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2-4ENJOYTHESKY—PART6
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ThetensexpressedinPOPULARFLYINGarethoseofthe contributorsandnotnecessarilythoseoftheP.F.A.ThePublishers retainthe r&la torefuse orwithdlatv advertisementsattheirdiscretionanddonotacceptliabilityfordelayinpublicationorfor clericalorprinter'serrorsalthougheverycareistakenmavoid nastakes.
Theaircraftandvisitorshaveall returned,thetentsarealldismantled,theairfieldistidyand Sywellhasreturnedtoitsnormal levelofactivity.
Ithasalmostbecomeahabitthat eachSywellisbetterthanthelast andthisyearwasmostcertainlythe biggestandbestattendedyet,truly livinguptoitsreputationofthe biagestrallyinEurope.Nodoubt theexcellentweatherhelpedbutthe spiritoftheweekendwaswell expressedbyaletterreceivedat PFAHeadquarterswhichsaid 'Therewasanintangiblesoinething whichgavethatpleasantatmospherewhichisablendofgoodwill andenthusiasmwhichmadeavery happyweekendforvisitors.'WithoutdoubtSywell75willberememberedasa"VintageYear".For thosewhowerenotabletobeat Sywellover450differentaircraft visitedtheairfieldbySundayevening.Inthistotaltherewere70 homebuilts.48vintage.8warbirds, 4gyrosand3glidersplusonehotairballoon,whichpeacefullyascendedintotheairat6.00a.m.on Sundaymorning.Duringtheevent thevisitingaircraftamassedsome 4,000plusmovements.
Sywell'75wasequallynotablefor thevisitorsfromsuchdistantplaces asAustralia,Sweden,Switzerland andJapanwhethertheycameby jet,homebuiltorevenbicycle.
Praisemustalsogotothemany un-namedmemberswhodothe retdworkbehindSywellbothin organisingtheeventandperhaps
evenmoreimportantdoallthetidyingupaftertheevents,indeedthe moststalwarthelpersaresurethat themostnotableeventofSywellis thelunchforallthehelperswhichis heldonthefollowingMondayto quenchthethirstandrestthebacks ofallthehardworkerswhostay behind.
Onalesshappynote,the Treasurerhadtoreportthatinflationhadcaughtupwithusand thepresentsubscriptionwouldno longercovertherunningofour Association.Hisproposaltoincreasethesubscriptionsto£7.50 fromJanuary1976metwithunanimousapprovalattheA.G.M.which thisyearreceivedarecordattendanceofover300members.
Bythetimethisisinprintthe firstmeetingforSywell'76willhave beenheld—itisjustawayoflifeto manywhodeserveallourthanks.
Itiswithdeepregretthatwe havetorecordthedeathofMrs.
G.J.C.Paul,wifeofourPresident,AirCommodoreG.J.C. Paul,afterashortillness.
Weofferourdeepestsympathy tothePresidentandhisfamily intheirsadloss.
Fortyyearsagothesailinecrowdwereeithervery richorquiteimpecunious.Theveryrichwereamixed lotbutthoseattheotherendofthescalewere,without exception,worthwhilepeople
TheydidupoldboatsandmaintainedLhemthemselves.Veryoftentheybuilttheirownboats,andthere werenokitstosavethemtheheavywork.Theyknewa greatdealaboutwindandweatherandthewayofa shipinthesea.Andwhentheywenttoseatheywent withtheireyesopenanddidnotexpectanyoneelseto riskhisnecktogetthemoutoftrouble.Theysought thequietanchorageandthecrecksidepubandapipe andafewpintsingoodcompanywhentheycamein fromthesea.
Sadlythathasallchanged.Everyanchorageis packedsolidwithplasticcontainersthattheirowners fondlyrefertoasyachts.Thenightsaremadehideous withhalliardsslattingontinmasts,andtaperecorders andtransistorsatmaximumvolumetobeheardover theclatterofbatterychargingengines.Thecreekside pubhasbecomeachromiumplateddivecomplete withjuke-boxandfruitmachinesandthesensible fishermenareworkineaprofitableIMeinsalvage.
Andthepeople—ohdear!
Ihavediscoveredtomydelightthatourkindof flyingisinthesamestatethatsailingwasfortyyears ago,andexceptforthejargon,thepeoplearethesame astheoldsailorsTusedtoknowandwhosecompany Irelished.
Whentheystartproducingplasticaeroplanekitsfor homeassemblyhangupmygogglesforgood.
DavidSchofieldhadofferedtofabricatemyundercarriageformeandwhenheranguptosaythatitwas readywemadeasortieintothewildsofNorthern Wiltshiretocollectit.
Davidandhischarmingwifewelcomeduswithtea andthenDavidwhiskedmeofftohislocalairfield wherewefoundhisglidingclubinfullflightandRay Wales,frommyownstrut,flyingthetue.
DavidtookmeforacoupleoflaunchesinaSleicher KI3andonthesecondlaunchwefoundsomeliftand managedtostayupforIdminutes.Itwasthefirst glidingIhaddonesince1937andthoughitfeltstrange atfirstwithoutanengineinfrontitdidnotseemto havechangedmuchin37years.
WhenRaycamedownforabreatherIwentupin thePiperCubforhalfanhourofpurejoy.Afteryears ofnothingbutthechummylittleCessna150'sIhad almostforgottenthepleasureandthefeelingof commandthatcomesfrombeingabletolookover bothsidesoftheaeroplane,andtoflyholdingastick inone'shandinsteadofawheel.
Imaybewrongbutitseemstomethatoneonly needsawheelifitisnecessarytousebothhandsand exertconsiderablestrengthtoflytheaeroplane,asin aWellingtonwhenforsomereasonitgetsoutoftrim, forexample.Wherethisisnotrequiredastickgives farbetterandmoresensitivecontrol.
BackatDavid'splace,wemountedhisV.P.onits undercarriageandrolleditoutfromhisoldgarage whereithadbeenborntotheassemblyhangar—his newgarage.
Onthewaywehungthestabilatoronthesternpost, putthepetroltankandfairinginplaceandDavid climbedintotryitforsize.
Whatwithpausesforadrnirationandhunting aroundforbitsandpiecesitwastenp.m.beforewe finallyleft,loadedwithaeronauticalgoodiesand muchthewiserforthebenefitofDavid'sexperience
andadvice.
BackathomeIstowedmytreasuresawayagainst thedaywhentheywouldbeneededandgotonwith thestabilator.Neverhavingbeenshipmateswitha fullyflyingempenagebeforethiswasanewwordinmy vocabulary.Unlikemostconventionalaircraftthe V.P.Ihasnofixedtailsurfaces—nofinortailplane. Insteadithasapartlybalancedrudderandelevator. Bothhaveanti-servoLabswhichworkautomatically toreturnthemtothecentralpositionandinaddition theelevator,orstabilator,ismassbalancedwithabout sevenlbs.oflead.
Thehollowboxsparofthestabilatorpresentedno realproblems.AllgluingwasdonewithLheassembly clampedfirmlyLothejigtableoverasheetofMelinex topreventanyriskofstickingitpermanentlytothe tabletop.Beforeclosingitupmyinspectorhada lookinsideandapprovedofwhathesaw.
Iwasworriedaboutkeepingeverythingstraightin thefinalassemblyonaccountofthedoublecurvature oftheaerofoil,butintheeventitturnedouteasy enough.Ifittedtheleadingedgestemporarilyinplace andthenfittedandgluedthetrailingedgeswiththe wholetrailinaedgeclampeddowntothetable.This cockedtheleadingedgeupintheair,butatleastit wasfirmlyanchored.Ithenlineduptheleadingedges withastringlinebetweenpinsonthecentrelinesofthe extremeribswhoseheightsabovethetabletophad beencheckedasequal.Thisseemedtoworkasthere isnoperceptibletwistinthefinishedjob.
Thetrimmingtabreallyhadmestumped.Itseemed oneneededfourhandsandfingerstwenty-oneinches lonetoholdeverythinginplacefordrillingandrivettine.SointheendItookallmybitsandpiecestoa localaircraftfirmwholaughedindulgentlyandaareed todothebendingandassemblyforme.
Ihadbeenalittleworriedbyotherpeople'sdescriptionsoffittingtheleadineedgeplywithelaborate systemsofrubberbandsandwedges.Evansdismisses theoperationwithoutcommentsoIassumedthathe musthavenailedhisdownwithbrassbrads.
Accordinglygluedandtackedthesparedgeofthe plysheettothefillerontopofthesparandthen,with awoodenstraightedgedrewtheplydownoverthe gluedribstotheleadingedgewherefgluedandtacked
WhenIcametofeatherofTtheleadingedgethe brassnailheadssandedawayaseasilyastheply.
Fwasjustfinishingoffthestabilatorwhenthe ruddertubearrived.Ihadbeenworriedforsometime aboutgettingthisgluedupabsolutelytrueandwithouttwistsinceIcouldthinkofnowayofmakinga jigforit.HoweverbyfollowingEvans'instructionsto theletteritwenttogethereasilyenough—though stillcan'tthinkwhy.
TheonlysnagIencounteredwaswhenIcameto assembletherudderinthefuselage.Ifoundtherejust wasnotclearancetogettherudderhornin,though whenIcheckediffoundthateverythinghadbeenbuilt exactlytothefigureddimensions.Howeverbyinvertingthehornfitting—andthereisnoreasonwhyit shouldnotbesoinverted—everythingslippedeasily intoplace.tlnnkthatoneofthefigureddimensions musthavebeenchangedinthecourseofdevelopment andtheworkingdrawingsnotbroughtuptodate.This isnotunusualinengineeringpractice.
WiththeempenagestructurallycompleteIdragged theairframeoutofthegarageandtrieditallon.Much tomydelighteverythingfittedfirsttimewithoutthe useofeitherbodgersorbadlanguage.Ispentalong timeadmiringit,photographingitanddrinkingits health.
BackinthegarageFtookeverythingapartagainfor internalvarnishing.Mike,myinspector,likestoget everythingcoveredwithaprotectivecoatassoonas possible.ForthatreasonIhadalreadypaintedthe fuselageuptothepenultimatecoatoffinalcolour. hadevengonetothelengthofpaintingonmyPEA constructionnumber-7,007—.Witha au mberlike thatwhowouldn't,andatleastitgivesthelittleaeroplaneanidentity.
progressallacrosstheNortherntentaclesofLondon, butwellworththetrouble.Igottwowheelscomplete withbrakesforlessthan£20.
Foptedforrollerbearings,andwiththesebearings thewheelswillnotfitontoaCessnaaxle,soIhadto designmyownaxlestofittheIF."diameterboreofthe bearings.
Ifmyassumptionsonlandingloadsarecorrectthe axleshavetobemachinedoutofmedium(22ton minmum)hightensilesteel,towithstandthebending momentatthechangeofsectionfrom,3,:"diameterto ,;-"diameter.
AfriendlyStrutmemberlentmeascrapCessna axleforcheckingpurposesandtogetideasfrontand fwasinterestedtodiscoverthatalthoughthispattern wasobsolete,havingbeenovertakenbydevelopment design,itdidnotaccordcompletelywiththeone shownonEvans'drawings,whichmustbeaneven earlierpattern.Soitseemsprobablethatallbuilders intheU.K.willbefacedwithproducingtheirown modificationssofarastheaxlesareconcerned.
Theyearrollsroundandthetimehadcomeforthe annualpilgrimagetoSywell.So,loadedwithcameras, wemotoredNorth.
Onlyayearbefore,007consistedofjusttwobulkheadsandapileofspruce.blow,lesswings,sheis nearlyreadyforroll-out.Nextyear,perhaps,shewill arriveatSywellonherowntwowings.
Sywellseemstogetbettereveryyear.Hourbyhour, moreandmorebeautifulaircraftappearandpark themselvestobecomethefocusofhundredsofexpert critics.
TherewasthelittleStarlet,lookingabitlikea Lysander'scolt:theE.A.A.Biplane;TheLutonMinor whichmustsurelybethemostbeautifuloneeverbuilt: theFlyingFlea,presumablynolongeraerodynamicallysuspect:leaniesTeenyfromSwitzerlandand—was thataSprite?Ithoughtitwas,butcouldnotconfirm it.
Theseandalotofothersallbuilttoastandardthat
Itwasatthisstagethatanewissueof PopularFlying arrivedandthefirstthingIsawonopeningitwasan articleonfuelflow.TomyhorrorIdiscoveredthat accordingtotheauthoritativewriterIneededaminimumflowof12.8gallonsperhourandnotthefigureof 5.8e.p.h.towhichIhadbeenworking.
AtthefirstopportunityFconsultedMikewho agreedthatthiswascorrect.FortunatelyIhadnot finallyinstalledmyborepetrolcockwhichgavea flowatminimumheadof7g.p.h.,soFremoveditand drilleditoutto,3,-"bore.Thisnowgivesaflowof12.9 g.p.h.sohonourissatisliect—just.
DavidhadtoldmeofafirMcalledZipkartswho makeverygoodwheelstotake600x6tyresbut,inhis experience,hadprovedtobeindifferentcorrespondents.Soonahighsummer'sdayofdrivingrainI motoreduptoHoddeston.Hcrts,insearchofwheels formyundercarriage.Itwasadrearyandtedious PopularHying,September-October,1975
Iwouldhavethoughtimpossibleforanyamateur, andwouldcertainlynotbeeconomicalforacommercialbuildertoattempt.
Asonewho,bynow,shouldknowalittleabout buildingaeroplanesIcannotbegintoimaginehowit isdone.Howdoesanamateurdevelopthesesortof skillsor,indeed,findthetimeforsuchperfection?
Amongtheveteranaircraftitwasdelightfultosee abeautifullyrestoredD.H.60Moth,thetypeonwhich Ilearnttofly,lookingasgoodasonthcdayitleft StagLane.Thereissomethingremarkablyattractive aboutthatuprightengineandthesquare,unstaggered, wirigs.
