I use a Gigapan robotic camera mount . It automates the process of capturing multiple images to assemble into a panorama. My earlier panoaramas were typically composed of 24 pictures and contained about 70 megapixels. Now I am producing panoramas assembled from nearly 500 images and containing over two billion pixels. My Gigapan ID is GoletaBrian .
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Aviation Panoramas slideshow video
VIDEO I use a Gigapan robotic camera mount to automate the process of taking hundreds of pictures that I assemble into very wide angle, extremely high resolution panoramas. Among my favorite subjects are airplanes and air museums.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey at Falcon Field, Arizona, March 28, 2011
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress N9323Z Sentimental Journey carries its original Army Air Force serial number, 44-83514. Its construction number is 32155. It was retired from the Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on January 27,1959. Acme Aircraft Parts of Compton, California registered it as N9323Z on July 31, 1959. Western Air Industries of Anderson, California acquired it in November 1960 and converted it to a fire tanker. It flew as tanker #E17. Aero Union Corp of Chico, California bought it on June 6, 1962 and flew it first as tanker #C17 and then as tanker #17. It was restored to stock military configuration as USAAF 44-83514 Class of 44 in 1977 by the Confederate Air Force. Soon after it was renamed Sentimental Journey . It is currently registered to the American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum of Midland, Texas. It is operated by the Arizona Wing of the Coommemorative Air Force.
Panorama size: 821 megapixels (31312 x 26236 pixels)
Lockheed PV-2 N7670C Harpoon Attu Warrior at Falcon Field, Arizona, March 28, 2011
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon N7670C Attu Warrior visited the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force at Falcon Field, Arizona in March 2011.
Panorama size: 698 megapixels (27284 x 25596 pixels)
Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Hangar, March 28, 2011
Panorama of airplanes displayed in the Commemorative Air Force Hangar includes McDonnell-Douglas F-4N Phantom II BuNo 153016, Schweizer TG-3A Glider #18, Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed Red 507, North American P-51D Mustang NL151RJ Stang, Stearman A75N1 N52558 restored as US Navy VN2S-4 trainer #423, and a 1/2-scale Republic P-47 Thunderbolt model.
Panorama size: 1043 megapixels (38580 x 27044 pixels)
Pima Air and Space Museum, Convair B-36J 52-22827, March 29, 2010
Convair B-36J 52-22827 was the last B-36 built and the last B-36 retired in 1959. It was displayed for many years in Fort Worth, Texas.
Panorama size: 771 megapixels (32587 x 23688 pixels)
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Panorama size: 548 megapixels (28062 x 19563 pixels)
Pima Air and Space Museum, Convair B-36J 52-22827, March 17, 2010
The B-36J from directly in front.
Panorama size: 496 megapixels (27516 x 18037 pixels)
Panorama size: 447 megapixels (27232 x 16417 pixels)
Panorama size: 496 megapixels (27516 x 18037 pixels)
NASA's Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress Mothership, Edwards Air Force Base, February 20, 2010
Gigapan panorama of right side of the NB-52B was made with a 113mm efffective focal length lens.
Panorama size: 994 megapixels (36905 x 26961 pixels)
Joe Davies Heritage Airpark at Palmdale Plant 42, February 19, 2010
Gigapan panorama of the Joe Davies heritage Airpark collection. In this view you can see a Grumman F-14 Tomcat, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Republic F-105 Thunderchief, Lockheed T-33, Vought A-7 Corsair, McDonnell-Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Lockheed C-140 Hetstar, Northrop F-5 Tiger, North American F-100 Super Sabre, and McDonnell F-101 Voodoo.
Panorama size: 993 megapixels (40884 x 24299 pixels)
Gigapan panorama of Boeing B-52F Stratofortress 57-0038 on display in the Joe Davies heritage Airpark collection. .
Panorama size: 810 megapixels (33212 x 24415 pixels)
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, May 29, 2009
Display airplanes at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center include Lockheed F-104G Starfighter chase plane N826NA, the second Grumman X-29 forward-swept wing demonstrator 82-0049, the digital fly-by-wire Vought F-8 Crusader N802NA, and the supercritical wing F-8 Crusader N810NA.
A full-scale replica of the third North American X-15 rocket plane is mounted on a pylon on the far side of the parking lot.
Blackbird Airpark, Palmdale, May 16, 2009
Blackbird Airpark at the Palmdale Airport is home to several aircraft designed by Lockheed's Skunk Works: SR-71A 61-7973, A-12 60-6924, U-2D 56-6721, and F-117A 79-0783.
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Stratospheric Observatory For Infra-red Astronomy, April 9, 2009
NASA's Boeing 747SP N747NA, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infra-red Astronomy (SOFIA) is housed in the newly dedicated Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility. The 747SP will carry a 2.5 meter diameter telescope above most of the water vapor in the atmosphere to provide a clear view of space.
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Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility Dedication, April 9, 2009
The Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale houses a fleet of NASA airplanes: Gulfstream III N803NA, Beechcraft Super King Air N7NA, Boeing 747SP N747NA Stratospheric Observatory For Infra-red Astronomy (SOFIA), Dpig;as DC-8-72 N817NA, Lockheed ER-2 N809NA, and Boeing 747-SCA N911NA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
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Super Guppy, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009
The Super Guppy was modified from a turbo-prop equipped YC-97J to carry large Saturn rocket stages for the Apollo Program.
Panorama size: 896 megapixels (29197 x 30719 pixels)
C-97G, KB-50J, KC-97G, C-135A, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009
This view of the Pima Air Museum features a Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter, KB-50J Superfortress tankjer, KC-97G Stratotanker, and NASA C-135A Stratofreighter.
Panorama size: 1239 megapixels (43993 x 28173 pixels)
C-124, C-117, and C-133, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009
The Pima Air Museum is one of the most comprehensive in the United States. This view features a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, a Douglas C-117 Skytrain, and a Douglas C-133 Cargomaster.
Panorama size: 1243 megapixels (44015 x 28244 pixels)
Boeing NB-52A Stratofortress Mothership, Pima Air and Space Museum, Arizona, March 12, 2009
The Boeing NB-52A Superfortress Mothership launched three X-15s and three lifting bodies from 1959 to 1969,
Panorama size: 923 megapixels (39532 x 23364 pixels)
Dryden Flight Research Center, December 5, 2008
Bad weather caused the Space shuttle Endeavour to divert to Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of STS-126 on November 30. It was the 52nd Space Shuttle mission to land at Edwards. It will return to the Kennedy Space Center on a 747 Carrier Aircraft. On Friday, December 5 Endeavor was suspended under the Mate/Demate Device at the Dryden Flight Research Center being prepared for mounting on the 747.
The Space Shuttle Endeavor is suspended under the Mate/Demate Device as it is prepared to be loaded on the 747 Carrier Aircraft at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Canter at Edwards Air Force Base just before sunset on December 5, 2008.
Panorama size: 253 megapixels (20082 x 12628 pixels)
The Space Shuttle Endeavor is suspended under the Mate/Demate Device as it is prepared to be loaded on the 747 Carrier Aircraft at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Canter at Edwards Air Force Base just after sunset on December 5, 2008.
Panorama size: 713 megapixels (32852 x 21708 pixels)
The Space Shuttle Endeavor is suspended under the Mate/Demate Device.
Panorama size: 115 megapixels (18182 x 6337 pixels)
Century Circle, Edwards Air Force Base, October 23, 2008
Century series jet fighters are displayed just outside the west gate of Edwards Air Force Base: North American YF-100 Super Sabre 52-5755, McDonnell F-101B Voodoo 58-0288, Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 54-1353, Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 56-0860, Republic F-105D Thunderchief 61-0146, and Convair F-106B Delta Dart 59-0158. They were joined recently by McDonnell Douglas YC-15 prototype N15YC.
Panorama size: 550 megapixels (45215 x 12175 pixels)
Panorama size: 849 megapixels (57824 x 14699 pixels)
Convair 990 N810NA NASA Landing Systems Research Aircraft is displayed adjacent to the main entrance to the Mojave Airport from Highway 58. It was used at the NASA Ames Research Center until 1983 when it was withdrawn from use. It was stored at Marana, Arizona until it was refurbished in 1989 for use at the Dryden FRC. After serving as the Landing Systems Research Aircraft in 1993 and 1994, it was retired to the Mojave Airport.
Panorama size: 266 megapixels (19525 x 13632 pixels)
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These are intricately detailed, wide-angle images created with a Gigapan robotic camera mount and Stittcher software. Most photos are available in a variety of sizes as large as 48" x 78". Some photos are available as large as 48" x 84".
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