the year this weekend at our airport, hosted by
>> the Beechcraft Heritage Museum. For the early arrivals, they put on a
>> Barnstormers Party tonight, complete with live music from, where
>> else, Nashville. I introduced myself to one of the musicians, who
>> uses the stage name, Jimmy Nichols.
>>
>> After a nice day for the rapidly-arriving airplanes, heavy rain moved
>> in as the crowd was arriving, so things got off to a slow start.
>> Standing at the entrance of the large museum hangar, I could see
>> everything from Cubs to a DC-3 to a business jet, parked in the wet
>> grass.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+1.tif.html
>>
>> I wandered around, looking at the few planes that were left in the
>> corners as the hangar was emptied to set up tables, and found an
>> early Staggerwing bearing the colors of barnstormer Roscoe Turner,
>> along with a decal depicting Gilmore, the young lion, that he carried
>> with him until it got too large to handle.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+2.tif.html
>>
>> The food was very tasty and plentiful.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+3.tif.html
>>
>> As the rain let up, the crowd increased rapidly.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+4.tif.html
>>
>> Live musicians from Nashville, some of whom are pilots, entertained
>> the crowd.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+5.tif.html
>>
>> This attractive young lady was using her cell phone to photograph the
>> radial engine that was on display, commenting that she was fascinated
>> by intricate shiny parts. I asked her to pose with the engine, and
>> she willingly obliged.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/AOPA+6.tif.html
>>
>> All with the X-E1 and 27mm, at ISOs from 400 to 1000. The mixture of
>> lighting made color balance a pain.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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