Themindbogglesattheamountofworkthatmust havegoneintothatresurrection.Oneoftheminor frustrationsofthebuilderorrestorer'sexistenceisthe factthatmostoftheevidenceofthehundredsofhours oflovinglabourishiddenundertheglossyfinishso
Thefnselageof7007painted'uptothepenultimatecoatof'Owlcolour.
thatonlytheeyeoftheinitiatedcantrulyappreciatethe endproduct.
I wasbeginningtogetthoroughlydepressedand concludingthatinthefaceofsuchcompetition,I couldnotpossiblybring007toSywell,whenacross thepaddockIsawalittlesportscardrivingalong towingatrailerthatcarriedsomethingthatlooked remarkablyfamilar.
ItwasindeedaV.P.IallfoldedupinwhatEvans describesasitstowingconfiguration.
Bymyreckoningittooktheowneronehouranda halftorigitreadytofly.Thiswassomething I had wantedtoseedonehutneverexpectedtoseeatSywell.
FortheV.P.builderthisparticularaircraft,BAPP, anditsinfinitelypatientandcourteousownerwerea mostvaluablesourceofinspirationandknow-how. Hemusthavethoughtmeanunconscionablenuisance withmycamerasandmyquestions,buthenever showedit.Heevenwentoffandgothisfileofrelease
notestoansweroneofmyqueries—andallinthe middleofrigginghisaeroplane.
Hismodificationtotheundercarriagebracing accordedwithmyownideasandwasalmostexactly whatThadsketchedoutforsubmissiontomyinspector.
Evansassumesthateverybuilderhashisownswage blocksothattheendfittingstothebracingwirescan beswagedinplace.Failingthisyouhavetotakethe completeundercarriageassemblytothenearestrigger andtrusthimtogethisdimensionsdeadrightsince thereisnoprovisionforadjustment.
Iwasunhappyaboutthisandproposedtoputa pairofriggingscrewsintotheassemblywhichwould entaileyeboltsthroughtheupperpartoftheundercarriagelegs.ThiswasjustwhatBAPPhad,so I snappedhappilyawaywiththecamerainorderto provideacceptablesupportingevidencetomyinspector
Accordingtomycalculationsthegreatestloadone islikelytoputintothesebracingwiresisabout 1950lbsThiscallsforabreakingloadinthewireof about4000lbs.ataloadfactorof2,andturningto themanufacturerstablesonefindsthattheonly diameterwirethatwillmeetthisrequirementis I x19 stainlesssteel—indeedthereisonegradeof,17"wire withaminimumbreakingloadofonly1920lbs.,so onecouldbeintroubleifonepickedthewrongone.
Itfollowsthatalltheotherfittingsshouldbegood foratleastaton. I foundthatGibbsofWarsashmake stainlessriggingscrewsforyachtswithguaranteedsafe workingloads,soIboughtapairoftheseratedata toneach.Mikewasalittleworriedabouttheirweight butasitwasslightlyforwardofthecentreofgravity heletitpass.
Iamconstantlyamazedattheeverreadyand friendlyadviceandpracticalassistancethatisalways availablefrommyinspector,fellowstrutmembers andotherconstructors,oftentotalstrangers.Thefact thatsomanylittleaeroplanesgetbuiltatall,bears witnesstothisextraordinarystreamofgoodwill,since mostofthemwouldnevergetfinishedwithoutit.
Atleasthalfthefunofbuildinglittleaeroplanesis inthepeoplewecometomeet,thecompanywekeep.
Oneofthelastsurvivingfigureheadsofthelightaviationscenebetweeuthetwowars,heledachequeredcareerandgained distinctioninmanysectorsofaviation.Asearlyas1924hebecameinvolvedinthedesignofaseriesoflightaircraft—theHalton AeroClubMayflyandMinus.
AnearlypioreerofglidinginEngland,hebecamefascinatedbytheflightofbirdsandspentmanyyearsanalysingtheweight, musclepowerandwing-loadingofdifferentspecies.Atonetime,hearrangedfordeadbirdstobesenttohimfromthezoofor measurement.TheAlbatrossglider,builtbyRFDinGuildfordin1930wasoneresult.
HeestablishedtheDunstableSailplaneCompany,wasappointedthefirstChairmanoftheTechnicalCommitteeoftheBritish GlidingAssociation,andadvisedonthedesignofbothpoweredandnon-poweredaircraft.In1935,Latimer-NeedhamlefttheR.A.F. formedhissecondcompany—LutonAircraft—attheBarton-in-the-Clay,Bedfordshire,andembarkedonthedesignandconstruction ofthelightaircraftincludingtheBuzzard,theMinorandtheMajor.Thefollowingyear,thecompanymovedtoGerrardsCross whiletheDunstablecompanyofferedkitsofpartsfor the Kestrelsailplane,anotherfromCHIN'sdrawingboard.
Concurrentwiththis,Latimer-NeedhambecameseniortechnicalofficertotheAirborneForcesExperimentalEstablishment, andlaterhebecamechiefengineertoFlightRefuellingwithSirAlanCobham.Helookpartintheearlyflightrefuellingtrialsincludingthenon-stopflightfromLondontoBermudain1947.
Hispublishedworksincludedthetwo-yolumeAircraftDesign,oneofthefirstbooksaimedatsettingdownpracticaldesign methods.HethenbecameconsultanttotheoldSaunders-Roecompanyonhovercraftdesign.Abouteightyearsago.re-emigratedto Canadawherehismarrieddaughterlived.Twomonthsagohereturnedforashortvisit.Soonafterhereturnedhome,hehada seriousheartattackfromwhichhewasmakingafairrecoverywhendeathovertookhim.Theamateurflyingscene,forone,isthe poorerbyhispassing.
ArthurW.G.Orde-Hume
VPIG-BAPPbeingriggedatSprell'74
CecilH.Latimer-NeedhamdiedathishomeinKelowna,BritishColombia,onMay5afterashortillness.Ffewas75.
Thisisthefirstnewsofyourprojectsforafew months,ourabsenceinthelastissueof Popular flying beingaresultoftheauthor'spre-occupation withthenewlyrevisedConstructors'List—which shouldbeavailablefromthePFAOfficeasthese wordsareread.Inhopingyouwillallacquireacopy ofthiscomprehensivedocument,mayIofferasincere wordofthankstoallthosewhoprovidematerialfor inclusiontherein.Moreover,inorderthatwemight continuetorecordtheAssociation'sactivitiesinthe futureyourfurthercontributionswillbemost welcome.
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PleasanceatStaplefordinMay—itwasof courseveryactiveatSywell.
1322AbandonedbyBillGreenwoodatanadvanced stage,thcFalconar G-AWHYwas acquiredlastyearbyPatBarker(ofTitch G-BABEfame)—aF/Fishopedforsomeitime laterthisyear.
[360ThirdofthebatchofCrosbyBA413/stoemerge isG-AYFWwhichwasseentoberesidentat BigginHillduringtheAirFair.
PFAProjectNews
824Mentionedinthelast PopularFlying, andseen bymanyatSywellwastherecentlycompleted N4inorG-BCFYwhichG.Garnerkeepsat RAFLyneham
833Secondnewly-activeLutonMinortobeseenat SywellwasJimScott'sG-AZPVwhichlivesat Slinfold.
843ThirdMinortoreachfruitionoflateisthe machineacquiredsomemonthsagobyMessrs. HewittandStocks.AttimeofwritingG-BBEA isbeingreadiedforitsfirstflightatGlatton nearPeterborough.
1378Weweresorrytonotethatprogresshasnot beenmaintainedontheNipperG-AXZMat Doncaster.ThiswasapparentlysoldbyMiss WendyMillsattheendofApril,andwas officiallycancelledfromtheregisteron9.5.75— wetrustitwillre-emergeinduecourse.
1385TheMartinSlugversionoftheMotorCadet G-AYAN—residentatTwinwoodFarmsince itemerged—wassoldtoMessrs_I.Stevenson andJ.D.ChapmanatScarboroughduring April.
1391YetanotherPractaviaSpritehasbeenregistered G-BDDBwhichFLP.Burrillisworkingon inBedale,N.Yorkshire.Wehopeitwon't belongbeforewecanactuallyseeoneofthese machinesintheair.
1418D.S.Bateman'sTaylorMonoG-BBIY— resplendentatSywellinitslightbluec/s—is thelatestof[hebreedtofly,andisbelievedto liveatHalfpennyGreen.
1442Latestinaseries of homebuiltswhichhehas COMpletedisP.J.Houston'sTaylorMonoplane G-BDEVwhichwasrecentlyregistered.
1504PeterMines'TaylorTitchisalmostcompleteasmanysawatSywell,whereitemergedto standalongsidePatBarker'sG-BABEonthe Sunday.Detailedworkremainstobedone includingthepainting of theregistrationGBCSY,beforetheanticipatedF/Fverysoon.
GrahamHewittandIanStocks'LutonAlinornearing coniplerionatCilattonnearPeterborough-
906GerryElliswrotetousafewmonthsagoonthe progressheismakingwithhisFalconarF-I1 G-AXDYatSaxmlIndham,Suffolk.Hehas utilisedthefuselagefromtheJodelD.112 G-AYBRwhichwaswrittenoffatIpswichsome timeagoafterapilotlessCo((hosewhoswing withoutchocksunaidedpleasenote.)Theold fuselagehasbeencompletelyrebuiltwithanew cockpitsectionandbulkhead-alsofittedare enginemountingsandnewfueltank.Allold paintworkhasbeenstrippedoffandfabric dopedon--thefinishedc/swillbcorange.The rudderandtailplanearecomplete,andanew winghastobefittedandfabriced.Gerryadds thattheyarewaitingforaC-90to"turn-upandahangartobebuiltsothattheaircraftcan beassembled.
936LatestJodelD.9toberegisteredisG-BDEI whichL.T.DixisbuildinginCorby,Northants.
941TheKenFripp-builtJude!D.9G-AXKJ,after alongspellwithShackletonAviationatFord andHurnlastwinter,wasacquiredbvB.G.
PopularFlyine.Septernber-Octoher,1975
1430R.BasingerofCheshuntregisteredhisTaylor Mono,projectasG-BDAGduringApril.
1453JohnBakewellsTaylorMono.whichappeared inunfinishedstateattheApril '74 Hucknall RallyreceivedtheregistrationG-BDADduring April.Completionisscheduledforsometime in1976.
1517JackWaltersverykindlysentussomedetails ofhisJungsterIprojectwhichismakingsteady slowprogressatBenson,Oxon.Thestate orthe playatthemomentisthatthefuselageandall
tailsurfacesareawaitingfinalinspectionbefore covering,andallwingribsarecompletetogetherwithmostofthemetalfittings.He intendstofitaContinentalC-90.Jackdoesn't hazardaguessatafirstflightdate,butadds thatitcertainlywon'tbethisyear—inanycase hepromisesmoredetailslater.
1528W.T.MorrellofBures,Suffolkrecently registeredhisFredMk.IIprojectasG-BDBF (possiblyasuitablesuffixforaFred!)The C.A.A.alsoquotethec/nas"2263/9B"which wepresumetobeMr.Morrell'sPFAmembershipnumber!
1537TheVP-1projectlistedunderthisnumberwas registeredinApriltoMessrsS.C.Fogginand M.T.DugmoreofSwindonasG-BDAR.They havepresumablyacquiredthemachinefrom D.E.Schofieldtowhomwehaditlisted.
1562WewereverysorrytohearthatGerryPrice's VP-1G-BBXZhadaslightcontretempsonthe wayouttotheholdingpointforitsF/Fat Shorehamrecently,andhopeitwon'tbelong beforeitdoesmakeitintotheluft.
1567AnotherVP-Itoberegisteredrecentlywas G-BDBXwhichisbeingworkedonbyC.D. MillingtonandothersattheMontgomeryshire UltralightF/CatLongMountain.TheC.A.A. alsoquotetheEvansplansnumberV.1086as thec/n.
1568RecentlyregisteredasG-BCYHwastheDAW PrivateerMk.2ofD.C.PaulsonandD.A. Wilson.Italsohasc/n2.Wehavepreviously includeddetailsofthismachineinPF,andwe presumeittobethesecondoftwoPrivateers—the firstbeingtheMk.lPFA/1357.PerhapsMr. Wilsoncouldconfirmthis,andalsowhathas happenedtotheMk.l.
1588MichaelClarkkindlysentusafewnotesonhis IsaacsFuryprojectheisworkingonatthe CollegeofAirTrainingatHamble.Hetellsus thathehascompletedallthewingribs,mostof themetalfittings,theinterplanestruts,and sincearrivalatHamble,thefin,rudder,tailplane,andelevators.Healsosayshehasahalf completefuselageinhisroomattheCollege whichisbeingworkedonatpresent(from personalexperiencethatcan'tleavemuchroom foranythingelse..!)Michaelhasbeenworkingontheprojectfor3years,andsaysthat althoughprogressisnotfast,itremainsfairly steady.HisaimingpointisSywell1977,but hopestobeairborneevenbeforethat.
1623TheDsherwood-builtTurbG-ASPUhas changedhandsagain—thistimeon19.5.75.Its newownerisP.A.Brook,andwcpresumeit continuestoliveatSlinfold.
3008Takingadvantageofthecurrenttrendtopersonaliseone'sregistrationhasrecentlybeen noneotherthanourChairman,DavidFaulkner Bryant—whoseCurrieWotprojectreceivedthe inevitablemarksG-BDFBduringJune!
3224Anotherprojectwecanexpecttoseeintheair verysoonisTomReagan'sTaylorTitchG-BCTR whichhasbeentakingshapeattherearofthe TigerClubhangaratRedhilloverthepastfew months—weawaitmorenewswithinterest.
3507JohnWhitingsentusafewlinesonhisTailwind projectwhichisnowregisteredG-BDAP.He startedworkasrecentlyasSept.1974andhopes tobeflyingbySeptemberthisyear—thewings arefinishedandpainted,therestoftheairframeiscomplete,andtheonlyworklefttodo isengineMting,instrumentfitandcovering.
