3393RP
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A few minutes ago I was outside pulling weeds, and the unmistakable sound of round engines caught my attention. Just a mile or so south of me, and flying around 3,000' AGL, was a DC-3, heading east,. presumably after taking off from KTKI.
There wasn't anything remarkable about the aircraft; it wasn't brightly painted or highly polished. But the classic planform of the wings, with its angled leading edges meeting the ruler straight trailing edges, had a beauty that has graced the skies for almost 90 years.
The stately progression of its flight to some destination in the east, with the sun glinting off the aluminum of a design that forever revolutionized the manner in which man has traveled across the Earth, caused the sights and sounds of the craft to slowly fade. This brief encounter with the Genesis of air travel has made my evening special, and imprinted an image in memory that will remain for untold years to come.
There wasn't anything remarkable about the aircraft; it wasn't brightly painted or highly polished. But the classic planform of the wings, with its angled leading edges meeting the ruler straight trailing edges, had a beauty that has graced the skies for almost 90 years.
The stately progression of its flight to some destination in the east, with the sun glinting off the aluminum of a design that forever revolutionized the manner in which man has traveled across the Earth, caused the sights and sounds of the craft to slowly fade. This brief encounter with the Genesis of air travel has made my evening special, and imprinted an image in memory that will remain for untold years to come.