Thanks Jim, that Staggerwing looks great.
There were a couple of those beauties at the nearby air show in August, when I
was the safety committee. There was another beautiful executive piston from
that era, but I can't remember its name.
Chris
On 15 Oct 2011, at 20:05, Jim Nichols wrote:
> There is a Beechcraft convention underway at the local airport, so I wanted
> to catch a few shots of the visiting airplanes.
>
> Before there were biz jets, back in the 1940s and 1950s, the executive
> transport of choice was the Beech BE-17, fondly known as the Staggerwing.
> With seating for five, and a nice cruising speed, these beauties were the
> best of the best. I caught this beautiful example at the fuel pump. Bearing
> Canadian registration, and in the original factory paint scheme, it
> personifies this great airplane.
>
> Cranking up:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Staggerwing+73.jpg.html
>
> Moving out:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Staggerwing+75.jpg.html
>
> The flightline attendant commented that she was really burning off calories
> today:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flight+Line+Attendant.jpg.html
>
> And the more modern airplanes required teamwork:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/King+Air+89.jpg.html
>
> All with the E-1 and Zuiko Digital 35mm Macro
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