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XD at Planes of Fame (Ongoing Photos)
Thought I'd share with you all this image I took at the Planes of Fame Museum last Saturday when I was there for the volunteer lunch. They all loved the FW-190 (many collect the XD line, but are as frustrated with the lack of planes at wal-mart as most of you are) since most had never seen it before. They had just moved hte P-51D 'Spam Can' inside the hanger... so I put the FW-190 down in front of the 'Cal Aero Field' hanger and snapped this low shot. That's a F7F-3N Tigercat in the background.
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I thought I'd continue with this thread and add a few more... Corsair and P-38 Lightning. The props are spinning from natural wind at the museum (it was somewhat strong that day and this location where I was at is somewhat of a wind tunnel due to the hangars). Unfortunatly, the P-38's right prop was tighter than the left... so only one prop was really spinning. The right one did spin ever so often... but it died quickly. The corsair, on the other hand, spun like crazy. At one point (no joke) it was spinning so fast that the plane started to move backward!
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Thanks everyone! I use a Canon Rebel.... but I've been doing aviation photos for many many years now and as most of you know am going into it professionally soon. It was easy to work with aircraft on the smaller scale as such.
Ski... there's actually a pilot in the Corsair... you just can't see him well. The P-38, however, does not have a pilot due to a leg problem that I put him aside to fix. We'll just say that he started the plane... but forgot a important document... so he jumped out and ran over to get it leaving the engine going![Wink ;-)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Ski... there's actually a pilot in the Corsair... you just can't see him well. The P-38, however, does not have a pilot due to a leg problem that I put him aside to fix. We'll just say that he started the plane... but forgot a important document... so he jumped out and ran over to get it leaving the engine going
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LOL! Next time, have the Corsair's canopy slid back and the pilot leaning out. That would look cool!p51 wrote:Thanks everyone! I use a Canon Rebel.... but I've been doing aviation photos for many many years now and as most of you know am going into it professionally soon. It was easy to work with aircraft on the smaller scale as such.
Ski... there's actually a pilot in the Corsair... you just can't see him well. The P-38, however, does not have a pilot due to a leg problem that I put him aside to fix. We'll just say that he started the plane... but forgot a important document... so he jumped out and ran over to get it leaving the engine going
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Not nessessarly
Just moments before I was shooting a real F4U-1A Corsair that started up and took off... and the photos look realllly close to that. The smoke subsides after a few moments. But you are correct if it was on start-up! We'll say the shot is of the corsair coming in... just after taxiing back right before he cut the engines!
I just went out and took some Blue Angel (BBi) photos with the reflections in the rain water (we're having some major storms here in California for all who don't know). I'll try and get some up here soon.
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I just went out and took some Blue Angel (BBi) photos with the reflections in the rain water (we're having some major storms here in California for all who don't know). I'll try and get some up here soon.
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In the United States there are 2 FW190d9s that I know of. One is the AF Museum, at Wright-Patterson, the other (the only flying condition one) is at Falcon Field, Mesa Arizona at the Champlin Fighter Museum. It was undergoing refurbishment two years ago. I am not sure of its status now.tmanthegreat wrote:Good use of perspective! Too bad there aren't any flying examples of the FW-190D9 (or any 190s for that matter). One painted in those colors of JV-44 would draw attention at any airshow!
The owner no longer flys the plane, but supposedly it could be flown. I've stood on the wing of it and looked into the cockpit. Nice plane.
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Great photos Britt!!! You gotta mod those tanks, though
, hehehehehe. The F-18 looks really cool with the BA scheme. A lot better than I would of thought. Nice and clean........
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