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In-wing camera for aerial photography - VAF Forums

Being a geologist, I’m always looking at the landscape and have taken a lot of photos out airplane windows over the years. In my work, I also have utilized standard aerial photographs taken by the BLM or other government agencies, but these are taken at odd times and from a standard platform. I was interested in being able to do my own photography so that I could get a broad or close view, or even oblique views, and also so I could do low-sun-angle photography which highlights some geologic features. Normal aerial photos that are commercially available do none of this. So when I started building my 9A, one of the personal modifications I figured I had to have was an in-wing camera. Ideally, this camera would be operable from within the cockpit, and ideally it would be tiltable to get an oblique view if necessary (yes, one can tilt the airplane, but doing so usually results in a turn rather than straight flight). The first question was where to put the camera, and I decided that the...

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