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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From The Cigar Box - Gaudy Gooney Bird 1958
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Aug 5 11:55:07 2007
References: <008701c7d4b2$578e4fc0$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <C12964A2-097D-4548-BEC0-EFD246AA4ABD@pandora.be> <007401c7d553$828080d0$6101a8c0@jimnichols>

Thanks Jim,
Philippe



Op 3-aug-07, om 00:21 heeft Jim Nichols het volgende geschreven:

> Philippe,
>
> I'm not sure of the correct spelling, possibly Day-Glo, but it had  
> a very high luminance, particularly, when in sunlight.  It was used  
> in orange, yellow, pink, and green to define safety boundaries in  
> some plant areas.
>
> We, in the large wind tunnel business, used it to mark tools and  
> ladders that were carried into the airstream area for plant  
> inspections, so that all such items would be retrieved before close- 
> up for the next operation.  It's main problem was poor adherance to  
> slick surfaces, so that, after a while it began to peel, as  
> evidenced behind the rear window of the DC-3 or C-47.
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Orlent"  
> <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From The Cigar Box - Gaudy Gooney Bird 1958
>
>
>> One of my all time favorites, the DC-3.
>> What is day-glow paint? Something fluorescent?
>>
>> Thanks for showing,
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 2-aug-07, om 05:08 heeft Jim Nichols het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>> During the 1950s, the military decided that the answer to   
>>> preventing mid-air collisions was a generous application of Day-  
>>> Glow paint.  Here the solution is carried to an extreme not  
>>> usually  seen.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Air+Guard+C-47  
>>> +1958+sm.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques are welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: From The Cigar Box - Gaudy Gooney Bird 1958)