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Picture of the Day: Smoking takeoff pass

By General Aviation News Staff · August 25, 2022 ·

General Aviation News writer Frederick A. Johnsen captured this very cool photo at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. He notes: “An extremely slow shutter speed of 1/80 seconds catches Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 on its smoking takeoff pass.”

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    August 26, 2022 at 9:18 am

    Beautiful capture!

  2. Dave says

    August 26, 2022 at 4:48 am

    Nice shot!

  3. Sam says

    August 25, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 Air show is on of the coolest acts on the circuit today!

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