Thanks, Chris. The canopy might have been spotless and optically perfect when it left the factory, but after a few months in actual use -- especially under combat conditions -- it got pretty dirty and scratched. The plane captain would wipe it down before each flight, but usually just ground the sand and dirt into the surface.
It was always clear enough to complete the mission, however, but it could cause imperfections in any photo taken through the canopy. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Very good Dan - and through a canopy too? > > They used to make canopies for Hawker Hunters, Harriers and Hawks in > the aircraft factory where I did my apprenticeship. Very specialised > and I remember seeing a bloody great sheet of hot Perspex being draped > over a greasy wooden mould. It was then subject to a lot of polishing > to make it optically perfect and to remove any distortion - after all, > the pilot ideally would want to see the target / runway in the right > place.. It took many hours. > > Chris > > On 15 May 2017 at 04:10, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > > An image from back in the day: > > > > https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/5/14/wh-17 > > Asahi Pentax Spotmatic, smc Super-Takumar 50 mm F 1.4 > > Comments are invited and apprecated. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