01-A.H.Brown'sCavalierprojectwasrecently 10008registeredG-BDAB—alsowithhispersonal
c/nAHB.1.
11-RobinKingsentusafewdetailsonhisIsaacs 10036Furyproject.Hecommencedworkin1973, butstoppedsoonafterwardsduetotheusual problemsofspace,timeandmoney.However, workhasrecentlyrestartedwiththetailplane, andisprogressingwell.Robinmentionsthat fromtimetotimehehasheardofmembersin theLuton/Dunstableareawhoareactively buildingorhavecompletedprojects,andsays hewouldbeonlytoopleasedtohearfromthem, particularlyiftheyareinvolvedwithaFury. Apartfromthathesaystheyaremorethan welcometodropinfor"adrinkandachat" (nowthere'sanoffer...)Robinalsowonders whethertheremightbeabasisforastrutinthe area,andinvitesanyonesimilarlyinterested tocontacthim--hishomenumberisDunstable 64924.
94-Firstofthewell-knownFrench-designedHeintz 10045Zenithprojectshasnowbeenregistered.D.B. Winstanley'sG-BDBWisofficiallyaSeries 100A18.
27-OfJohnIsaacs'wonderfulSpitfireG-BBJI 10055whatmorecanonesay?Wecan,however,add thatafterstartinglifeatThruxtonithasnow movedtothestripatStockbridge—amove forcedbytheunfortunatetake-overofthe hangaratThruxtonbyICItostoreagricultural fertilizer(amoveverymuchtobedeploredI'm sureyouwillagree).Perhapssomeonecould enlightenusastowhathappenedtothose aeroplaneswhichwerestoredtherepriortothe eviction—inparticulartheJackerooG-ANFY andAusterJ/4G-ATJM—letushopetheystill exist.
41-MikeWhittaker'sMW-213prototypehasnow 10106beenregisteredasG-BDDX(officiallyto CharlesRobertsonDevelopments)—andaF/F lookssetfairforthisautumn.
G-BDDJLutonMinor.RegisteredtoD.D.Johnson (oftheAndoverStrut)recently,withhisownc/n DDJ.1.Wefeelthismustbeanaircraftfromeitherthe PFAofPhoenixseries,butattimeofwritingwe cannottraceit!
G-BDBDWittmanTailwind.Recentlyregisteredto HaroldBest-DevereuxisthisUS-builtTailwindwith serialNo.133andformerlyNI1985.Attimeof writingitwasbelievedto be thefirstBritish-registered machinetobepresentattheEAAFly-InatOshkosh— andwehopetoseeitintheU.K.soon.
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41-10106Al W-28seenatBodmin,innerwingpanelsare nowskinnedandafibre-glassfuselageisreadyforfitting.
Photo:C.R.Clemens,Bodmin
G-BDBVAeroJodelDMA.ASywellvisitorin1974 initsformermarksasD-EGIB,MonikaSieboldt's Jodelhasnowbeenre-registeredintheU.K.asGBDBV.fthasthec/nV.3,andwasoriginallybuiltby W.WoffruminWestGermany.
G-BDFFSupermarineS.5Replica.Thisremarkable creationwasrecentlyregisteredtoLeisureSportLtd withthec/nADB.1.Weunderstandthatitisintended tobasethemachineatthewatersportscentreat Egham,Surrey—foruseamongstotherthingsasa novelwayoftowingwaterskiers!(Shouldprovidean interestingproblemforthetowercontrollersat Heathrow--some5milesaway!)Thereplicahasbeen underconstructionforsometimewithAirborne DesignLtd.undertheauspicesofRayHillbourne— bothatThruxtonandCa[shot,wherefastwater taxyingtrialswereduetotakeplace.Naturallywe awaitfurtherdetailswith great interest.
record—inMarchitwasacquiredbyJ.D.L.Richardson,andinMaypassedontoWestCountryAircraft ServicingatExeterAirport.
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G-ASME13ensenB-7N.Wewereverypleasedtosee thisBensenatSywell—afteranapparentlylongtime hiddenaway.Thefactthatithasnowbeenacquired byCohnPepperandA.J.Tabenor(ofFredfame) willhopefullymeanitwillbemoreactivenow.
G-AYPZCampbellCricket.Afterbeingofficially WFUinSeptember1974,thisCricketwasrestoredto A.Melodyon2.4.75.
G-BCGBLovegroveGyro.PeterLovegrove'slatest GyroG-BCGBwasofcourseatSywellontheSaturday,andhashisseriesnumberPCL.14.Atthesame timewenotethathispreviouscreationG-BBIG (PCL.11)wasrecentlyremovedfromtheregisterwithoutappearine.Wearesurethereismoretothisstory andawaitnewsfromPeter!
FredHodgson'sIsaac'sFurycanbeseentobe progressingwell.Thephotographbeingtaken justbefore Sylvell.
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Sywell'75Internationalhasnowpassed.TheStrut activitieswerepromotedbytheEASTMIDLANDS andtheNORTHWESTERNStrutswiththeirdisplay stands.TheEASTMIDLANDSbeingparticularly impressivewithalargeselectionofphotographs depictingthestruts'life.DonCashmore'sC.90engine conversiontookuppartofthedisplayspace.Aphotographofthestandwillbepublishedinafutureissue ofthemagazine.TheNORTHEASTERNSTRUT providedacourtesytentwhichbynowwillhave travelledtoOshkoshandbackpromotingthePFA acrosstheAtlantic.HughMcGovern'snewLOTHIAN STRUTwasdistinctivelyadvertisedbyalargeyellow noticeboard,completewithtartan,perchedontopof hisvan.
FredHodgsonprovidesthefirstnewswithareport ontherallyheldatBruntononJune2Istand22ndby theNORTHEASTERNSTRUT.
ThethirdannualCampIn/FlyInwasheldingloriousweatheroverthelongestweek-endoftheyearwith 18aircraftjoiningintheactivities.Thingsgotofftoa goodstartwithNeilKempfinTurbulentG-AJCPall thewayfromPanshanger.viaKirmington,Bridlington,Sunderland.Thisepicearnedhimthelongest distanceprizeandprovesthatitispossibletogetto ourralliesfromthesouthofEnglandifonereally wantsto.
Visitorswere:(Inorderofarrival)
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HorizonG-ATDGGeoffChappellCrossland Moor
BolkowJr.G-ATKRDougBainNewcastle
Jodel1051G-ATGPFrankRymanTeesside
Jodel117G-AXCGGrahamJonesTeesside
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CherokeeG-AVPSDennisOrdSunderland
RF4G-AVHYBobSwinnYearby
Falke G-AZYY JohnTowers Yearby
Emeraude G-AYEC JimKennedy Sunderland
Jodel140 G-ARDZ RamseyDrydenClaxton Grange
Jodel117 G-AWFWFredGreenwellTeesside
Jodel117 G-AZII JimBrayshaw Markington
Cherokee G-AVUS JohnToulmin Turkey(via Sunderland)
Minicab G-AWUBPeterBurrill Snape
Enteraude G-BAVWThorEllefsen Sunderland
Amongstthemanyvisitorsbyroad,wewerepleased towelcomeHughMcGovern&friendsfromthenewly formedLothianStrutandAlistairSutherlandfrom Delnywhohadtodrive6hoursduetosuddenchange ofplans,insteadofflyingfromInvernessashedidlast year.Specialmentiontotheladieswhoadded'ground support'toourlogisticalproblemsincludingJanet PrattwhosoloedfromRichmondandMrs.Towers andfamilyfromRedcarbothofwhomtravelledgreat distances.
TheSundaymorningtriptotheFameIslandswas providedbynewmemberNormanMackayandproved arelaxingbreakfromthenormalflyingfestivitiesto bothpilotandnonpilot.Allthosebirdsandnotanairmissreportedandnocontrollerinsight.
LastbutnotleastoursincerethankstoAndrew Robinsonfortheuseofhisfieldandwithoutwhose indulgenceandco-operationnoneofthiscouldhave takenplace.
StrutmemberJohnGladishwontheoldestpilot awardatSywell.Heispicturedafterhisflightto GermanylastyearinhisJodelG-AYKT.Heisstill averyactivepilotattheageof76.
TheWESTMIDLANDSSTRUTnowmeetsregularlyattheGeorgeandFoxpublichouseinPenkridge, nearStafford.Themeetingsstartat8.00p.m.andare scheduledforthefollowingdatesintheremainderof 1975,10thSeptember,1stOctober,5thNovemberand 10thDecember.InterestedmembersintheWestMid-
landsshouldcontactthesecretary,LarryTaylor, 21 HighStreet,Colton,Rugeley,Staffordshire,Tel. Rugeley2824.TheStrutistopublishaquarterlynewslettereditedbyVicTingley.
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Thenew LOTHIANSTRUT ismeetinginEdinburgh,itsco-ordinatorbeingHughMcGovern,27 BroomehallPlace,Edinburgh.Itisquiteclearthat therearesufficientmembersinScotlandtosupportat leasttwootherStruts,theprincipalareasbeing AberdeenandtheSouthWestincludingGlasgow. PFAmembersintheseareasarewelcometocontact HeadOfficeforcompletemembershiplistsofScotland.
The NORTHWESTERNSTRUT haschangedits meetingstothelastThursdayofeverymonthatthe LancashireAeroClub,Barton.
Strutrallyreports,newslettersandnewsitemsof interestarewelcomeforpublication.
MembersintheRIPONareaofYorkshirewhoare interestedinformingastrutareaskedtocontactMr. H.W.Baines,FisherGreen,Ripon,I-IG4INN.
TheNORTHKENTStrutrallywillbeheldat HEADCORNairfieldonSeptember20th,notethis isaSaturday.Freq.122.0.Non-Radioaircraftmust telephoneforPPO.
AnothernewStrutisthe GLOUCESTER/CHELTENHAM, currentlymeetinginthenewGloucester leisurecentre.Membersintheareashouldcontact Mrs.F.Knight,15GrosvenorTerrace,Cheltenham, fordetailsoffutureStrutmeetings.
The SOLENT and ANDOVERSTRUTS aretohold alargerallyatMiddleWalloponSunday,2IstSepember.ThiswillprobablybethelastPFArallyof the year,letushopetheweatheriskindtoensurethe turn-outthestrutsareexpecting.Somegoodnews
AtameetingheldonMonday,14thJuly,atStaplefordFlyingClub,theROMFORDStrutwasformed.
Officerswereelectedasfollows: Chairman—Cedric Drinkwater,19MerlinRoad,Romford,Essex,Romford62606,OperatingJodel112,Building'Emeraude'. CommitteeMembers: KenStewart,30Wythenshaw Road,Dagenham,Essex,Building'Sprite'.Frank Ashurst,15TwyfordRoad,Ilford,Essex,Operating 'Emeraude'.
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AmongthegrowingnumberofPiperCubsthatare registeredintheUnitedKingdomthereisonevery specialone.ItistheonlyremainingJ-2CubinexistenceonthissideortheAtlantic.andstrictlyspeaking itisnotaPiperbutaTaylorCubastheearlyconstructionnumbersuggeststhattheaircraftwasbtnit justbeforethePiperAircraftCorporationwasformed in1937.Onlyoneyearearlier,thecompletely redesignedJ-2CubwasofferedwithagreatlyimprovedContinentalengine.Thedevelopmentofa trulysuccessfullightplanehadbeenheldbackbythe lackofareliableandeconomicalpower-plant.The SzekelyandAeromarineenginesbeingusedwere extremelyroughinoperationandtheirexcessix•vibrationmadethemimpracticalinalightairframelike thatoftheCub.Althoughithadbeensteadily improvedsince1931.theContinentalA-40wasexpensiveandduringthefirstfewyearsofitsuseintheCub ithadpresentedaseriesofexasperatingdifficulties_ However,by1937thc"bugs-hadbeenironedout andmorethansixhundred.1-2Cubswereproduced, severalofwhichwereexportedtotheU.K.where theyenjoyedaratherlimitedsuccessamongstthe moresophisticated(butfarmoreexpensive)lightaircraftavailableatthetime.
ThishistoricaeroplaneisnowownedbyJohnand MonicaDowsonwhohavejustcompletedamajor overhauloftheaircraftandgivenitanewcolour schemeallyellowwithblacktrim.Registered G-AEXZ,thisoldCubhashadmanymodifications duringitsmodestflyinglifeoftwelvehundredhours andmostoftheworkwascarriedoutbyformer ownerMickLoyal.FirsttogowastheoldContinentalA-40engine.Thiswasreplacedbyalaterandmore reliableContinentalA-75powerplantrequirMga greatlymodifiedcowlingandexhaustsystem.Asthe fuelconsumptionofthenewenginewasnearlydouble thatoftheearlier37hp.modeltheexistingeight gallonfueltankwasfoundtoberatherlimitingand anauxiliaryfourgallontankwasbuiltintothefuselagebehindthecockpit,requiringfuelpumpstobe
fittedtotheenginetoprovidethenecessaryfuelflow. Withtheincreasedpoweranewpropellerwasneeded andabrakingsystemwasfittedtoassistaround ha!idling.
TheJ-2Cubisaverylightaeroplane,andwith doublethepoweranditsbroad35ft.wingspan, G-AEXZcanleapoffthegroundlikeascaldedcat. albeitalittlemoregracefully.MickLoyalandhis partnersusedtotakepartinairshowswiththisCub andaZatmkoenigG-ALUAdemonstratingthe extremelylowspeedhandlingcharacteristicsofboth aircraftandtheamazingshorttake-offperformance oftheJ-2.
JohnandMonicawillbekeepingtheirveteranCub atLeicesterEastwhichisonlyafewmilesawayfrom RearsbywherethelaterC.G.Taylor-designedaircraftwerebuiltunderlicenceintheU.K.asthe Austerseries.NicetothinkthuttheGrandadofthe wholetribeisaliveandwellandlivingatLeicester.
