Jim,
Got any idea what's in the bullet on the top of the vertical tail?
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From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 10:25:10 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Latest Addition at the Airport
Thanks, Chris. I also like to capture engine details.
As for this airport beacon, when I first noticed it in the early 1950s,
it was still in military configuration and alternated between a green
and a split white flash, which indicated a military airport. I have not
checked its current output.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 12/19/2018 12:57 AM, ChrisB wrote:
> The shot of the engine is pleasing, Jim. I like the precision of engines and
> the jet engine is more exposed than piston types, I reckon. I can’t find any
> reference to what is on the fin; it looks quite small for a radar, but I
> suppose it could be for some sort of navigational or approach aid.
>
> The beacon has a nickname in the USAF but I can’t remember it. In the RAF we
> used to call it the Pundit and it flashed a two-letter code in Morse to
> identify the airfield. I seem to remember that in the US the rotating beacon
> was switched on if the airfield was operating IFR as well as at night.
>
> Chris
>
>> On 18 Dec 18, at 21:16, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I stopped by the airport today and caught the latest addition to the local
>> aircraft fleet out soaking up some sun, so I grabbed a few shots. This is a
>> 2001 Dassault Falcon 2000 which is available for charters. I'm told it was
>> once owned by George Clooney, before he moved up to something larger.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7154.JPG.html
>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7154.JPG.html>
>>
>> Our airport has a history, since it was built as a training base during
>> WWII. Lots of B-24 crews trained here, along with a lot of other military
>> aircraft. The old airport beacon was removed when the original water tank
>> was demolished, and it now sits on a pole alongside the present hangars. I
>> thought it made a nice contrast to the much newer Bizjet.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7156.JPG.html
>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7156.JPG.html>
>>
>> As an engineer, I'm always interested in the details. Here is one of the two
>> engine pods on the Falcon, a very nice, clean installation. I'm assuming
>> that is a radome on top of the fin.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7157.JPG.html
>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181218-DSCF7157.JPG.html>
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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