[SI] Mandate - Silhouette

From Mardon-

Silhouette: "A dark object in front of a light background."
Admittedly my definition is not as eloquent as Webster's but, either
way, that's what we're after. Example image:
http://www.justphotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/020276.jpg

Due April 10, 2007

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/silhouette

Still a lopsided amount of time to submit for Asymmetry

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/asymmetry

Left in the dark? Feeling slightly unbalanced? Just need the Shoot-In
clarified?

http://si.jlkramer.net/rulz/rulz.htm

Jim

On Mar 22, 8:35 am, "JimKramer" wrote:
From Mardon-

Silhouette: "A dark object in front of a light background."
Admittedly my definition is not as eloquent as Webster's but, either
way, that's what we're after. Example image:http://www.justphotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/020276.jpg

Due April 10, 2007

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/silhouette

Still a lopsided amount of time to submit for Asymmetry

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/asymmetry

Left in the dark? Feeling slightly unbalanced? Just need the Shoot-In
clarified?

http://si.jlkramer.net/rulz/rulz.htm

Jim

Silhouette is really intriguing, but other than the truck what are all
of the other elements? Looks like a unique plane and grain in the
background Terrific abstract.

"uw wayne" wrote:

Example
image:http://www.justphotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/020276.jpg

Silhouette is really intriguing, but other than the truck what are all
of the other elements? Looks like a unique plane and grain in the
background Terrific abstract.

The aircraft in the photo was a Lockheed C-130H Hercules (L-382), Military
Mark: 81-9142, Construction No.: 5295. It serves with the 934th Airlift
Wing, the "Flying Vikings" of the Minnesota Air National Guard. It was
parked at C-YYT (St. John's, Newfoundland). They were doing maintenance on
the aircraft. It's common for U.S. military transports to stop at YYT for
refueling and the crew sometimes stays overnight on flights returning from
Europe/Iraq. It's not so common for the aircraft to undergo repairs while
they are here. The "grain" is just weeds around the spot where the plane
was parked. I believe that the rectangular silhouette was some sort of
portable generator. The photo was taken September 14, 2006.

Mardon wrote:
"uw wayne" wrote:

Example
image:http://www.justphotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/020276.jpg

Silhouette is really intriguing, but other than the truck what are all
of the other elements? Looks like a unique plane and grain in the
background Terrific abstract.

The aircraft in the photo was a Lockheed C-130H Hercules (L-382), Military
Mark: 81-9142, Construction No.: 5295. It serves with the 934th Airlift
Wing, the "Flying Vikings" of the Minnesota Air National Guard. It was
parked at C-YYT (St. John's, Newfoundland). They were doing maintenance on
the aircraft. It's common for U.S. military transports to stop at YYT for
refueling and the crew sometimes stays overnight on flights returning from
Europe/Iraq. It's not so common for the aircraft to undergo repairs while
they are here. The "grain" is just weeds around the spot where the plane
was parked. I believe that the rectangular silhouette was some sort of
portable generator. The photo was taken September 14, 2006.

Commonly called a GPU - Ground Power Unit; 120/220VAC 50/60hz, 24VDC and
24VAC 400hz, with probably air conditioning as well. Every airport's got
at least one. Bigger, busier airports have more of them.

With military birds, it's pretty common to fix 'em where-ever they
happen to be when they break down. Fly in the mechanics and parts on
another bird.

That plane could be 40 years old or more, depending on whether it's an
original C-130H or an older one that was upgraded to H-model standards.
It's probably older than most of the aircrew.

BTW, if you want a *REAL* interesting ride ...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lue_Angels.jpg

Years ago, before things got quite so uptight, somebody put a USAF C-130
down on a VERY short dirt strip out on the backside of a nearby military
reservation. They had the choice of taking it apart and trucking it out
or using the same kind of rockets to get it off the ground.

Just for the hell of it, some of us went along for the ride.

"Pudentame" wrote in message
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Mardon wrote:
"uw wayne" wrote:
Example
image:http://www.justphotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/020276.jpg

Silhouette is really intriguing, but other than the truck what are all
of the other elements? Looks like a unique plane and grain in the
background Terrific abstract.

The aircraft in the photo was a Lockheed C-130H Hercules (L-382),
Military Mark: 81-9142, Construction No.: 5295. It serves with the 934th
Airlift Wing, the "Flying Vikings" of the Minnesota Air National Guard.
It was parked at C-YYT (St. John's, Newfoundland). They were doing
maintenance on the aircraft. It's common for U.S. military transports to
stop at YYT for refueling and the crew sometimes stays overnight on
flights returning from Europe/Iraq. It's not so common for the aircraft
to undergo repairs while they are here. The "grain" is just weeds around
the spot where the plane was parked. I believe that the rectangular
silhouette was some sort of portable generator. The photo was taken
September 14, 2006.

