Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting Jim, this picture is 60 years old! cheers Lluis El 20/02/2012, a las 20:43, Jim Nichols escribi?: > Continuing to look through old files, I found this photo of a unique > airplane. This Monocoupe has the wider main gear of the late > models, and the cowling has been removed to permit the installation > of a larger engine. On this day in 1952, I took my newly-acquired > Leica to the South Dayton Airport for my first and only glider > flight. This airplane impressed me, and I made several images of > it. A few years ago, I located the present owner, who has the parts > of the airplane and is preparing to rebuild it. I furnished him > prints, so that he could see the original paint scheme. > > Focal plane shutters do strange things with rotating or moving > subjects, as will be noted in the recorded image of the moving > propeller. > > If I recall correctly, the mansion on the hill, seen beneath the > right wing, belonged to Charles "Boss" Kettering, of General Motors > fame. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wide-Gear+Monocoupe+Dayton+OH+01+1952+edit.jpg.html > > Leica IIIa with Coated Elmar 50/3.5 > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information