WWII War Birds - pics and video
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maple_leaf_eh
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Holy hell, that's something to see.
http:// airmuseumnetwork.com/historic-rare-aircraft-battle-britain-movie-sale/
might not be as glorious or shiny, but cool nonetheless! Who knows what it is?
c-5?
I'm with Ganderite on this one,sure looks like a DC-4 engine installation to me.
Dark Alley Dan
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The Grumman Wildcat was used by the British for a time. Here's one in livery one doesn't often see:
IWM Duxford has one just like it:
IWM Duxford has one just like it:
Dark Alley Dan
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Nyuk nyuk nyuk...
Might not be as glorious or shiny, but cool nonetheless! Who knows what it is?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_lindsay/4880546794/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Buff...1848242/&sid=510aebdb391db99a183d666fa7b6812c
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Might not be as glorious or shiny, but cool nonetheless! Who knows what it is?
It's a HOLY SH/T moment. Am I seeing a prop blade flying off? And what about the opposing curvatures of the outboard blades? Any background to this photo?
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It has to be from a movie. No way could you be lucky(?) enough to catch a still like that. I'm imagining the inboard motor going all out of balance and shaking the crap out of the airframe
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Thanks, that will doubtless have some 'arty' applications
In the olden days we used film cameras. The ones with interchangeable lens used what was called a focal plane shooter. It moved an open slot across the film, exposing it. Worked fine, unless you were shooting a moving subject, like airplane or race car. Then there was distortion, because the entire scene was not exposed at the same time.
Each part of the film got exposed for 1/500th of a second - but not the same 1/500th of a second.
I don't know what a cmos is, but I know shutter distortion when I see it.
BRW, what plane is it? I would guess a DC4 or a C-5.
Each part of the film got exposed for 1/500th of a second - but not the same 1/500th of a second.
I don't know what a cmos is, but I know shutter distortion when I see it.
BRW, what plane is it? I would guess a DC4 or a C-5.
Same basic idea.
Focal Plane shutter is same principal as used by CMOS sensors.
Iris /leaf spring shutter same as used for most CCD sensors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0u9hsPuZY#t=13
Pretty sure it's DC-4/C54G Fireliner from Buffalo Airways. Colors are right.
See post #30
Focal Plane shutter is same principal as used by CMOS sensors.
Iris /leaf spring shutter same as used for most CCD sensors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0u9hsPuZY#t=13
Pretty sure it's DC-4/C54G Fireliner from Buffalo Airways. Colors are right.
See post #30
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Bingo! Pretty sharp. You even picked up on the colour of the wingtip!, a dc4/c54 The prop distortion is from using a digital camera, I should have specified! I can assure you there is nothing wrong
. It's pretty annoying to get that shutter distortion to ruin a perfectly good photo.
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This is what I found on it-it could be wrong and I'm looking for more detailed info on this.It's very interesting topic:
Soon after war there was a conference of some kind of Allied officials where use and production of German designed arms (all of them) was discussed.
Apparently soviets where mad that French(and possibly others) kept German lines of production open for FW-190 and other planes,service lines for repair of Panthers was churning refurbs as well.
In one of articles there was a mention of French setting up production lines for MG42s and some other small arms.
Bottom line-conference ended with agreement that nobody will be allowed new production of German arms of any kind and sale and use of captured equipment would be halted as well.
That's the reason Czechs stopped manufacturing ME-262,Hetzer SP gun and german MG's.Israel was the only place where German surplus showed up,most of the times illegally or half legal way.
Of course everyone found ways around those restrictions-French re-engendered some of the planes and kept producing them,Russians produced few models of subs in effect re-skinned U-boot etc.
If anyone has any more info on this topic please share.PM if you like
