Hi Chuck,
Thanks for looking. I just checked today, and I don't find it registered,
so, like other casualties of the ecconomy, it may not matter. When I
Googled "Monocoupe 90a", I found a Wiki posting that shows a nice one at
Biggin Hill which has the same paint scheme. It was mostly white, but I
can't recall the edge or stripe colors.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Wide-Gear Monocoupe
> That was cool to furnish the current owner with prints for the original
> paint scheme. Since it's B&W did you happen to recall the colors?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 2/20/2012 2:43 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Continuing to look through old files, I found this photo of a unique
>> airplane. This Monocoupe has the wider main gear of the late models,
>> and the cowling has been removed to permit the installation of a
>> larger engine. On this day in 1952, I took my newly-acquired Leica
>> to the South Dayton Airport for my first and only glider flight.
>> This airplane impressed me, and I made several images of it. A few
>> years ago, I located the present owner, who has the parts of the
>> airplane and is preparing to rebuild it. I furnished him prints, so
>> that he could see the original paint scheme.
>>
>> Focal plane shutters do strange things with rotating or moving
>> subjects, as will be noted in the recorded image of the moving
>> propeller.
>>
>> If I recall correctly, the mansion on the hill, seen beneath the
>> right wing, belonged to Charles "Boss" Kettering, of General Motors
>> fame.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wide-Gear+Monocoupe+Dayton+OH+01+1952+edit.jpg.html
>>
>> Leica IIIa with Coated Elmar 50/3.5
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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