restoration of photo

The scan is not of a high enough dpi to be able to do much more to improve the image. I realize now it’s from a microfiche, however any higher scan rate would help with the detail. At 200% the nearest Spit is just blocks of pixels! Cleaning up the scratchs and such is no problem, even removing the frame on the side can be done. Just let me know what you’d like. However can your scanner do any higher than the 400dpi of your first image? As far as what I’ve done so far it is just a simple brightness/ contrast and greyscale adjustments. I can do further restoration if possible, but I just did this as a sample of a quick improvement. I won’t say I’m an expert at photoshop like some of the coloured examples I’ve seen on this site. But I’m sure I can do a reasonable job at your restoration. Let me know what you’d like done and if a higher scan is possible.

Neil Medcalf

Love that p 38 but I’d prefer a mini Rutan/ Pond Racer!
Neil

There is certainly something about a dusty collection of rare aircraft that interests us all! Keep posting and thanks- Neil Medcalf

Jpegs and tiffs

On the subject of jpegs or tiffs. As long ans your image is burned to a hard drive or cd a jpeg is fine. However the more you open a jpeg in a editing program like photoshop and save it the more distorted it will become. This is because of the fact that each time you open and close the file it will decompress and compress differently. A Tiff file is an uncompressed image and therefore you can open it and edit it without the file being altered by compression.
Neil Medcalf

Although I don’t have the mag. From the description it sounds like Anthony Hodgson’s PT462. It was the former Charles Church two seater which went to Florida for a time until returned to the UK in 1998.

Neil Medcalf

Great work- Do you want to come work in my Lab? We’re looking for summer help! In our lab that quick job you did would be a level 5 restoration and cost $200. Canadian… by the way our Lab is in sunny Victoria BC Canada…
Again Great work
Neil

Tossing the dummy

I may be a bit late with this thread but I must say it’s a very interesting one, so I’ll add my 2 cents Canadian to it. I pretty much agree with everything said as far as the bump on the wing and the dummy parachuter from the front cockpit. As they say photos don’t lie. (at least those not photoshoped!)

I believe the bump on the wing was a winch. I also belive the dummy was stored in the front cockpit. Mark 12’s photos tend to prove this. With the wire hanging out of the cockpit I believe the winch on the wing was used to pull the dummy from the cockpit and release it a safe position away from the side of the fuselage. This would explain both photos and explain Mr. Ruddells comments about it launching from the front seat.

I for one would prefer to fly a drop this way rather than take off with the dummy flapping about on the wing in the wind. Yes I know someone suggested the dummy was folded but I don’t belive even folded it would fit in the bump on the wing. Also it would take to long to unfold if droped from the bump. Now if it was pulled from the cockpit it would unfold as it was pulled and therefore be “fullsized” as it exited over the wing.
Once it “Hit the winch” the (weak) link to the parachutest would break and release the dummy in the proper position and attitude. The dummy’s chute would then deploy by radio or attitude sensor.

Comments welcomed.- Neil Medcalf