Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/16

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Subject: [Leica] 200mm
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed Aug 16 12:15:41 2006
References: <44E1B0E2.7000108@hemenway.com><001101c6c080$096f6500$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <44E207B6.7070405@hemenway.com><007601c6c0ac$27f98650$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <44E250FA.5040405@hemenway.com> <00c201c6c0c0$a0896310$6101a8c0@jimnichols><44E291E2.5010305@hemenway.com> <44E3036A.40309@waltjohnson.com><001301c6c151$7346f660$6101a8c0@jimnichols> <44E358C4.8040005@waltjohnson.com>

Walt,

I think you may be thinking of the Great Lakes biplane.  Its upper wings 
were swept back to improve spin recovery characteristics.  I will include a 
link to a photo, but the wing shape is not well shown in this shot.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

http://gallery.leica-users.org/Musings/GreatLakes 



Replies: Reply from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] 200mm)
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Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] Old lenses on a new camera)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] Old lenses on a new camera)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] 200mm)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] 200mm)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] 200mm)
Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] 200mm)
Message from jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] 200mm)
Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] 200mm)