[Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- AEDC Open House 1986

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Thanks, Luis.  I understand.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Ripoll" <luisripoll@telefonica.net>
To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- AEDC Open House 1986


> 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
>
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