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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 12:21 am    Post subject: (Bi)Plane Photography Reply with quote

NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY
N3N-3
One of three N3Ns built for the US Coast Guard in 1940.

Albert Whitted Airport; St. Petersburg, Florida


















Some other interesting flying machines at SPG.




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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Amazing clear pictures......
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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another chopper today at SPG.








And only in Florida .... a sailboat on final approach into SPG.

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neat photos. You don't get to see a bi-plane up close that often!
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 6:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another chopper today, though of a slightly different variety.



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From this angle, that Robinson R44 Raven I looks like a fly.







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PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 10:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a sequence I caught of a banner towing aircraft at SPG, taking off, deploying his tow rope, and diving & picking up his banner. You don't see that too often.













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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All wrapped up in the extreme Florida summer heat.






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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

747-237 wrote:
Here is a sequence I caught of a banner towing aircraft at SPG, taking off, deploying his tow rope, and diving & picking up his banner. You don't see that too often.


Sadly, this airplane was involved in a fatal crash yesterday. The airplane lost power while picking up her banner, and crashed into the bay. The pilot was killed on impact, and the airplane sank about 25 feet into the water. By the time I got to the site, all I saw was the medical examiner's vehicle and police cruisers. I did not think it appropriate to take pictures.

The airplane was raised this morning.




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PostPosted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh shucks - how horrible to hear about the loss of life Sad
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is really sad, it is all th more shocking for us readers, since you have covered this plane and the banner-towing in great detail, here.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nimish wrote:
Oh shucks - how horrible to hear about the loss of life Sad

sumantra wrote:
This is really sad, it is all th more shocking for us readers, since you have covered this plane and the banner-towing in great detail, here.


Yes, it was really sad indeed. The last time I saw this routine was a couple of days before the crash ... the "pull up" after picking up and dropping off the banner was incredible - almost vertical, and very loud; at full throttle. I hate to say it, but I did think that it would be a disaster if something went wrong. Less than 48 hours later, something did go wrong.

Here is a link to the news story :

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/small-plane-plummets-into-water-near-albert-whitted-airport/2195541
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon.





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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon.
Hey...are these from the air, or from the control tower, or some high building, with a zoom-in?
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sumantra wrote:
747-237 wrote:
I had the chance to photograph the N3N-3 again this morning. More of the N3N-3 and a 1933 Waco UIC coming soon.
Hey...are these from the air, or from the control tower, or some high building, with a zoom-in?


They are from the vantage point of the terminal building / overhang of the adjoining restaurant. The biplanes are often parked right next to the building, so getting up on the balcony there offers a great view. You will see what I mean in the upcoming pics.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The (1933) Waco UIC - a rather rare classic closed-cabin twin-blade propellor four-seater biplane.





















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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Blast from the Past : The 1940 N3N-3 and 1933 Waco UIC together.







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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lovely oldies, lovely pictures from lovely angles!
Cheers, Sumantra.
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