Drip Pan #2 by bmac62
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Not a good sign, A great sign!
A drip pan beneath a classic plane means that plane is airworthy (most of the time)...it is fully alive. Somebody relishes tender loving care on it. A plane with a drip pan is more than a static museum exhibit. It does what it was always intended to do. It flies. ...It roars. It climbs. It dives. It rolls. It tickles the eyes. It thrills the soul!
The "boys" who view this (you former model builders) and at least a couple of you "girls" I know will recognize these spindly legs as belonging to an iconic World War II fighter...the renown Messerschmidt Bf 109. This one happens to be the Paul Allen Flying Heritage Collection's Bf 109 E-3 (Emil).
I stewed a little over posting this...but personally liked these bits and pieces...so here they are:)
Drip Pan #1 came way back in October 2009: Click Here
To me...shapes, colors and shadows look all the better when this is ZOOMed. I have added a bit of light to this thanks to Rob's comment below:)
Bill:)
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Comments (35)
DAVER2112
Excellent shot! Nice to see someone taking care of it.
Emil-arts
As you say Bill not a good sign, but it amazing what you can still find on the beach. What a great colletion they have :)
bazza
Nice capture Bill and wonderful looking plane.. well done!!
jayfar
Nice shot. The drip pan looks as if it's not needed.
cfulton
Chocks away! I like the POV and crop, Bill - pretty much what the pilot would look at on his approach to the craft - a belly-button on the drip tray! Well done, Clive
durleybeachbum
What appeals to me most is the planes 'skin'!
njb2000
Nice historic plane love the reflections!
Rainastorm
Wow looks pretty tiny under there!:-)
Kaartijer
Not just the plane is worthy, but the shot also!
debbielove
Yep Rose! A 109 was / is very tiny indeed.. This is a very cool shot (if slightly dark) but as you quite rightly say young Bill, if there is a tray underneath, it lives! Coooooool! Rob
MrsRatbag
I like the curved light bars on the propeller; excellent capture!
Faemike55
Great capture, Bill!
Meisiekind
Swoop - right over my head!!! But I like the compo and the overall 'feel' of the image! Great work Bill! :)
Osper
You sure there isn't a Harley in there somewhere??? ;)
drace68
Great image and comment, Bill.
RodS
Nice 109, Bill - great photo. I'm so glad there are folks out there that keep these old warbirds flying - both Allied and Axis. Both sides had several good aircraft. I'd love to see this baby in the air. One plane I've never seen - a 262. Somebody somewhere has to have one tucked away... I know we brougnt several back to examine after the war.
chuter
Great shot. One of my favorite planes, the Me. Cool how one can make out the wood laminations in the Hoffmann prop blade (original VDM blades were metal). Interesting that the landing gear struts are flat, lowering the nose quite a bit. The longitudinally grooved tires look weird - lol.
helanker
Excellent shot Bill. I like the reflections on the propellar.
flavia49
fantastic snap!!! excellent!! Flavia & Sandra Comments are both from Flavia49 and Sandra46. That's because we have just one free connection in the hotel in Prague!!!!! We are enjoing ourselves very much!!
Valentin
A very interesting photo of that old plane!
watapki66
Wonderful shot!
aguirre
Beautiful colours and lighting. The chocks seem to be original RLM yellow, which adds a nice authentic touch. Besides that the "trout-Style" paintjob is my fav on Bf-109 fighters.
jendellas
It does look good in zoom, is that a spot of oil on the tray!!!
neiwil
Instantly recogniseable, instantly a Fave. A great sign! a great text and that this flies is a great achievement.Did I mention this is a great post.Thanks Bill.
kbrog
Well seen and captured!
goodoleboy
Boy, is Renderosity giving me a headache in posting this comment. So here I go again. Fine capture considering the lighting conditions in this shot, Bill. Looks like paper towels lining the drip pan in order to catch the oil and other lubricants. And, with that fragile landing gear and forward fuselage engine cowling, it was easy to ID this WWII fighter as a Messerschmitt veteran of the Luftwaffe.
blinkings
If it was me Bill I wouldn't have hesitated posting this for a second. A great shot of a great old girl.
npauling
This place looks to be so well looked after as everything is sparkling clean and shiny and of course they wouldn't want oil to spoil the effect, but note that there is only one tiny drop of oil there so engine must be very well looked after. Lovely lighting in this capture.
dbrv6
Great detail on the capture and agree on the zoom!
beachzz
Wonderful light on this fine old plane!!