Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, I like your pictures and comment them, but on these ones it is a very difficult for me to comment because I'm not very much passionated on such engines, I'm sorry, the pictures are good as is usual on your expertise, but they don't belong to my favourite preferences. I only comment all thsi because you are a good guy and I always like your kind comments, I hope you understand. Saludos cordiales from Barcelona - not yet Saturday... Luis -----Mensaje original----- De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de Jim Nichols Enviado el: lunes, 17 de septiembre de 2007 23:24 Para: LUG@Leica-Users.org Asunto: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- AEDC Open House 1986 LUGGERS, Especially Hoppy, Almost all of my working years were spent on military installations where personal cameras were not allowed, for security reasons. In 1986, the Arnold Engineering Development Center held an Open House for employees, families and neighbors to tour certain areas where displays of interest were set up. On this occasion, cameras were allowed. I made a number of photos of interest to myself, and a few that might interest others. I particularly thought of Hoppy, the old armorer, when I came across the ones shown here. For many years, two of the most prevalent test types involved investigating military aircraft's ability to perform while carrying external stores of all types, and their ability to make satisfactory releases of these stores. The models depicted here are of the type used in the first type of investigation, and were designed for testing in the AEDC 16T Transonic Wind Tunnel, which has a 16 x 16 x 40-foot test section. I have no direct knowledge of what store combinations were actually tested, or of those that actually went into service. These photos just depict all of the possible combinations provided by the models actually used for the tests. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/F-16+with+Stores+1986.jpg .html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/FB-111+with+Stores+1986.j pg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/A-10+with+Stores+1986.jpg .html Comments and critiques are welcomed. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information