It’s a handsome machine, Jim. You can also see the elevators deflected
downwards; I seem to remember a pilot telling me that the aircraft had
fixed-wing characteristics when in forward flight – because of the tailplane.
Chris
> On 15 May 16, at 22:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I was preparing to capture some skydivers landing, when this Blackhawk landed
> and let off a couple of passengers. Viewed large, you can see the enormous
> amount of exhaust heat that results from the hovering thrust setting. Look
> at the area beneath the tailcone.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blackhawk+Landing.tif.html
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Blackhawk+Landing.tif.html>
>
> Olympus E-510 with Pentax Super Takumar 135/3.5
>
> I did photograph a skydiver, after she landed and crawled on the trailer,
> still smiling because she said it was the best landing she ever made.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Happy+With+Her+Landing+2.tif.html
>
> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Happy+With+Her+Landing+2.tif.html>
>
> Fuji X-E1 with Fuji 18-55
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