Saab 340 with ducted fans!
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Saab 340 with un-ducted fans!
I took this photograph from an Air New Zealand (Air Nelson) Saab 340 last week with the cheap digital camera in my Palm Pilot . . . the propeller blades provide for an interesting effect . . .
With thanks to the very patient and understanding Woomera.
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With thanks to the very patient and understanding Woomera.
Post modified by Woomera to post the picture, rather than the link...........
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I became quite intrigued with this phenomenon and took a whole bunch of shots in different flight regimes – climb, cruise, descent and flight idle. The effect was similar in all photos, which leads me to think it has something to do with the low quality of the Palm camera. Send me an email if you would like me to forward them to you as I don’t want to test the limits of Woomera’s goodwill by asking him to host them on his server.
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Pedota
You can email them to me if you wish and I'll load them on the server and post the link here.
Woomera
I became quite intrigued with this phenomenon and took a whole bunch of shots in different flight regimes – climb, cruise, descent and flight idle. The effect was similar in all photos, which leads me to think it has something to do with the low quality of the Palm camera. Send me an email if you would like me to forward them to you as I don’t want to test the limits of Woomera’s goodwill by asking him to host them on his server.
Cheers
Pedota
You can email them to me if you wish and I'll load them on the server and post the link here.
Woomera
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Looks more like a groovy set of venetian blinds than a ducted fan
Seriously though, it looks like some sort of strobing effect. If you spread your fingers in front of the screen you are looking at, focus on the screen and then waggle your hand from side to side you will see you suddenly grow many more fingers. Something to do with the scan rate of the monitor and the motion of the fingers.
I reckon you have some strange confluence of prop speed and the horizontal scan rate of your camera.
One hopes the Captain was looking out for VFR traffic in E airspace while you were conducting your experiment.
Seriously though, it looks like some sort of strobing effect. If you spread your fingers in front of the screen you are looking at, focus on the screen and then waggle your hand from side to side you will see you suddenly grow many more fingers. Something to do with the scan rate of the monitor and the motion of the fingers.
I reckon you have some strange confluence of prop speed and the horizontal scan rate of your camera.
One hopes the Captain was looking out for VFR traffic in E airspace while you were conducting your experiment.
