Elwood wrote:
Going the e-mail rounds.
Here's a remarkable look at what the C-46 faced when flying the Hump.
A helicopter ride over The Himalayas. 2 1/2 mins.
*The aerial cinema experts at Teton Gravity Research release the first
ultra HD footage of the Himalayas shot from above 20,000 ft. with the GSS
C520 system, the most advanced gyro-stabilized camera systemin the world.*
*Filmed from a helicopter with a crew flying from Kathmandu at 4,600 ft.
up to 24,000 ft. on supplemental oxygen, these are some of the most
stable, crisp, clear aerial shots of these mountains ever released, which
include Mt. Everest, Ama Dablam, and Lhotse.
IMAGINE YOURSELF IN 1943-45,
PILOTING A C-46 AT NIGHT, LOADED WITH CLASSIFIED CARGO, CARGO RANGED FROM
MULES TO TROOPS TO SPIES.THE PLANE'S CEILING IS UNDER 20,000 FEET. EVEREST
IS OVER 26,000 FT. WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEAKS ON THE COURSE ALSO ABOVE THE
PLANES CEILING. IT WAS CALLED FLYING OVER THE HUMP, BETWEEN INDIA/CHINA.
WARREN THORNLEY ACCOMPLISHED THIS WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE AIRCRAFT OR CREW
MEMBER. *
*IN DAYLIGHT, HE PLOTTED HIS COURSE FROM INDIA TO KUMLING, CHINA. AIR
SPEED, ALTITUDE, HEADING CHANGES,TIMES AND RECORDED THEM IN A LITTLE POCKET
SECRETARY. WHEN HE FLEW AT NIGHT, HE RELIED COMPLETELY ON INSTRUMENTS &
WRIST WATCH; NEVER LOOKED OUT THE WINDOWS FOR DIRECTION. *
http://vimeo.com/121045965
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Very beautiful. Thanks