Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
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#16: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:24 am
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Pilatus PC-6 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#17: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:25 am
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Pilatus P-3 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#18: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: JG300-AscoutLocation: Cyberspace PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:32 pm
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- Massimo_Foti


Prettiest Pilatus ever. If it had cheeks, I'd pinch them!

#19: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:53 pm
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Okay, since you like it, here is another one. They are pretty common in my area, but I can imagine they look exotic for most people:

Pilatus P-3 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#20: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: JG300-AscoutLocation: Cyberspace PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:19 pm
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What's up with the long ventral fin thingy? It's a lot more than is needed to protect the tail from exuberant takeoffs, even in a trainer and did any Pilatus, ever, have issues of yaw stability, what with their prominent vertical stabilizers?

#21: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:25 pm
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I honestly have no idea.

Massimo

#22: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: JG300-AscoutLocation: Cyberspace PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:43 pm
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- Massimo_Foti
I honestly have no idea.

Massimo


AHA! A little wordy, but here it is. Apparently, the aircraft was a lot less suitable in it's role than it's good looks would suggest (low power, nasty spin characteristics, ergo, the ventral fin). Good read, though!

www.pilatusp-3.com/ind...aItemid=38

#23: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:48 am
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Not sure if the second place is a post-war modification or if it's original. Can anybody proide info?

Spitfire by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#24: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:54 am
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For Bucker's lovers, here is the whole "squadron", with one Bu 131 and four Bu 133. As you can see, two Bu 133 don't have original, radial engines

Swiss Bucker Squadron by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#25: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:00 am
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Final picture and an embarrassing confession. You can see here the Puma's propellers have some "motion blur" that makes the pictures more pleasant and realistic. The way to achieve this is to keep the camera's shutter speed quite low, only for slower and propeller's driven aircraft, you must use faster speed for jets.
Well... After shooting many slower planes, I forgot to raise the shutter speed and I realized too late I ruined all the pictures covering the Hawker Hunter and De Havilland Vampire Sad

Super Puma by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

#26: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: siskensLocation: The Netherlands PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:08 pm
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Wonderful pictures ! Thank You !

#27: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:01 am
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The whole set of pictures (40+) is visible here:
www.flickr.com/photos/...041443415/

#28: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: SnorreLocation: Ziegenhain, Germany PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:41 am
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Cool, thanks for sharing!

#29: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: Massimo_FotiLocation: Lugano, Switzerland PostPosted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:51 am
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Hopefully I will have more pictures to share later this year. The airshow in Payerne has an amazing program and I plan to be there in September:
www.air14.ch/internet/...emble.html

Massimo

#30: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland) Author: wheelsup_cavuLocation: Corona, California PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:08 am
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Looks like one heck of a fun day. Thanks for sharing.


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