Whenthreewell-knownVintageClubmembersand theiraircraftaremissingfromtheregulartly-inmeetingsitcanonlymeanonething—thattheyhavetaken theirVintageaeroplanebacktotheWorkshopsfora completeoverhaul,orwhatisknowninvintagecircles asthelovingcaretreatment.SuchisthecaseofTipsy TrainerG-AFVNwhichdisappearedfromthevintage scenelastyearfollowingmanyseasonsofflyingits fortunateownersErnieLingarde,DaveHarrisand WallyCallowtoandfromthevariousairshows.The overhaulisbeingcarriedoutinCliffAnnishangarat BostonalongsideCliff'snewlyrebuiltD.H.Hornet
TailorCub.1-2G-AENZ.
ThisphotographtakenatFairoaksshows theearlyContinental4-40engine.Notethe simplecowlingtypicalofallthe'olderCubs andthecylinderheadconstruction.Notealso thattherewasnoexhaustmanifoldorheat exchangerxistemofearb.heatproildedon thelater1-3Cubs.Thesmallerwheelsdonot harebrakes.
Moth.TheTipsyelevators,finandrudderhaveall beenre-workedandthewholeairframehasbeen re-covered.Atthemomentthefabricisdopedwithred tautenerandawaitsitsfinalcolourscheme.Meanwhile theengine,aWalterIVIikronIIhasbeenoverhauled byArthurQuinneyathisCoventryworkshopwhere the62h.p.aircooledin-linemotorwillbezerohouredwhentheworkiscomplete.
TheTipsyTrainerisaside-by-sidetwoseaterlow wingedmonoplanedesignedin1938byM.Ernest Tips,thenManagingDirectorofAvionsFaireyin Belgium.Withitsspattedunder-carriageandstreamlinedfuselageitisanextremelyefficientmachinewith arelativelyhighcruisingspeedandsnappytake-off performance.Theopencockpitiscomfortableand roomywithawelldesignedwindscreenwhichmakes foreasyconversationsatcruisingspeed.Theone-piece wingisslottedatthetipsgivingtheaircraftvery docilehandlingqualitiesinlowspeedflight.Ernie Lingardeandhispartnerswerefoundermembersof theVintageAircraftClubandwealllookforwardto seeingthemagainsoonwithG-AFVN.
TrophyatSywellbyV.A.C.ChairmanCarlButleron behalfofagratefulclubandcommittee.
RoyHighfieldflyingR.F.G.TigerMothG-ANEM wontheflourbombingcompetitionheldatthe G.A.P.A.N.gardenpartyheldatDenhaminJune.
TheHon.PatrickLindsayhaspurchasedtheSopwithTriplanereplicaadvertisedearlierthisyearin PopularFlying byMikeAlliottofGodalming.All componentsnowstoredatP.P.S.Bookerawaiting finalassembly.
JohnIlliffe'sblueandsilverD.H.TigerMoth G-AHNKhasbeenhavingatouchofenginetrouble: coulditbethewretchedIDOL?
OneoftheearliestLutonLA-4Minorsoriginally commencedin1938butnotcompleteduntil1963. G-ASAAhasbeenpurchasedbytheBostonbased DaveHarrisandErnieLingarde.
BillyKnaptonandJackBensonhaveswappedtheir Cubs.BillynowfliesJack'sPA.IICubSpecialwhile JackfliesBilly'sL4-AGrasshopperG-AIIH.Billy purchasedhisGrasshopperin1948,sohowisthatfor alongownershiprecord!
CalendarremindersDon'tforgettheFinmeretea patrolon2IstSeptember,WelshpoolVintageFly-in 27-28thSept,SpotLandingcompetition,OldWarden 19thOctober.
TipsyTrainerG-AFVN.
ErnieLingarde(left)dismountsfromtheopencockpitfollowingaflightfromBostontoSmell1973.Note thestreamlinedappearanceoftheTipsy,itsneatspats andVintageClubfoundermemberbadgeonthebroad rudder.
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TheOutstandingPerformanceCupwaspresented toCapt.ChetParhamforattendingthemostflying meetingsandforhistremendouseffortinRivingmost ofthenon-flyingmembersatleastonepassengerride eachinhisAeroncaL-I6.Theprizewaspresentedby theChairmanattheA.G.M.heldatCranfield.The JohnEdwardsTrophyinrecognitionforworkdone onbehalfoftheVintageClubwentthisyeartoJohn andMonicaDowson.Inrecognitionofhisservicesto thesportorVintageaviatingthroughthefacilities availablefromtheP.E.A.EngineeringExecutive, JohnnyWalkerwaspresentedwiththeRoseBowl
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Theobjectiveinthedesignofa.pylonraceris simple,togetaroundashortcourseintheminimum time.Theoriesonhowtoachievethisendvary,some peoplefavouringsmallmanoeuvreableaircraftofbasic designandconstruction,whileothersprefermorecomplexandhopefully,moreefficientsemi-monocoque typesofmachine.
Thephasesoftheracetobeconsideredarethree; thestart,whenaccelerationisparamount;the straights,whenlevelspeedisimportant;andfinally, theturnswheretheminimumspeedlossisrequired. inadditiontofulfillingtheseconditionstheideal racershouldhaveexcellentvisibility,goodreservesof strength,wellharmonisedcontrolsandalsodocile stallingcharacteristics.
Factorscontributingtotheaircraft'sfinalrace speedarepower(thrust),profileandinduceddrag. Thethrustproducedbythepropellerdependsonthe aircraft'strueairspeed,thepowerdeliveredbythe engine,andtheefficiencyofthepropeller.Since propellerdesignandtheaircraftTASarenotentirely underourcontrol,enginepowerand,propellerchoice areallthatreallymatter.Thereisnoknownmethodof determininganalyticallytheproptousebecausethe variables(TAS,BHPv.RPM,courselength,prop efficiencyv.RPM)aretoonumerous.Trialanderror istherulehere,thoughonewouldnormallyapproach theidealfromanrpmthoughttobelowerthan required.Apropthatistoofinewillgivegoodaccelerationatthestartbutwillnotgivetopendperformance onthestraights.Thepropthatistoocoarsewillresult inarelativelysluggishtake-offandtheaircraftwill notevenapproachitsrealtopspeed,becuasethespeed lossintheturnsismorepronouncedatlowerspeeds. Testsonpropellersshouldbecarriedoutrounda standardsizedcourseastestsdonestraightandlevel willgiveanimpressionthatacoarserpropisneeded, duetothehigherspeedthatwillbereached.
Enginedevelopmentisasubjectinitself,butagood ruleistotrytoreducetheinternalpowerlossestoa minimum.Theselossesarequitelarge,beingabout 20HPforaContinental0200at2750rpm,60';<,of thisprobablybeingringdrag.Awellrun-inengineis thereforeamust,possiblysavingasmuchas61-IP, whichwouldresultinagainof4mphona200mph aircraftorroughly150yardsperlap.Balancingthe enginemayhelp,likewisematchingandsmoothingthe ports,butitisworthbearinginmindthataero-engines runatlowspeedasenginesgo,andsothepowermay wellbeimprovedbythebetterchargemixingoverthe normalroughfinishmayproduce.Goodenginecoolingisalsoimportant,anenginerunningtoohotwill notproduceitsbestpower,andmaysufferexpensive internaldamageaswell.Infactagoodcoolingsystem willpayforitselfnotonlyinenginelife,butalsoin speedsinceanefficientsystemcanuselessairand thusproducelessdrag.
Theprofiledragcanbesplitupintovariouscontributionsfromthecomponentproducingit.Irefer tothesepartsbyhorse-powerbecausethismakes comparisonwiththepoweravailableeasier.Fora formulaonethethrusthorsepowerappliedisabout 110x80=88hp.About30ofthisgoesaswing profiledragorabout0.5persquarefoot.Becauseof thistheminimumareaallowedisnormallyused,even thoughthisconflictswiththeneedformaximumspan. Onewayofreducingtheexposedareaistousealarge rootchord;sincetheareaismeasuredgrossthishides someinthefuselagewhilestillcomplyingwiththe minimumarearule.Ttismoredifficulttocalculate dragforthefuselage,undercarriageandcooling,but myguessisthatthefuselageisabout35hp.,andthe U/Candcoolingaround10each.Muchmoreofthese amountscanbesavedbycarefulgapsealingand ductingofairthanmightbeatfirstthought.Anyair thatpassesthroughtheaircraftmustlosesomeofits momentumandthiscreatesdrag.Anyoutwardleaks thatdonotpointaftareanalmosttotallossof momentum.Theobjectivehereistomaketheaircraft aswellsealedasasolidmodel;athoroughjobalong theselineswillproducerealresultsandismost effectiveifthoughtthroughwhiletheaircraftisbeing builtorbefore.
Theinduceddragvariesaskxn2XW2(kn2W2) wherebspan nloadfactor
U2b2U2b2 Waircraftweight kshapefactornormallyaround1.15 andasaresultisaminimumatleveltopspeed,when n=1andUismax.AtypicalfigureforanFlis3or 4hpat190kt.Thustheweightandspanhavelittle effectintheseconditions,howeverina31gturnthis figureisfactoredupbytenandthenbecomesavery significantpartofthetotaldrag.Thefirststepisto reducetheemptyweighttotheallowedminimumof 50Olb.;oncethishasbeendonetheonlyvariablesare thespan,whichislimitedbyweightandstrengthconsiderations;andalsotheconstantk,whichtakesin irregularitiesinspanwiseliftdistributionbrought aboutbythewing/fuselagejunction,theplanform, twistandtipshape.kisideally 1, sothereisscopehere foruseofcleverlytwistedrectangularplanforms, tapers,andellipsestosomeeffect.Thesavingis negligiblewhenlevelbutprobably3to5hpinthe turns.
Whenattemptingtodevisealongerspanwingthe problemarisesthatforagivenwingareaandroot chord(requiredonmidwingaircraftforpilotaccess andspardepth),anincreaseinspannaturallyresults inamoretaperedwing.Thiscannotbecarriedtoofar withoutcausingtipstallingproblems,andalsoresults inincreasedweightunlessthewingrootthicknessis increased.Thiswillincreasethewingprofiledragand reducetheallimportantlevelspeed.Itisclearthereis nogaininsacrificingtopspeedforturnperformance unlesstheracecourseissoshortthatthetopspeed wouldneverbereached.
AlthoughtheabovemainlyrelatestoFlaircraft,it isequallyapplicabletoFormulaVeeorindeedtoany aircraftattemptingtoachievehighperformanceon relativelylowpower.Thedifferenceinspeedbetween anaircraftdevelopedalongtheselinesandtheoriginal hasprovedtobe20mphormore,onanearlierspeed of180.Thisalsomeansthecruisespeedisupaswell, savingnearlyagallon/hourat120kts.
Thewindis15kts.across31atRhooseasthe splinter-camouflagedultra-lightwaddlesontotherunwaytotakeitsstation,twentyyardsbehindandtothe rightofthewaitingcamera-ship.
Sometimepreviouslyanattemptedair-to-airsortie hadendedinpantomime,whenthecamera-aircraft pilothadspenthalftheflighttryingtoclosethedoorof theclubCherokee,andtherestexplainingtheworkingsofanunfamiliar(tohim)cameratothepassenger, whowasevenmoreunfamiliarwithit.Result—twentyfourout-of-focuspicturesofaPA-28wing-tip.
TheCessnacommencesitsroll,and I followwith theMohammedAlishuffleuntilsafelyairborne.O.K., soI'mrusty.
Teaseintocloseformationwiththe150fromthe starttosavetimejoiningup.Bitraggedatfirstonthe climb,and I rememberreadingHansRudel'swords, "Nothingeverworksinpractice,exceptthatwhich youhavepractised."Thecockpitnoise-levelrequires alotofshoutingtomypassenger,Colin(Half-Tanks) Chambers,toestablishthccorrectship-to-shipfrequency,sincehishead-setisujsand I can'ttakemy eyesofftheleaderlongenoughtofiddlewiththe selectorontheothersideofthecockpit.Can'tbreakoffanddoitmyselfeither,becausesomewherebelow meaninvisibleHarvardisclosingfast,readytoslide intopositionbehindmystarboardwing-tip.Anyway, 'Aviate,Naviaate,Communicate,'astheysay,andwe finallygetitsortedout.
Jugglingwiththrottle,stickandrudder, I easethe JodeltowithintwentyfeetoftheCessna,whilethe cameramanmakeselaborateincomprehensiblegestures,andbangsoffshotaftershot.Thislowwingloadinaformationstuffistoughgoingforarookie,and I findmyselfcrankingon'pro-leader'bank,while carryingoppositerudderintherelativelysafeposition belowandbehindhisrightwing.Occasionallywehit
byLynnWilliamsasmoothpatchand I amalmostabletorelaxaswe sailmajesticallysidebyside,withbarelyacorrection necessary:then,"Bump!",andI'mlookingatthesunlightflashingonthetop-surfaceofhishigh-setwing. Howdidtheymanagewithrotaries?
AnudgefromColin.Asinisterdrabshapeisweavingupbehindus,slitheringdeftlyintoechelonstarboard.Gwyn,intheHarvard,hasdifficultykeeping station,buthedoesn'twanttocrackonflapforthe air-to-airs.Though I can'tseehimIcansensehim there,andconcentratinghardonthe150, I feelvery muchlikeawoodensausagebetweentwohalvesof ironhamburger...
Thecamerafiendinthe150isgoinacrazy,furiously tearingthebacksoffcamerasandre-winding.His radioisawful,and I canonlyguessathisinstructions andfollowhishandsignals.Aftersomefurther distortedR/TIenquirewhethertheyhavealltheshots theywantofthetwo-planeformation,sothatGwyn canslipintoline-astern,belowthe150,and I canpeelofftotheriahtasbriefed,forsomeundersidephotographsofourLuftwaffescheme.
I getthego-ahead,butI'mnotsatisfiedas I hear Colinshoutthathe'sglimpsedtheHarvardstillon ourright.Eyesgluedtothe150,Trefusetobudge 'til hear,"BravoPapafromAlf-alpha,"(Gwyn'svoice) "I'mbelowRomeoPapanow—you'reclear."
