[Leica] IMG: Another Pretty Twin Otter

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Sonny.  Well, we have river otters out in the lake where my 
grandson has a house.  But I'm not very good at handling a canoe. ;-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/15/2016 2:38 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> I guess it is pretty compared to other otters . . .  nice shot.  ;-)
>
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 2:14 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> wrote:
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>> Apparently the sky divers' Twin Otter is undergoing maintenance, so they
>> brought in a replacement today.  This is Serial Number 66, from 1966.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Another+Twin+Otter.tif.html
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>> The DeHavilland Twin Otter is loved and respected for its abilities and
>> its handling.  To understand how this was achieved, one must look at the
>> details that DeHavilland worked into the design. An example pictured here
>> are the vortex generators that energize the airflow in the corner between
>> the fin and stabilizer to increase the response of the rudder and elevator.
>>
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Vortex+Generators+on+Twin+Otter.tif.html
>>
>> Fuji X-E1 and Leica Summaron 35/3.5
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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