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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
Pilatus PC-6 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
Pilatus P-3 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr

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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:32 pm Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
- Massimo_Foti Pilatus P-3 by Massimo Foti, on Flickr Prettiest Pilatus ever. If it had cheeks, I'd pinch them! _________________ "All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"

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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
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

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Posted: 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?

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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
I honestly have no idea. Massimo

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Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 6:43 pm
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I honestly have no idea.

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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

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
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

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
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

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Posted: 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

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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
Wonderful pictures ! Thank You !

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
The whole set of pictures (40+) is visible here: www.flickr.com/photos/...041443415/

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:41 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
Cool, thanks for sharing! _________________ Gunter "The road to a friend's house is never long"

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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 11:51 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
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

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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:08 am Post subject: Re: Air Show in Locarno (Switzerland)
Looks like one heck of a fun day. Thanks for sharing. Wheels _________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Planes of Fame Air Museum \| March Field Air Museum \| Palm Springs Air Museum

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