Errata: On-line research, which must be right (;-) ), shows this same
aircraft as a Convair 640. I suspect it has to do with the engine
installation.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 8/18/2015 4:14 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
When I saw the flight plan, I knew I had to get to the airport, in
spite of the persistent showers. It showed that a Convair 580
turboprop was coming in, probably for a load of freight. I had not
seen one of these in many years. It turned out to be of Mexican
registry. I had forgotten how big these things were, compared to the
business jets that usually handle this role.
Here is the scene I saw when I arrived. A truck load of pallets was
awaiting hoisting into the large fuselage loading hatch.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2091+FM.tif.html
The task was repeated several times, unloading the pallet from the truck
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2094+FM.tif.html
And placing it gently in the aircraft
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/DSCF2099+FM.tif.html
The crew had pallet-handling equipment to position each pallet in the
fuselage.
Fuji X-E1 with 27mm
Comments and critiques welcomed.
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