Withafeelingofsomereliefthatthatbig,yellow nosed,radial-enginebruteisnolongerbreathingover myshoulder,wewheelawayinanecstaticbreak, holdingtop-rudderawhiletoallowasmanyshotsas possibletobetakenofourpaleblueunderbellyand thebigblackunderwinacrosses,untilthenosedrops awaytowardstheWelshhills,andwepulloutand lookbackatanemptysky...
That'showcomeI'veflowninformationwitha Harvard,yetneverseenoneinthecloseto!
Twelvemonthsafterthewarendedandeight monthsafterprivateflyingwasallowedtorecommence —thefollowingappearedin Flight.
ENCOURAGEMENTFORFOOLS
ProposedOrganizationfor"SportFlying"
Iread"EncouragementforFools,-byRisteardMacRoibin (FliAtht, August22nd)withgreatinterest;interestwhich,Iam sure,issharedbysomanyother"fools"thatIwouldliketo intrudeuponyourvaluablespacetosuggestthatthosekeenon amateurconstructiongettogethernowwithaviewtotakingthe matterastepfurtherthansuggestedbyMr.MacRoibin.
Whileitisagreedthatthepiesentisnotagoodtimetotackle theauthoritiesaboutthefutureofsport-flying,Isuggestthat thoseinterestedshouldnotbecontenttositbackawaitinga moreopportunemomentinwhichtopressthcircase,hoping thatinthemeantime"agroupofexpertswithapracticalknowledgeofaeronautics"willproducea"testedandapproved design."Onthecontrary,Ibelievethatweshouldgettogether nowtoformaclub,society,association—callitwhatyouwill— whosegeneralaimwillbetopromotethewell-beingofthissport-flyingbusiness,andwhoseimmediateobjectwillbetostarta fundforthepurposeoffinancingthedesign,constructionand testingofamachinewhichcanbebuiltbytheamateur.Other objectsmightwellincludetheproductionofworkingdrawings ofsuchamachineforsaletomembersoftheorganizationata nominalfigureandtheprovisionofapprovedinspectionfacilities forthosebuildingtotheapproveddesign.
Havingproducedthedesignandmadeavailabletheseother facilities,thesuggestedorganization(asrepresentativeofthe amateurconstructor)wouldbeinagoodposition,whenthe timearose,topresenttotheappropriateGovernmentdepartmentacaseforrevisionoftheC.ofA.regulationsinsofaras theyaffectfineweatherfun-flying.Itiscertain,atleast,that suchanapproachtotheauthoritieswouldstandamuchgreater chanceofsuccessthanwouldbethecasewereeachindividual amateurtoattempttoobtainapprovalforhisownprivate design.
ShouldMr.MacRoibinoranyotherreadersbeinterestedin mysuggestions,perhapstheywouldgetintouchwithme.
R.W.CLEGG.Thearticlereferredtowasapleafromapre-warPoux builderfordesignswhichcouldbebuiltbyanamateur withouttheneedforrigorousC-of-Ainspection.
Designshewasadvocatingwereasingleseattail-less pusherwitha35hpflattwinandasimplehelicopter similartothosedevelopedinGermanyduringthe war.Nothingreallyappearedtocomeofitforsome timeandinthemeantime,apartfromAusters,only aeroplanesintheluxuryclasswerebeingbuilt. Percival'sofferingstartedwith200hpand£2,900and thecivilMessengerhadallof155hp.
Thescenewasnottostagnatcformorethana decade.IndeedasTigerMothswerereplacedbyChipmunksinRAFservice,sotheyweresoldbytender.I rememberG-ADGXbeingsoldcompletefor£16.00 andIboughtmyPJPfor£1210s.Od.lessengine.
Severalattemptsatsomethingdifferentweremade, perhapsthemostambitiousbeingthePlanetSatelite. WithaGipsyengineburiedneartheC-ofGitneeded anextensionshafttodrivethepropeller.Somuch vibrationwaspresentinthisshaftthatitwasnot possibletoflytheaeroplane!
Althoughtheaeroplanesusedbyclubs,groupsand impecuniousindividualsremainedinthetrustyif ageingAuster/TigerMothclass,encouragementdid comefromotherquarters.In1947LordKemsleyset upa£100,000trusttofinancesportingflyingandin 1950ClementAttlee'sgovernmentproducedascheme whereselectedATCcadetscouldobtain—atnocostto themselves—aPPL:furthermoreit(thegovernment) remittedthetaxonpetroltoclubsandgroups.This helpedtokeepflyingcoststo£3,00perhour.Ifone wasluckyenoughtoworkforacompanyoperatinga subsidisedflyingclub,flyingwasevencheaper. deHavillandemployeespaidonlytenshillingsan hourforalongwhile.
Theold'A'licencedisappeared,togetherwithits necessaryqualificationofthreehours'soloin1949 andwasreplacedbyaPPLcallingforthirtyhoursof dualandsoloflying.Thatwasthepicturefortheclubs inthefifties,butelsewhereotherdevelopmentswere takingplace.
"UltraLightAircraftAssociationGroups"were beingformedasaresultofMr.Clegg'searlyenthusiasm.Parttimeenthusiastswereencouragedtohelp withoverhauls.ExRAFinstructorsgavetheirtime
PopularFlying,September-October,1975
freeenablingAutocrattrainingtobeofferedat£2.00 anhourandprewaraircraftsuchastheTipsyateven less.The'WorkerswasagroupofwhichTwasan earlymember;overenthusiasmwasourpitfall.-excess useofemeryclothontheframeofourAvroCadet necessitateditbeingscrapped.Thisparticulargroup eventuallydevelopedintoaschoolofwhichTwas CFI,operating6Tigers:4Austersand2Rapides, beforetheairfieldcloseduponit.Otherssuchasthe
Montaomeryshiregrouparestilloperatinginsubstantiallythesamewaythattheyweretwenty-five yearsago.
Averyrealturningpointcamein1956.TheVolkswagonanditsassociatedTurbulentairframeappeared intheUK.Herewassomethingthatcouldsafelybe builtathomebythemaninthestreetandreallythis typestartedtheBritishhomebuildingcult.The ULAA,bynowthePFAwasequaltothetaskandit wasthroughtheofficesofthePFAthatthisnewtype receivedaPermittoFly.
TheJet!VolalsowithaRorergasturbineengine
Beforethewar,JohnCurriebuilttwoWotsat Lympne.Unfortunatelytheseweredestroyedby enemyactionin1940.WhilstchiefengineeratEastleighin1958'Joe'dugouthisoldplansandaidedand abettedbyVivBellamyproducedthefirstofwhatwas tobecomethemostpopularhomeconstructedbiplaneoftheseventies.AfewyearsearlierIhadhelped Joecommenceconstructionofahybridmachinewith aTigerfuselage;MaaisterouterwingsandaGipsy sixengine.Perhapsfortunately,itneverflew. interestwasrevivedinthelateLatimer-Needham's LutondesignsandbytheendofthefiftiesJohnTaylor hadhisfirstdesignairborne.Perhapsanothergolden decadeofBritishaviationwasabouttobegin.
Toeveryoneinterestedinultralightaircraftcame thesadnewsinMayofthepassingofCecil H. LatimerNeedhamwho,earlyin1937,evolvedtheLA4'Minor' asapracticalpersonalaeroplanefollowinghisrather unsuccessfulLA2designwhichhadbeenintendedto fillthevacuumcreatedbytheoutlawingoftheFlying Fleaandwhichboreavaguesimilaritytothelatter, havingnotsomuch'tandem'wingsasasetofbiplane wings,independentlysupported,withenormous staggerandverysmallgapbutdifferedbyhavinga conventionalempennage.
TheprototypeLA4'Minor'G-AEPDembodied manypartsofitspredecessorincludingtheinordinatelylongfuselagewhichremainsafeatureofthe Minorasweknowittoday.
Hewouldhavebeenveryproudtohaveheardabout thcgatheringofMinorsthattookplaceatSywell75. Altogethersevenexamplesweretobeseenincluding thetwo-seat'Duet'varientandtheoccasionprovided grandopportunityforpilots,constructorsandenthusiaststogettogether,compareperformancefiguresand generallydiscusseachother'smachines.OnSunday
morninganimpromptuformationRightwasaaranged. Thisturnedouttobenitheraglorioasshamblesdue totheratherwidevarietyinperformancerangngbetweenthe32h.p.JAPenginedG-ASEAofLaurie MansfieldtoJimScott's55h.p.Lycomingpowered G-AZPV'LittleGrunt'whichgoeslikearocket.Howeverwedideventuallymanagetogetroughlytogether inthesamepieceofskyforthebenefitofManDunn's camerainRobinOwen'sJodel.UnfortunatelyDick Sharphousewasunabletotakepartinhisnewly re-engined(witha1600ccVW)G-ATCJwhenhistailwheelfracturedthepreviouseveningafteritsfirsttest flight.
Thefollowingairetaftwererepresented:
G-ASEAL.Mansfield32hpJAP
G-AVDYK.Barlow 55hpLycoming
G-AZPVJ.Scott 55hpLycoming
G-ATCJR.Sharphouse1600ccVolkswagen
G-BCFYM.Garner 1500ccVolkswagen
G-AXKHM.Vaisey 1600ccVolkswagen
G-AYTTA.KnowlesContinentalC90 (Duet)
AopicalpostwarAuslerJ/IAutocrat
AChipnuoikwaslinedwithaRovergasturbineengine toreducenamingcosts,butthebasiccostoftheengine defeatedtheproject.
Theinstructorisfrequentlyaskedto'Checkout'a pilotonanunfamilartype,orapilotwishestoflya single-seateronwhichnodualinstructionisavailable. Thesecasesarenotreallya'check-out',whichstrictly meansacheckflightonafamiliartype,onwhichthe pilotisoutofpractice.Theworkactuallyreferredto isthe'Conversiontotype',whichrequiresadifferent approach.
Asalways,abriefingbyaninstructorisessential, makinguseofhandlingnotes,asavailable,sothatthe pilothasaclearideaoftheaircraftlayout,characteristicsetc.,beforeflight.Equallynecessaryisagood lookatitbeforeattemptingtostartit,asthereismuch tobelearntduringaninspectionandsometimespent sittinginit,justfindingoutwhereallthecontrolsare andtheirmodeofoperation.
ITthissoundselementary,considerthenextpoint; Muchcanbelearntfromanaeroplane'sappearance andanideaofitsperformanceaccuratelyforetold whenstillontheground,thusthepilotaskshimself thesequestions:
(I) Howlongdoestheaeroplanelook?(Besides checkingdata.)
Howlongisitincomparisonwiththespanand howmuchrudderisavailable?Thisgivesagood ideaofdirectionalstabilityandanydifficulties whichmightbemetinkeepingstraightintake-off andlanding.
Howmuchpowerisavailable?Thisalsohasa greatbearingon(2),asnobodywantstoapply morepowerthanonecancontroltheeffectsof!
Howwideapartarethewheels,istheCofGlikely tobehighorlowandhowmuchwingareaisthere?
Thesefactorsallpointtothedegreeofcrosswind whichmightbesafe,asanyaircraftwithhighCof G,largewingarea,andanarrowundercarriageis toberegardedwithcaution.
Howmuchwingareaisthereincomparisonwith theweightandthepoweravailable?Thisindicates probabletake-offdistanceandspeedrequiredto becomeairborne,alsowithabearingonthelanding.e.g.Apowerful,heavyaircraftwithlittle wingareawillclearlyacceleratequickly,butwill needtoreachahighspeedbeforeflying.
Wherearetheflaps?Normally,flapsmountedon alow-wingaircraftwillcauseittopitchgently nose-down,whentheyarelowered,withlittle effectonairspeed,unlessalargeamountislowered. Conversely,mosthigh-wingaeroplaneswillpitch nose-up,withlossofairspeed,withtheneedto trimFORWARD,unlessspecialarrangements aremadetoavoidthischaracteristic,whichisnot desirableintrainers.
Arethereanynon-standardcontrolsetc.,which willmakenecessaryanynon-standardprocedures?
Electricflapsareanexampleofthisandsomerun DOWNonlywhentheswitchishelddown,but UPallthewayastheswitchisheldintheUP positionunlessreturnedtoNeutral,asincertain Cessnavariants.Also,inastandardforcedlanding sequence,'MasterSwitchOFF'meansbeing deprivedofflaps,sotheorderhastobechanged.
Thesearejustexamplesandmuchelsecanbefound inanintelligentassessmentofthemachine.Assuming thatagoodbriefinghasbeengivenandthepilotis readytofly,thetaskisthesameinthecaseofeither conversion,assingle-seataeroplanesllymuchthe
byMikeStappsameasanyothers.Thereforethetaskisoneof investigationintotheperformanceanddemonstration.
Ialmostforgettosay,watchoutforaeroplaneswith pointedwings,whicharemoreinclinedtodropat thestallthantheplank-likevarietyandanyaeroplane whichisfittedwithleading-edgeslatsorslots,in additiontopointed/taperingwings,almostundoubtedlyneedsthem.
Whenseated,withtheenginerunning,thekeyto allsituationsisNEVERtobeinahurryandtoallow plentyofspaceforallthatistobeattempted.Thus oneshouldtaxislowly,takingintoaccountthevision forward,orlackofitandgainthefeeloftherudder, withaviewtotake-off.Anyswingswhichmaybe lurkingwillbeapparentinthisphaseandtheeffects andusefulnessofbrakecanbeseenatthisstage, especiallyiflittleruddercontrolisavailable.Whilst taxi-ing,theattitudeforalandingcanbedigested,as thisiswhatyouhavetoreturntoeventually.
Thebest'Firsttake-off'ismadedirectlyintowind, tohaveanyweather-cockeffectinyourfavour,with asmuchspaceaspossibleaheadandplentyofWIDTH toeitherside,incaseofanunexpecteddepartureata tangent.
