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Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Visitor from the Forties
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:10:45 -0400
If you blow that prop hub way up I'm sure we could see if you're smiling 
as you take the shot.  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


On 10/16/2012 5:58 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> There is a large event starting tomorrow at the Beechcraft Museum, so 
> visitors are arriving.  I found this visitor from the past posing for photos 
> this afternoon.
>
> This is a Cessna 195A from 1949, based in Texas.  When it was first offered, 
> it was considered a first class business aircraft.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+195A.jpg.html
>
> The cowling is interesting, representing one of the NACA (forerunner of NASA) 
> designs for maximizing cooling while minimizing drag.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cowling+Details.jpg.html
>
> E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 28mm
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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