Shot of some Horsetail Grass [Equisetum] taken on a walk down the Poudre River Trail in Greeley, Colorado while out with the family on Mother's Day ~db~ Copyright Don Bailey, 2012

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Longs Peak. Highway 36 below.
I see this mountain every day among many others.. I think I'll climb it.

I like the effect I'm getting here with the traffic. I'll have to find places to do more!
5-17-12.

HDRtist HDR Rendering - www.ohanaware.com/hdrtist/

Shot of the Poudre River Trail in Greeley, Colorado, taken with the Canon 60D while out on a walk with the family on Mother's Day ~db~ Copyright Don Bailey, 2012

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Downtown Denver landmark, Olloclip fisheye with a Snapseed edit.

22-2-52 ... Beech UC-45 Expeditor 237496 on display at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado. ... www.wingsmuseum.org

The plane has been completely refurbished. ... A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held 5-12-12. ... I think they said it will be open to the public during "Cockpit Demonstration" days ... usually the second Saturday of the month.

From www.wingsmuseum.org/aircraft_detail.php?id=5 :

Beech Aircraft Co. sold its first Model 18, or Twin Beech, in June of 1937. The US Army Air Corps first became interested in 1939 after foreign orders were placed for pilot training and light bomber versions. The first US Army orders were placed with Beech in 1940, for a light transport aircraft to be known as the C-45. Even before the US entry into WWII, the design was recognized as extremely versatile and orders for training models increased dramatically.

During the war years, over 5,400 aircraft were delivered to the US Army and Navy. These included the AT-11 bombardier/gunner trainer, the AT-7 navigator trainer, the F-2 photo-recon aircraft, and the C-45.

Starting in 1949, almost half of the military versions were re-manufactured by Beech, with the last C-45s serving until 1964. After a 32 year production run, the last Twin Beech was delivered in November of 1969.

Our UC-45 Expeditor at Wings Over the Rockies museum:

AT-11 42-37496 was delivered to the Army Air Forces in September 1943. Like many trainer versions, it was rebuilt after the war to standard Twin Beech configuration. For this reason, the aircraft is displayed as a C-45.

Specifications

Role/Category Transport
Wingspan 47 feet, 8 inches
Length 34 feet, 3 inches
Height 9 feet, 4 inches
Weight 5,870 lbs. empty, 8,800 lbs. maximum
Powerplant 2 Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-3 9-cylinder Wasp Jr. radial engines, 450 hp each
Speed maximum: 260 mph, normal cruise: 170 mph
Ceiling 20,000 feet
Crew pilot or pilot and co-pilot, 3-6 passengers
Armament none
Payload 3,000 lbs

See also: myaviation.net/?pid=00491703

Camera: Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3
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Software: Apple iPhoto

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An old house farm in Parker, CO