Commonly called a GPU - Ground Power Unit; 120/220VAC 50/60hz, 24VDC and
24VAC 400hz, with probably air conditioning as well. Every airport's got
at least one. Bigger, busier airports have more of them.

With military birds, it's pretty common to fix 'em where-ever they happen
to be when they break down. Fly in the mechanics and parts on another
bird.

That plane could be 40 years old or more, depending on whether it's an
original C-130H or an older one that was upgraded to H-model standards.
It's probably older than most of the aircrew.

BTW, if you want a *REAL* interesting ride ...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...lue_Angels.jpg

Years ago, before things got quite so uptight, somebody put a USAF C-130
down on a VERY short dirt strip out on the backside of a nearby military
reservation. They had the choice of taking it apart and trucking it out or
using the same kind of rockets to get it off the ground.

Just for the hell of it, some of us went along for the ride.

I used to sit on my destroyer in the Navy and watch the sea planes taking
off and landing in San Diego bay.....Sometimes they would run the whole
length of their "strip" and not make it, shutting down at the last minute.
But when they put those jato bottles on them, they would fairly leap off the
water in a few seconds......Really amazing acceleration.....It must have
really been a trip!

Pudentame wrote:

That plane could be 40 years old or more, depending on whether it's an
original C-130H or an older one that was upgraded to H-model
standards. It's probably older than most of the aircrew.

Unfortunately, I made a mistake when I typed the military serial number in
my OP. It should have been 91-9142. The Construction Number was correct,
5295. I had always thought the first two digits represented the year the
aircraft was ordered, so that the year of manufacture would always be later
than that; later than 1991 in this case. After reading your comment,
however, I did some poking around and found that aircraft that are heavily
modified are sometimes assigned a new serial number. I guess this might be
the case with many C-130's. Is that correct? Here's where I got my info:
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html

BTW, if you want a *REAL* interesting ride ...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Hercules_Blue
_Angels.jpg

I'll bet that was interesting ride indeed. This past summer, a B17 visited
C-YYT and was giving rides. I didn't have the $ for the steep price being
asked but I did get a photo when the B17 buzzed the field:
http://www.JustPhotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/016791.jpg

Mardon wrote:
Pudentame wrote:

That plane could be 40 years old or more, depending on whether it's an
original C-130H or an older one that was upgraded to H-model
standards. It's probably older than most of the aircrew.

Unfortunately, I made a mistake when I typed the military serial number in
my OP. It should have been 91-9142. The Construction Number was correct,
5295. I had always thought the first two digits represented the year the
aircraft was ordered, so that the year of manufacture would always be later
than that; later than 1991 in this case. After reading your comment,
however, I did some poking around and found that aircraft that are heavily
modified are sometimes assigned a new serial number. I guess this might be
the case with many C-130's. Is that correct? Here's where I got my info:
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html

BTW, if you want a *REAL* interesting ride ...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Hercules_Blue
_Angels.jpg

I'll bet that was interesting ride indeed. This past summer, a B17 visited
C-YYT and was giving rides. I didn't have the $ for the steep price being
asked but I did get a photo when the B17 buzzed the field:
http://www.JustPhotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/016791.jpg

Very nice. LUUUUV that round engine music!

Mardon wrote:
Pudentame wrote:

That plane could be 40 years old or more, depending on whether it's an
original C-130H or an older one that was upgraded to H-model
standards. It's probably older than most of the aircrew.

Unfortunately, I made a mistake when I typed the military serial number in
my OP. It should have been 91-9142. The Construction Number was correct,
5295. I had always thought the first two digits represented the year the
aircraft was ordered, so that the year of manufacture would always be later
than that; later than 1991 in this case. After reading your comment,
however, I did some poking around and found that aircraft that are heavily
modified are sometimes assigned a new serial number. I guess this might be
the case with many C-130's. Is that correct? Here's where I got my info:
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html


Oops. Missed this part. Yeah, I think 91 may have been when the
re-manufacture started. New C-130H were deployed in 1974, with an
"improved" C-130H appearing in 1992.

C-130s are COOL!



BTW, if you want a *REAL* interesting ride ...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Hercules_Blue
_Angels.jpg

I'll bet that was interesting ride indeed. This past summer, a B17 visited
C-YYT and was giving rides. I didn't have the $ for the steep price being
asked but I did get a photo when the B17 buzzed the field:
http://www.JustPhotos.ca/galleries/a...ges/016791.jpg