TransIsland From Bahamas, joined Mar 2004, 1716 posts, RR: 5 Posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1075 times:
As the other thread (favourite jet) is producing some nice responses, how about your favourite non-jet?
Of course, I really enjoy an old Douglas workhorse or IL-18, JU-52 or anything else old and rare... but here's an odd one to start this thread. I really like B/N Islanders.
Sulman From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 1956 posts, RR: 48 Reply 9, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 987 times:
Photographically, props are typically harder work for me (due to their small size) and lack of access. I really love the Q400's that are frequent down here. As a kid I liked the F-27 and used to travel on them regularly, as well as BMI dc-9's!
I also think there is nothing quite like a Merlin V12 with the taps running!
Gliderpilot08 From Canada, joined Jun 2008, 136 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 890 times:
Antonov category a/c are also really fun to photograph (or attempt to photograph)
Herc's are interesting a/c because they move so slow on approach and rotation, they're an easy target.
All of these a/c are readily available where i go flying (Gimli, MB). I just have to get better at catching them in the quality of shots that's acceptable for A.net
Quoting TimdeGroot (Reply 3): I prefer jets but I've always loved the DC3(2)
DC-3's are also really easy to photograph because of their movement capabilities. (rotation and approach)
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JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 2280 posts, RR: 7 Reply 17, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 747 times:
I've not got any digital images of it (and I can't be bothered to search right now! ) but my favourite - for both sight and sound - has to be the An-22. It's huge, distinctly noisy and bloody rare!
After that, probably the Belfast, then perhaps the Electra.
ThierryD From Luxembourg, joined Dec 2005, 1608 posts, RR: 55 Reply 18, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 743 times:
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Quoting JakTrax (Reply 17): I've not got any digital images of it (and I can't be bothered to search right now! ) but my favourite - for both sight and sound - has to be the An-22.
FLYjoe From United States, joined Nov 2005, 154 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 729 times:
What is a good shutter speed to use when trying to get the action in the props on a commuter that has not started to taxi and for one either taking off or landing?
Sluger020889 From United States, joined Mar 2005, 415 posts, RR: 5 Reply 21, posted (1 year 2 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 716 times:
Quoting FLYjoe (Reply 20): What is a good shutter speed to use when trying to get the action in the props on a commuter that has not started to taxi and for one either taking off or landing?
The 1/100th range should work.
I would love to fly a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!
... Y'all know that the turboprop is technically a form jet engine with a propeller bolted to the front eh (jets come in several categories: rocket, ramjet, puslejet, gas turbine; and the gas turbine can be subdivided into turbojet, turbofan, turboprop and turboshaft.)
Anyhow, I my vote will go to the DC-3.
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