Needlesstosay,thepowerisappliedONLYwhen theaircraftiscorrectlyalignedandatastandstill,and insmallquantities,asnobodywantsanythingto happentooquicklyforcomfort.Theaircraftshould movesmoothlyforwardwhileonecountersanyswing, andwhenfulldirectionalcontrolisestablished,one canbealittlemorebravewithpower,workingupto aflyingattitude,afterwhichtheaeroplaneshouldfly whenitfeelsready.
Asafeclimbingspeedshouldbeusedasperbriefing andifanycontrolsfeelsineffective,itissafetoincrease it.Themainobjectofthisphaseistogetplentyof heightbeforestartingworkontheperformance,soa suitableRPM,propellerpitchandspeedforall requirementsshouldalreadybeknown,toavoidsuch hazardsasengineoverheating,poorrateofclimbetc.
Onceatasafeheight,setuptypicalconditionsof cruiseandifthisareaisamystery,itissufficiently safetosetuptheengineataroundhalfpower,an averagepitchsettingandseewhatspeeditallmaintainsheightat.Thisallowstimetotrythefeelofthe aircraftbysimplyflyingaroundandespeciallyinturns whichgivesasoundappreciationofhowthecontrols areharmonised.
Therealdetailtobestudiedliesinflightatvarious airspeeds,sincethisrevealstheperformanceofthe wing,andthuswewouldusethefamiliarP.A.T.procedure,todiscoverwhatpowersettingsetc.are requiredtomaintainheightatthewholerangeofairspeedsstartingwiththehighonesandworkingdownwardstothelowest,ineasystages,alldoneslowlyand deliberately,withsounduseoftrimineachcase.
Theeffectivenessofthecontrolsthroughoutthe rangewillbeapparentandonewillinvariablyfind thereisonespeedatwhichtheaircraftmaintains heightwiththeleastamountofpowerapplied,asany attempttomaintainheightatalowerspeedrequires MOREpower.Thisisanimportantspeed,asitshows whentherelationshipbetweenliftanddragisatits mostfavourableforendurancepurposes.Also,the aircraftshouldbeatitsmostefficientintheglideand intheclimb,althoughforthepurposeofa'recommendedclimbingspeed,'thatfordescendingandthe
slow-safecruise,asmallmarginisaddedtothisfor thestudentandtheengine,toaffordbettercontrol andintheclimb,cooling.
Goingontothelowerairspeedswillquicklyestablishwhattheaeroplanefeelslikewhenflyinginefficiently,probablyverysoggyandunresponsive, requiringagooddealofpowerandtrim,withmuch attentiontobalance.Thereforespeedsinthisrangeare notusefulforanythingexcepttheshortlanding.Carefuluseofflapsatallspeedsbelowthe.flaplimiting speedwillestablishjusthowusefultheyareandthe effectsonthewingaccordingtotheamountused.
Attheendofthisphase,aclearunderstandingof thewing'sperformancewillgivethepilotconfidence enoughtolookintothestall,firstwithoutflapand later,with.Herethedesiredinformationisthestalling speed(s),thetendencytopitch,ifany,thepossibility ofthewing-drop,theeffectofanymisuseofaileron onthewaytothestall,oratit,theamountofheight lostandthedegreeofcontrolmovementneededto makecorrection.
Thisareawellsampled,afull-scalespincanbe tried,ifthetypeisclearedforsame.Astalletc.out ofaturn,poweredandunpoweredcompletesthis section,afterwhichthetypemaybeaerobatedwithin itsairframe'sstatedlimitswithafairideaofwhatis involvedandanappreciationofwhathappensifany manoeuvreismishandled.
Knowingsomethingaboutasafeclimbing/descendingspeed,asuitableapproachcanbesetup,allowing plentyoftimeforthoughtandjudgment,foradjustmenttobemadewhileheightremainsandwith optionsopenforovershootingetc.Thefirstlandingis alwaysexperimental,asoneistryingoutanewrange ofspeeds,attitudeswithandwithoutflap,statesof
trimandarrivingatthethresh-hold,anewundercarriageheight,whichhastobelearned.Oneisalways preparedtogoroundagainifanyfactorisnotentirely inorder,but,assumingthelandingisacceptable,itis besttolettheaeroplanerollforsomedistance,with noharshuseofbrake,justtoseehowquicklyitruns outofrudder.Assumingthatenoughspacehasbeen allowed,thereshouldbenotendencytorunoutof airfieldandthebrakesetc.canbesampledinsmall amountswhenappropriate.Thewholeflightwill normallyLakeaboutIhourforthetasktobedone properlyanditwillbepossibletoflyonother occasions,gainingmuchexperience.
Aninstructor or experiencedpilotwillnecessarily learntowalkbeforerunning,thusanyventuresinto thecross-windcharacteristics,shorttake-offand landing,sideslipping,wheellandingetc.areaswillbe takenwithcaution,workingupfromasmallworkloadtoagoodall-roundexperienceofthetype.
Itwillbeseenthattheconversiontotypeisamuch neglectedareaoftrainingandnottobetackledlightheartedlywiththe'Quickcircuitandyou'reonyour own'approach',whichmayleavethepilotwithahuge greyarcaofignoranceaboutsomevitalcharacteristic oftheaircraft,untilitcatchesupwithhimbystealth!
Itiswisetogainexperienceinforcedlandingsand alltheotherfringeareasassoonastimepermits,so thatanypilot,whethergoingontoanewdualtypevia aninstructor'sconversionprogrammeorthenew ownerofasingleseatercantakeadvantageofthe bestadviceavailableandapplya'findingout'procedure,leadingtoacompleteworkingknowledgeof thetype.
Fortheexperienced,thisself-trainingprogramme isjustasnecessaryasforthenewlyqualified,asthe principlesremainthesame.
1.RoderickTurnerMemorialTrophy
PresentedtoAndyGoughforhiseffortsasan instructorattheRAFGSAcentre,Bicester.
2.LoisParkerMemorialTrophy
PresentedtoStuartMcKayforproducing Popular Flying forsixyearssinglehandedandraisingthe standardofthemagazinetoitspresenthigh standard.
Hewasalsopresentedwithanoilpaintingofhis JodelD.9G-AVPD.
3.President'sJoystick
PresentedtoLaurieMansfieldforhiseffortsin organisingthecateringfacilitiesatSywell.
4.MasefieldTrophyforthebestgroup
PresentedtotheMontgomeryshireUltraLight FlyingGroupfor25yearsofsafeandefficient operations.
5.AirSquadronTrophyforthebesthomebuilt
J.0.IsaacsIsaacsSpitfire G-BBJI
R.J.OultonPittsSpecialG-AZCE
K.E.SwordMidgetMustang G-AWIR
6.BenjaminCupforthebestOriginalDesign
J.0. IsaacsIsaacsSpitfire G-BBJI
7.JohnRandallTrophyfortheBestVintageAircraft
C.W.AnnisHornetMoth G-ADKK
TedGardnerLeopardMothG-ATYS
P.JacksonTigerMothG-ANZU
8. PilotTrophyforConcoursd'Elegance TedGardnerLeopardMothG-AIYS
C.W.AnnisHornetMoth G-ADKK
P.JacksonTigerMothG-ANZU
9. CadburySalverfortheBestWarbird
I.MontgomeryshireTigerMothG-ANJK UltraLightF.G.
Hon.Patrick
LindsayFiatG-46G-BBII
3.R.E.CoatesMilesM-I8G-AHKY
10.PersonalPlaneServicesTigerMothTrophy EqualIstIP.HarrisG-AYUX A.P.JacksonG-ANZU
11.CornwallTrophyfortheYoungestPilotatSywell NicholasParkhouseTigerMothG-ANOH (7-8-57)
12.PFACupfortheOldestPilot J. Gladish(77)JodelD.I17G-AYKT
13.PFASpotLandingCup
I. H.EtheringtonAusterD.4G-ARLG PatHolmesFournierRF.4G-AVWZ
A.S.KnowlesPhoenixDuetG-AYTT
14.MostMeritoriousFlighttoSywell JanErikssonFlyBabySE-CIN
Motala-Varnarno-Landskrona-Skovlunde -Flensburg-Bremen-Emden--Hilversum -Gent-Lydd-Shoreham-BookerElstre-OldWarden-Sywell
15.MostMeritoriousArrivalnotbyAir B.BeelencycledfromHolland
R.M.SharphousetraileredhisLutonMinor G-ATCJfromThirsk,wasclearedtoflyandflew back.
16.BestJodel DerwentFlyingGroupJodelD.117 G-AXHV
17.BestAuster
R.HayneAusterJ.1G-AHAY
R.YatesTaylorcraft G-AHGW
K.HarnessAusterLING-MBH
18.BestGyro
M.LangtonBensonB.8G-AWDW
19.NationalOrgansFormulaOneAirRace TomStoreyCassuttG-AXEB
A.BAGGALLAY Trophies&AwardsCommittee
RecentlyIwasgoingthroughpaperworkconnected withmyTaylorTitchbuildingprojectwhenIcame acrossasheetofversethatwasconcoctedbysomeof theinspectorsonmydepartmentatwork.Theywrote itsometimeagowhentheydiscoveredthatIwasamad aircraftbuilderanditgottuckedawayandforgotten.
AnywayIpulleditoutandhadagoodgiggle readingit.Itthenoccurredtomethatthereadersof ourmagazinemightalsoliketohaveagiggle,sohere itis.Perhapsyoucanfindaspaceinthemagazinefor it.
Yourssincerely, R.A.Wh.e
Withoddments,bitsandpieces,Iatlastfulfilledmydream Tosoaramongstthebirdiesabovethecloudsunseen. Myaeroplanewasfinishedandstandingonthelawn, Awaitingforitsmasteroneearlyspringpre-dawn. Thefuselagewascandy,thewingswerechocolatebars. TheengineaVolkswagenthesametheyuseincars. Thewheelsweremadeofpolomints,thetypewiththecentrehole, Theproptheverylatest,madefromanoldclothespole. Itcertainlylookedabeauty,itslinesallpowerandgrace, Andonitssidetheinsigniaofthreebrassballsandmace. Andnowthemagicmoment,themaidenflightathand ThevastcrowdswereawaitingwiththeMoisterLovellBand. Thepilotinthecockpit,theBlueManxonhischest, HeworeaBombayBowlerforthisimportanttest. "Contact",theyallshoutedasthemightyengineroared, Andupabovethechimneypotsthelittlemidgetsoared. Thenattreetoplevel,heperformedaflyingstunt, Thecowsallraninpanicandthepigsabaritonegrunt. Themagicofthemomentwasbeyondallbelief, Withinsideturnsandlooptheloopandthenthefallingleaf. Bravo,Bravo,theshoutwentup,theaerobaticssuperb, Butwhatthepilotdidn'tseewasagrazingFriesianherd. Hewasflyingatgrasstoplevel,hisbraverysecondtonone, Upsidedownheskimmedthefieldandhisnosewasinthedung. Inordertoavoidtheherdhecalledoneveryknack, Butalas,alasourstorysayshehittheoldhaystack. Andthereamongstthewreckageinthatearlymorninglight Layourgallantpilot,whosenamewas"ChalkyWhite". Theytookhimandtheylaidhimonabedassoftascream, Andthenthegreatawakening,tofinditalladream. WrittenbyMembersofthe VehicleHeatingInspectionDept., **SmithsIndustriesLtd.,Witney.
THANKSTOA.J.E.P.
DearSir,
MayI,throughthecolumnsof PopularFlying, pay atributetomygoodfriendandfellowenthusiast DavidStanleyBateman,whodiedonSaturday,26th July,asaresultofthetragicaccidenttohisnewlycompletedTaylorMonoplaneG-BBIY.
AllthosewhosawhisblueandwhiteMonoplaneat Sywellwillhaveappreciatedthemaximumeffortthat hadgoneintoitsmeticulousconstructionandsuperlativefinish.David'senergetic,genialandunselfish enthusiasmtypifiedallthatisbestinourmovement andhispassingwillleaveasadandunfillablegapin thelivesofhismanyfriends.
IknowthatIcanspeakforallofusinextending deepestsympathyandunderstandingtohisbereaved family.
Yourssincerely,
23 GRASMERECLOSE, KEITHSEDGWICK TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON.
DearSir,
Ifeltthatafterreadingthearticle'CharlieKilo'in PFAmagazineJuly/Aug.,whichmentionedthepurchasingofdope,andhavingasurchargeof£5per 5litreaddedwould,nodoubt,frightenthepantsoff anymemberorfuturewould-bebuilderaboutto undertakeahomebuiltproject.However I muststep inandsaythatifonecarestowritetootherdope manufacturersexplainingthattheyarebuildingona budget,theywouldIamsuregetagoodresult!
Iamspeakingfromexperience,andmylittlestory goesonandperhapsyouwouldbesokindastopublishitinyournextmagazine.
IhavebeenbuildinganIsaacsFuryIIbi-plane,and I recentlypurchasedaquantityofdopefroman approvedfirm—but I shallnotpublishthenamesoas topreventaninflux,butifP.F.A.headofficewishthat I informthem,Iwouldbeonlytoograteful.
Mydoperequirementformyproject follows: was as
DearSir,
landedatHitchenalasmytailwheelwasbroken.
IwasflyinglastyeartoIrelandandtoseeafriend, SolateFridaynightnoshopsandverydifficultto findmetrictube.MyfriendswereknowingMr.A.J. E.Perkins,whoseTailwindwehaveadmiredonce inFrance.AllFridayevening,allSaturday,Mr.A..1. E.P.andfriendsdismantleandworkthetailwheel strutandwearebeingmostimpressedbyamanwho canweldandshrinkBritishinchtubetofit25mm.
holesinattachedstructures.
At SaturdaynightuselesstogotoIreland,buton SundayearlyaurevoirtoMr.A.J.E.P.whomade mesmileverymuchwhenIamaskingformybill— ChargesZeroandagoodshakingofthehand.So pleaseMr.DavidBuckleinyourJune1975Revuebe morekindandascavaliertothismanwhohassaved bigexpenses.
