[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Jim Nichols]

That's quite an eye-catcher, Don.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/16/2018 3:38 AM, Don Dory via LUG 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.
>