B-17 over Lake Travis

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I didn't say it was *of* a B-17 over Lake Travis. ;D

Tokina 12-24 at 12mm, ISO 200, 1/400, f/10

 

AWESOME

 

Re: B-17 's Norden Bombsight/Bombardier's View

The top secret Norden Bombsight/targeting computer:

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Yes, but can it hit a thermal exhaust port only 2 metres wide?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norden_Bombsight

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It was a lot smoother than most commercial flights nowadays. Then again, when your top speed is only 200-250 mph that could have something to do with it. This one had the moonroof so you could lose your camera to the slipstreamtake pictures with no plexiglass, which is the one of Lake Travis, or these:

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Top turret

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Tail


They let some of us crank the propeller to get the oil out of the cylinders before flight; they had 2 other flights scheduled for after us, so they never shut down when we landed, so that was a special treat.

 

Roger these shots are simply amazing! What an awesome experience this must have been.

 

Very awesome experience yes.

And Scott - It was really nice shooting UWA again. I knew I needed it for the interior shots and it didn't disappoint. My pop-up flash disappointed, but I forgot occasionally because: pop-up flash does not go well with Tokina at 12mm. 14/15 okay, but not 12. But the Tokina is a very nice lens. Barrel distortion at 12, but who doesn't have that?

 

Roger, the popup flash will dissapoint with your 18-200 too. I bought the cheap little sb400 and it covers it perfectly though.

 

I was going to post some more, but my Coppermine's been compromised. Sheesh. And I don't have FTP here at work.

 

Okay, while my gallery may be...the image files shouldn't be.

Some looks through plexiglass

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Over the left wing

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Austin downtown just under the left wing tip near the horizon

 

And the lower Colorado River under Engine #3 & 4:

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Betty Jane

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They just added her to the tour a few weeks ago. A rare two-seater P-51, she's available for flight training. For only $3k an hour.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/ma_p5 ... aining.htm

 

You gotta get up in that Roger! They are amazing planes!