Yourssincerely, LEVERSOUD, F.P.MET GRENOBLE, FRANCE.
£89.12 whichgivemyaircraft8coatsinallandwasdelivered free tomyhomeand no surcharge.
Imustsaythatifyoumaketherightapproachto anyfirm,thenyouwouldpossiblygetabetterdealas Ihave,andwhilstIamwriting I mustthankthe followingfirmsinmakingmyprojectpossible: SlingsbySailplanes,Rollasons,YorkshireSailplanes, LondonSailplanes,SouthdownAeroService,DoncasterSailplanes,LysterAviation,WoodsAeroplanes andlastbutnotleastRappMetals,alladdressesin SellsCatalogue.
Withthanks,
Sincerely,
DearSir,
InMr.Pothecary'sArticle'LightAeroplanes39-45', hementionsseeingaHawkerTomtitusedasaroad block.Ithoughtyoumightbeinterestedtoknowthe historyofthismachine.TomtitK1786wasallottedto KenleyonJanuary,20th1931,whereitwasheldin storeuntil1934.KI786wasdemobbedonAugust26th, 1938andwasregisteredasG-AFTA.Itwasusedby theLeicestershireAeroClubuntilSeptember1941, whenAlexHenshawboughtG-AFTA,anduseditas apersonalhack,from1948to1945itwasusedasa roadblock,untilboughtbyaMr.Shea-Simmonds, andrestoredtotheregisteronFebruary.Ilth1946.
OnApril27th,1949,NevilleDukeacquired'ETA' anduseditforRacingandasanacrobaticmount. Duringthenexttenyearsitappearedatgardenparties anddisplayswiththerestoftheHawkerfleet.
In1960G-AFTAwashandedovertotheShuttleworthTrust,andin1967flownovertoDunsfoldfor overhaulandrepainting.K1786wasthelastTomtit built,andistheonlysurvivingTomtitoutofaproductionbatchof36aircraft.
Yoursfaithfully,
6SODIRONCLOSE, CLIVEPARSONS MILLOAK, PORTSLADE, SUSSEX.
DearEditor,
Enclosedherewithaphoto(reproducedabove)ofall wood.twoseattandemtwinVWenginedultra-light designedsomeyearsagobyChrisDearden. I hopeto re-vitalisetheproject(asinthephotoorasasixtenths scaleMosquito),thisAutumnwithaconstruction groupifthereissufficientinterest.
Thisisnotjustaconstructionalproblembutoneof ourabilitytoworktogethertoadvance"thestateof theart";anyadvicefromexorpresentmembersof construction/co-ownershipgroupsontheproblems involvedwouldbegratefullyreceived.
DearSir.
Ohdear!Ohdear!Mytentativestepsintoamateur journalismseemtohavesentMr.Ghoseintoafitof nearapoplexy.(Letters--July/Augustedition).
PerhapsIshouldhavepennedafewdauntingpages onaviationlawandthepenaltiesforinfringement thereof of courseIsharewithMr.Ghosehisconcern forsafety.Iamevermindfulofthefavouritequotationofaone-timementor—"thereareoldpilotsand boldpilotsbutveryfewold,boldpilots."
FormostPEAtypeswhobuildthemandgetthem upthere,therecordshowstheyarcresponsibleenough tomaketheirownjudgementswhenflying—withdue regardtoweather,thelocationandotherconsiderationsprevailingatanygivenmoment. L doubtifanyoneisinfluencedbyafewparagraphsinamagazine anyway.
However,Mr.Ghoseconsidershimselfmorequalifiedthanmosttopassascathingjudgementonme— onthebasisofabitofjournalisticlicenceinarather innocuousarticle.Perhapshemaytakecomfortinthe knowledgethathisownexperienceisprobablyfar greaterthanmyown.
Reallythissortofvitrioliccorrespondenceisnot myscene,Mr.Ghose,butifIhaveinsomeway offendedagainstyouridealsthenTgladlyapologise.
Yoursfaithfully, MIKEVAISEY
P.S.:(Cursestothatwriterfriendofmine."Becontroversial,son"hesaid!)
Sofarthereisaworkshop,hangar,timber,two engines,theDesignerandaresidentinspector.All degreesandtypesofskillincludingasecretarywillbe neededtoputinupto400hourseachdependingon eventualgroupmembership.
Itisproposedthatthetimespentshouldbecompensatedbyfreeflyingnowinasingleseatultra-light andlaterinthetwinatcost.Groupmembersshould alsohaveafreeset or plansandtherighttobinldone oftwithuseofjigsandpatterns.
Ifanyofyourmembersareinterestedinhelpingor joiningthegroupIshouldbepleasedtohearfrom themorseethemhereforaninauguralmeetingon Friday,26thSeptember,at8p.m.,freebeerandcoffee provided.IflostfindtheTigerClubonRedhillAerodromefindirections.
Yourssincerely,
TheRallytookplaceinthemiddleoftheremarkable Juneheatwaveandattractedvisitingaircraftfrom manyforeigncountriesincludingHolland,Germany, Switzerland,Sweden,NorwayandUnitedKingdom givingatrulyInternationalflavourtotheproceedings. TheKZClubisaveryactiveorganisationbasedon theuniquerangeofnativeDanishKZDesigns, examplesofallsurvivingmodelsincludingtheimpressiveKZIVTwin,beingpresentatStauning.AVWpoweredreplicaofthefirstKZDesigntheKZIwhich bearssomeresemblancetotheChiltonisalsobeing builtbutthiswasnotreadyforthisyear'sRally.How ever,the"Veterantly"movementinDenmarknow embracesallvintageaircraft,therebeingenthusiastic
followingsforPiperCub,Auster,TigerMothand otheraircraft.
StauningAirportisanexcellentvenueforaRally ofthiskind,theaerodromeauthoritieshavingactively encouragedKZactivitiescentredonStauning.Plans havebeenpreparedandfundsarenowbeingraisedto createapermanent'living'museumatStauning.
Some9or10aircraftattendedtheRallyfromBritain andgeneralfeelingwasthatthe700-800miletripwas wellworthmaking,andrepeating,infutureyears. Thereisawarmwelcomeandgreatenthusiasmfor vintageaircraftandvintageaircraftenthusiastsin DenmarkwhichmustassuretheannualKZRallya firmplaceinthelistofInternationalTly-in'events.
Mostnumerousofthenative DanishKZDesignsweretheKZ III,atypicalexamplebeing0YDAE,datingftom1936.TheKZIII ispoweredbythe100h.p.Cirrus MinorII
AdevelopmentoftheKZIII,the KZVIIispoweredby125h.p.or 142h.p.Continentalengines.0YDSBwasoneofanumberofvery fineexamplesoftheKZVIIseen atStauning.
ArarermodelintheKZseriesis theKZVIII0Y-DRRownedbyE. Simouesn.With145h.p.fromits GipsyMajor10packedintoan allupweightofaround1200lb.the aircraftproducesalivelyperformanceasadvancedandaero'batictrainer.
RepresentingtheDanishHomebuiltmovenientwasD.31Turb-mawulent0Y-A4ff.Turbidentstogether$rithmodelD.112areat presentthemostnumer()ustypes amongstDanishllomebuilders.
Well,anothersupersuccessfulSywellisnowbehind usandyouwillbereadingallaboutitelsewhere. Sufficientonthispagetosaythatwewereverypleased toseesomanyofourGroupsattending.Thevalueof meetingrepresentativesonsuchanoccasion—tohear aboutyouractivitiesandtolistentoyourproblems andgrouseswasprovedbeyonddoubt.Tothosewe didictgetaroundtomeetingintheexcitementofthe occasionweapologiseandlookforwardtohearing fromyoufromtimetotimenevertheless.
Thisyearaspecialprizewasonofferforthebest turnedoutGroup-operatedaircraft,takingintoconsiderationthegeneralcondition.standardofmaintenanceandequipmentandsoonoftheaircraftas wellastheextentofactivitiesoftheGroup.Thelarge numbersofGroupaeroplanesattendingmadeforan unenviabletaskforthejudges.HowevertheDerwent FlyingGroupwiththeirbeautifulredandwhiteJodel 117G-AXHVrichlydeservedthefinaldecision.The Group,comprisingsixmembersundertheleadership ofChairmanDonCashmoreandSecretaryKenPayne operatefrontHucknallandtheirmachine,withits distinctivechequeredcolourschemehasbeena familiarsightatmanyralliesupanddownthecountry, includingSywell,forseveralyearsnowyetstillreflects (literally)thedetailedattentionpaidtoit.
calmeddownenoughtogettoSywell.TheGroupare holdingaFly-Inattheirairfield,theOaks,Long Mountain,overtheweekend27th-28thSeptemberin conjunctionwiththeVintageAircraftClubandeveryoneiswelcome—onfootoronwing.TheGroup's TigerMothG-ANJKsuccessfullynegotiatedanother C.ofA.earlierintheyearafterconsiderable(expensive!!!)workhadbeencarriedoutontheenginetogetherwithsomerecoveringofthewingsandfuselage. Tofinishitoffandreallysmartenituptheaircraftwas resprayedorangewithwhitetrimandletters.Their effortsonthisfrontprovedespeciallysuccessfulaswas witnessedatthePresentationofAwardsatSywellon Saturdayevening.Notsatisfiedwiththebusinessof operatingoneaircraftthough,theyarewellontheway towardscomple6onoftheirownV.P.I.Withthe structurecompleteandcoveringfollowingclose behind,theaeroplanewillbefinishedinfleetcolours tomatchtheTiger.TheVWengineconversioniswell inhandunderthedirectionofJohnJonesandwhen allthatisfinishedattheendoftheseasontheyare goingtoextendtheClubhouseandalsobuildona kitchen.Phew!!!
Finally.allGroupsareremindedthataffiliation subscriptionsfor'75[76felldueonIstJulylastand tothoseofyouwhohavestillnotyetreturnedyour RenewalFOrm(withyoursubscription,ifapplicable) weurgentlyrequestyoutodosowithoutdelayto enableustokeepourrecordsstraightanduptodate.
TheubiquitousJodelwithoutdoubtalsoremains themostpopularaircraftamongstoperationalPFA Groups,theDIItoD120rangebeingjustaboutthe optimuminuseful,simpleeconomy.
SincetheinstitutionoftheGeneralCouncilofthe PFA,ithascomprisedonlyrepresentativesfromlocal Strutsandforsometimeitwasconsideredrightthat Groups,beingamajorpartoftheAssociation'sactivities,shouldalsohaveavoiceontheCouncil.Thusit wasthatattheCouncilMeetingatKegworth,DerbyshirelastApril,afterdetailedconsiderationoftheir operationsoveryearspast,theirrecordinpromoting ourkindofflyingandtheirgeneralenthusiasmtowardssportingaviationaswellasmanyotherfactors thattheMcAullyFlyingGroupandtheMontgomeryshireUltraLightFlyingClubwereinvitedtobe representedontheCouncil.BoththeseGroupshave givenlongstandingsupporttolightaviationintheir ownparticularfields.Wewelcomethemandlookforwardtothevaluablecontributiontheywillmake towardsformulationoftheAssociation'sgrowthand directioninthefuture.
AlanFowler,secretaryoftheMontgomeryshire Club(M.U.L.F.C.forshort)wrotetosaythattheir Groupwastemporarilyunabletoflyduetofitsof highbloodpressurewhentheyheardabouttheCAA's proposedchangesinlicensingfees!Happilytheyall
INTRODUCINGMr.StanleyLauderwhohasbeen PFAShorehamOfficeManagerforninemonths now.Heisavailableonthetelephonefivedays' perweekfromtentillfourandtheOfficeisalso opentopersonalcallersatsimilartimes.Mr. Laudercannotguaranteetoanswerallyour questions,butatleasthecanguaranteeto channelthemtosomeonewocan!Wealsohave largestocksofsalesitemsavailableandthose membersvisitingShorehamareinviteduptoour Officeonthefirstflooroftheterminalbuilding, tosignthevisitorsbookandmakeafewpurchases.
M.U.L.FC'sD.H.824TtgerMoth
withwhitetrimandregisteredappropriatelyN2EF.
WhenwearrivedonFriday,July27ththeCassutt wasreadyforitsfirstflight.JoeVogtwithmanyhours flyingbehindhimandplentyofexperienceinthe MidgetMustangwastomakethisfirstflight,butthe winddelayedituntillateintheevening.Allthrough theafternoonandearlyeveningitblewacrossthe stripanditwasnotuntilalmostsunsetbeforethe windsockwentlimp.Joesetoffdownthestripon whatwastobeacheckrunbutheliftedoff,heldthe Cassuttjustabovethegrassalmosttotheendofthe stripandthenclimbedawayoverthetrees.After severalcircuitshelandedinthefadinglight.
OnthewaytoOshkosh'73,1spentafewdayswith EdFisherandhisfamilyattheirhome,"Birdland". Here,withanairstripbythehouse,thewholefamily areinvolvedinbuildingorflyingaircraft.Thehouse andhangarstandbesideacountryroadfromwhich thestriprunsawayatrightanglestoendinthick woodland.Thepowerlinesalongtheroadandthe treesattheotherendshortentheeffectivelengthofthe field.
Edworksinanengineeringplantsomemilesaway, nearCleveland,butacceptsthecommutingforthe pleasureofcountrylifeandtheprideofowninghis ownairfield.Apartfromhisownaircraft,thereisspace forlocalEAAmemberstohangartheiraircraftand aviationfuelisavailableforotherpeoplewhooperate fromtheirownfieldsnearby.
Joereportedthattherewerenomajorproblems.The engineshowedsignsofoverheatingandtheflapswere notoperatingcorrectly.Apartfromthisallwaswell andtherewasnowproofthattherewasamplelength inthestriptosuittheCassutt.Afterringingmostof themembersofthelocalEAAchaptertotellthemthe news,Edreturnedtothehangartoworkwellintothe nighttomodifytheenginecowlandcorrecttheflap gear.HesettoworkagainonSaturdayandlaterinthe dayflewitforthefirsttimehimself'.
