[Leica] IMG, Another Airplane Photo

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

I found this shot that jibes with your thinking.

http://www.nanchang.co.nz/images/Ardmore%20mid%2090's-1%20(Medium).jpg

The CJ6 I shot here a few years back didn't have the cowling.  I think the
guy was from Mississippi.

http://www.sonc.com/cj6/


On 3/31/07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Adam,
>
> The day I took the picture, with Leica IIIf RD and Jupiter 12, the owner
> was
> busy getting ready to depart in another airplane, so I did not get a
> chance
> to ask a lot of questions.  I suspect that the vanes can be adjusted to
> regulate cylinder head temperature.  I can see the advantage of such a
> system for use in the extreme cold that the Soviets face in Winter.  When
> I
> get a chance, I will ask for more information.  I have seen this
> configuration on a few other types of aircraft from that part of the
> world.
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge@gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG, Another Airplane Photo
>
>
> > I've certainly never seen that configuration before. What purpose do
> > the vanes serve? Are they variable? I'd think they would have to be
> > but I couldn't tell for sure when I looked at the image. Pretty
> > spiffy! Thanks for sharing!
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > On 3/31/07, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >> Philippe,
> >>
> >> I agree that Ira's Mustang prop image is a great shot.  The former Iron
> >> Curtain countries and their friends, the Chinese, have used a cowl and
> >> cooling baffle arrangement that is not often seen in the US.  Here is
> the
> >> cowl and prop view of the Chinese Nanchang trainer.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Nanchang+015.jpg.html
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >>
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Sonny
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA