"Could this be the first Y-9 in-flight photo"

[canadian icehole]

umm sure it is not photochopped??

if the picture was taking inflight, wouldnt the blades be spinning and not only that but.. VISIBILY spinning..

there is not even any blur?? surely if they were spinning it would definitely cause a blur?

unless it what.. does a glide landing? lol

Aviation Photography

Perhaps the most common error made by novices when photographing propeller airplanes or helicopters is to 'stop' their propeller and rotor blades by choosing a shutter speed that is too fast.

While the urge to 'freeze' a fast-moving object by using a fast shutter speed is understandable, if you want to be a sucessful aviation photographer you will have to unlearn this basic photographic lesson. Using a fast shutter speed will ensure that a moving aircraft is crisp and sharp, but unfortunately, as it is powered by propeller or rotor blades these will be frozen too, robbing your image of any sense of movement.

As a simple rule of thumb, propeller-driven airplanes should never be shot at a shutter speed faster than 1/250 second. For helicopters, the shutter speed must be even slower if the image is to look natural. Helicopters with three or more rotor blades should be shot at a shutter speed no faster than 1/125 second, while two-bladed helicopters look best at speeds no higher than 1/60 second. Shooting at slower shutter speeds will result in more motion blur and potentially a heightened sense of speed and power.

 

[S10]

Y-9 was designed to replace the older Y-8 transport in service. Since Y-8 was based on the AN-12, the design is quite outdated and unsuitable for modern military. According to online discussion by aviation insiders, Y-9 is more capable than early variants of C-130, but still lags a bit behind C-130J. Later variants will improve on that.