[Leica] IMG: Classic plane - Ju 52

[h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)]

I'd seen one of these in the air often in the '70's around Gainesville, it 
was owned by Martin Caiden, but I'd never noticed that the wing engines are 
mounted perpendicular to the leading edge, and clearly skewed off parallel 
from the axis of flight.  Can one of the aeronautically inclined explain why?

http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132098-1/20080816-_MG_8190.jpg



--- On Sat, 8/16/08, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote:

> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Classic plane - Ju 52
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>, leicareflex@freelists.org, 
> "LEG" <leica@freelists.org>
> Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008, 10:04 AM
> Against the light, wrong lens, too far away and a lousy
> vantage point. 
> Not good enough to warrant any additional processing
> either.
> 
> The grab-shots of this preserved Junkers Ju 52 were taken
> over our 
> garden this afternoon - at least the plane is recognisable.
> 
> For nit-pickers: the registration on the fuselage, D-AQUI,
> is the number 
> it flew under for Lufthansa in 1936.
> The number under the wing, D-COLH, is its current call
> sign.
> 
> Hope you find it interesting
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132098-1/20080816-_MG_8190.jpg
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132101-1/20080816-_MG_8191.jpg
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132104-1/20080816-_MG_8193.jpg
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/132107-1/20080816-_MG_8194.jpg
> 
> Cheers
> Douglas
> 
> For the technically minded: Canon 20D + CZ f4/300mm at f4
> ASA equivalent
> 
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