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RuudLeeuw
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Hello
the Aviodrome (Lelystad,Holland) had a nice thing going last weekend; they had engines running of the Catalina, DC-3, Fokker F.27 and the Lockheed Constellation.
After years of troubles with no.3 engine, the matter for the Dutch Connie has now been resolved as can be seen in my report:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/aviodrome06-night.htm

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we used to call the F-27 the wistle pig :lol:
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Nice photos, Rudi! Great to see those four awesome Turbo-Compounds running in unison! Man, I love Connies... :D

Cheers!

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TimAPNY
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very cool shots.

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That Connie is SWEET!!
I have always been a fan of the "Big Props"

Simply beautiful!!

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valdez25
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Hey Broken Wrench, Were you at Britt Airways?
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Hi there rudi,

Very nice shots .. Colors came out great for nightime...
and the spinning props.. beautiful! great job!

What kind of camera, exposures and settings were you using for these?
any idea?

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Awesome pics!!! :D
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Some of my shots can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/64649127@N00/

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