ThelargestresidentisaBarnardNewStandard biplane,theonlysurvivorofaprototypebatchbuilt beforethewarinthehopeofanarmycontract.Itwas rebuiltbylocalenthusiastsandlinishedinservice colours.Takingupafairbitofspaceforahomebuilt isaSmithTermite.Theowner,BillKleinsorge,was polishingitupforOshkoshwhenwearrivedbutthe forecastofstrongheadwindsmadehimdecideona tripbycarinstead.DwarfedbytheStandardwasJoe Vogt'sMidgetMustang,coveredbydustsheetsto protectitfrontthecarelesshabitsoftheindoorflyers nestinginthehangarroof.
TherestoftheaircraftbelongedtotheFishers.Just insidethedoorwasaTaylorcraftinrathersadconditionwithitswingsoff.Behindthiswasthepart finishedfuselageofaPietenpolAircamperbeingbuilt byMrsFisher.Isawotherpartsofitbehindthe furnitureinthelounge.Inacornerofthehangarwas Ed'sfirsthomebuilt,ablackandwhiteStiffsSkycoupe. Partoftheenginewasmissinghavinggivenittothe latestcreation,theCassutt.Finallytherewasan AeroncaChampionclaimedbyEd'seldestson.Pride ofplacewenttotheCassuttfinishedinbermudablue
OnSundaytheweatherwasperfectandmostofthe localenthusiastsarrivedbyairorcartoseethe Cassuttperform.SoonaSuperCat,TaylorcraftBC 12DandL2,AeroncaChief,Commonwealth185and aCitabriawerelinedupbythehangar.Theownerof theStandardtookusonlocalflightsandIwasable toseeLakeEricfromtheair.Iwasalso a bletosee howsmalltheBirdlandstripseemedsurroundedby acresofwoodland.Inspiteofthiswelandedinless thanhalf
WhileEdfussedovertheCassuttthevisitorstalked shop,tookturnsatracingroundthestripinago-cart orjustlayinthesun.Oddaircraftcameoverfrom nearbyConcordtoseewhatwashappeningincluding aTravellerwhichlookedasthoughitwouldlandbut thoughtbetterofit.
AtlasttheCassuttwasstartedandEdtookoffand demonstratedhiscreationtohisownandeveryone else'ssatisfaction.Atlasthelanded,whippedoffthe cowlingbeforeitmeltedandthepartywasover.The visitorsdepartedinquicksuccessionandwepushed thelocalaircraftintothehangar.Iwasleftwithfeelingsalmost of disbeliefthatsuchadaywaspossible, andenvyforsomethingthatwouldbealmostimpossible in thiscountry.
WeleftforOshkoshthenextdaybutEdstayedto workontheCassutt.BytheendofAugusthehad loggedover40hoursinitandwasverysatisfiedwith itsperformance.Hewouldadmittonofurtherplans butsaidhethoughtheoughttohelphiswifefinishher Pietenpol.InspiteofthisIamsuretherewillbean N3EFunderconstructionbeforelongtojoinN2EF.
BobHeadtalkingtoMikeStapp
BobHeadisprobablyuniqueintheU.K.inhaving learnttoflyAFTERamotoraccidentlefthim paralysedinbothlegsandhespentsome18monthsin thefamousStokeMandevilleHospital.HislatestprojectisaRollasonBetaRacerandheplansbothtorace itandtourwithit,hismajorambitionbeingtoflyto Australia.
'fftwasquitebychancethatIwenttoDenhamwith somefriends,whowerethenflyingaTigerMothand themainthingabouttheFlyingClubwhichappealed tomewastheatmosphereoffriendliness.Iappreciated peopletotalktoandaplacetogoto.Itwasn'tlong beforesomeonesaid:"Areyouflying7andI was somehowputintotheTiaerandflown,ftwasaareal experienceandgraduallyitoccurredtomethathere wasanewkindoffreedomwhichmightnothe impossibleforme.Idecidedtotryflyingandalthough taxi-ingwasquitedifficultandrequiredalotofawkwardleg-work,itwasnotreallybeyondmeaslongas Ididn'thavetomovetheruddertooquickly.
wastakingai;hortcourseatBrunelUniversityand foundthataflyingGroupwasbeingformedamong studentsatBlackbashe,inassociationwithaFlying Club,so1tppliedforaMedicaltofindoutwhetherI wouldreallybeallowedtoholdalicence.Thedoctor wasveryreassuringandfoundthatitwasquite possibleformetofly,althoughpossiblynotalltypesof aircraftandIwasexaminedbyasecondMinistry doctorwhoflewwithmetofindoutmylimitations,if any.
ThehappyoutcomeofthiswasaStudent'slicence andtrainingonthePiperColt,whichwasreckonedto beastraightforwardtypeformyneeds.Therewasa lotofcompetitionforaeroplanesandIoftenhadto drivealongwaytotheairfieldandwaitaroundto claimaflight.butImadeprogressandeventually'went solo.
WhenIgotontoCross-countryflights,thecontrollerswereabitsurprisedtoseemearrivesolowith myqualifyingform,havingparkedrightoutsidethe towerandgoneupthestepsoncrutches!Thefinal handlingtestwasnotreallyaproblem,asIfeltableto copewitheverythingandeventhespinwentaccording toplan.
I was verypleasedtogainaPPLwhichmeantthatI couldagaintravelaboutatquitehighspeedsandsee placesIneverreallyexpectedtogettowithjustan InvalidCar,whichisprettylonelydriving.AnaeroplanemakesyoumuchmoreapartoftheClubandis moresociablealtogether.
Fortunately.Ihaveneveractuallygotlost,butwas abitworriedduringsomeofmyCross-Countryflight aboutweather.itwassometimeshardtokeepaway fromcloud,butTalwaysmanagedtogetthere.
I'mcertainlynotthebestpilotintheworld,butthe ideaofmoreinterestingaeroplanesappealedtomeand decidedtotrysuchthingsastheStammTigerMoth andChipmunk.Taxi-ingandcross-windsgaveme sometrouble,astherudderworkisverytiringandT willadmitthatthereoremanydayswhenIwouldnot flyoneofthesetypesbecauseofwind,whichwould notworrytheaveragepilot,butit'sbesttoknowone's limitationsandIthinkEmawareofmine.
Ididtryoutsomehandcontrols,tocopebetterwith therudderandtheywereagreathelp.Afriendofmine, whoissimilarlyparalysed,butwaspreviouslyapilot, hasCAAapproveddevicestofitontoPipercontrols andoperatestherudder by handandIthinksome arrangementlikethiswouldmakeitquitepossiblefor metoflyadvancedaeroplanesonequaltermswiththe ablebodiedpilot.
PopularFlyinR,Seotember -October,1975
IbecameinterestedintheBeta,afterseeingonefly attheTigerClubandfrankly,Ilikedthespeeditwent at.Iboughtapart-completekitandthisisnowalmost finished.ItreallylooksveryniceandIthinkifItake itcarefullyuntilTgettoknowitproperly,Ishouldbe abletoraceit.Perhapsnotanall-timewinner,butto haveracedandbeenplacedwillbeagoodstart,with somethingbetterwhenIgainexperience.
TheproblemwithconvertingontoaBetaisinfindingsometwoseaterlikeitwhichdoesn'tbite,asaway ofgainingexperience.Wecompromisedandftrieda DH.Chipmunk,fromtherearseat,andnotusingthe flaps,soitfloatedanawfullotonlandingandthe attitudesandhandlingweresomethinglikewhat wouldexpectfromatail-wheelRacer.Nothing actuallywentwrongand,if'Ichoosemytimeandplace withcare,Idon'texpectanyalarmingdifferencesin theBeta.
Itsperformanceisusefulasatouringaeroplane,too. Itis so fastthatagoodtouraroundEuropeisquite possibleonitsendurance,givenfairweather.Iam goingtotrytheRF4togetusedtothecockpitand seating,asthevarevery'similarinlayout,andIthink Tcouldbecomfortableenoughtoflyforquitelong distances.
Allthisisveryexpensiveandcanonlybemanaged withalotofovertime,butitis,forme,aprojectto lookforwardtoanditmaybeameansofraising moneyforcharityetc.ifIcanbesponsoredonsome longerdistanceflyingaroundFlyingClubsinEurope, toinspireotherpeopleinmypositiontobranchout andfeelunrestrictedbyphysicallimitations.
Already,FhaveflownaStammwithafriendtothe IsleofManandaroundScotland,oneweekinJune withperfectweather.Thatreally was agoodholiday, aswellasprovingtomyselfwhatcouldbedone.Aerodromescanbeabittiresomewhenyouhavetowalka long way fromwhereyoupark,butwithgoodplanning,itwasmostlypossibletoovercomethisand fortunatelymycrutchesstowedneatlyawayinthe Stampeastheyaretelescopic.Wealwayscarriedan umbrellain easeofrain,asyoucangetverywelin even 100yardsifyoucanonlywalkslowly.Everyone hasbeenveryhelpfulataerodromes,whichisencouraging.
Ishould verymuch liketodosonicinstrumentflying andonedayhaveanInstrumentRating.Ihadalook ataerobaticsintheStampeandthatlooksinteresting, too,astheBetaisknowntobequitecapableofgood thinas,ifaclearancecanbeobtained.
FlyingtoAustraliaisverymuchinthefuture,but T don'tseewhythatshouldnotbepossibleforme.Flyingisaveryinterestingclub,andgoesalloverthe world,sothetravelandthemeansofmeetingpeople iswhatIhavereallygainedfromit.Itwouldbeso easytositaroundathomeanddonothingmuch,but flyingisfullofthinastofindoutabout.
ThenextstageistolearnsomemoreaboutnavigationandIhopetodothisbyflyingtoDenmarkanda fewotherplacesunderinstruction.Theseadoesn't reallyworrymemuch.Ifit'stheshortestwaytoa place,it'sstillthemostsensible,ifyouplanthings carefully.
Therewerequitealotofpeoplewhodidn'ttakeme seriouslyatfirstwhentheyknewIwantedtolearn, butwhenImadeprogress,therewasalotofencouragement,oftenfrompeoplewhohadthoughtI was sillytotryatfirst.
Thatreallyprovesthatotherpeopledon'talways knowwhat'sbestforyou,doesn'tit?Youhavetobea bitrestlesstolindoutforyourself,butit'swellworth it."
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AUSTINCHAMP4WHEELDRIVE. Rough-butrunning.SwapTX Continental90or100 or £75. CORNWALLFLYINGCLUB. Telephone:Dobwalls584.
VINTAGEPROPELIOR-Vickers fitsBeardmoreengineapprox.1917AD 7ft.diam.,canbeviewedbyappointmen atShorehamAirport.Whatoffers?Box 794.
MILESM113G-AHKY-domesticcircumstancesforcesaleofthisaeroplane. CofAtillMay1976.£3,750orverynear. ContactRexCoatesat01-568-9546.
ATTENTIONBUILDERS.Wearearranginganairfreightshipmentof12foot aluminiumsectionforAerosport-Pazmany&SoneraiBuilders.Doyouwant anythinginthislengthtomakeupapallet -wingstruts,spars,etc.WriteWoocis Aeroplanes,5FitzmauriceClose,Derry Hill,Nr.Caine,Wilts.
ENGINEFORSALE.VWI500cc,sound inwindandlimb,includedinprice,two Lucasmags-£75,seenHumbersideColinClark,Scunthorpe732251.
AIRCRAFTWANTED.Jodel117/119/ 120withmin.500hoursleftonC90. SpecialCat,andfullpanelpreferred.Cash waitingforanimmaculateaeroplane. D.Cuttriss,Doncaster56125.
ENGINE-VW1700cctype4c/wstarter, alternator,oilcooler,etc.Guaranteed 8,000milesonly.IncludingtwoBTHaircraftmags.SeenHumbersidebyappt. ColinClark,Scunthorpe732251.
ENGINEWANTED-C90-g.Alsopair ofwheels500x5withdiscbrakeassembliesandmastercylinders.ColinRalph, HighHollow,TheHollows.WestChiltington,Pulboro'Sx.
AIRCRAFT-JodelD120A(airbrakes), newfabric1971,90hp.Contwith1260 hoursS.M.O.H.V.H.F.,newCof A. Immaculate£1,975.Phelps,021-777-8803. PROPELLORforJodelAmbassadeur DR1050.RingPreston718559.
WANTED.Blueclothhelmetcomplete withearpads,phones,oxymaskandmike. ContactDavidShrimpton,28Duncan Court,AnsenDrive,SouthamptonS02 8RS.
FILMSWANTEDonanyaviationsubject, ancientormodern.Theseareneededfor PFAfilmlibraryforloantostruts.ContactLaurieMansfield,C/o.PFAOffice, orBurgessHill3160.Fairpricepaid, WELDING.P.F.A.Memberwhois approvedweldercanofferveryreasonable termstopaia-upmembers.ContactJohn WhitingatThirsk,Yorks(0845)23235. RADIO.LearBendixADFModel12E-2 completewithallwiringandmanuals£100.G.Farr,Crewe811332.
BOOKSforAircraftDesigners, Builders.Out-of-printandcurrent. Statespecificneeds.JohnRoby, 3703NNassau,SanDiego,Calif., 92115,U.S.A
BACKNUMBERS ofPopularFlying requiredpriortoDecember1973. ContactPBussey,13ThornberaRoad, BishopsStortford,Herts.,CM233NJ. BREAKINGAusterAlpine,havetailplane, wingtanks,possiblyonewing,allVGC. Cowlingsratherbentplusotherbits. RupertHibberd,Evercreech(Som)341 lateevenings.
ORIGINALFLYINGFLEABOOK wanted,£5offered,anyreadablecondition.Box100PFAOffice.
ENGINEWANTED.Cont0-200or125hp lye.withorwithoutprop.Partlifeserviceableengineandancillariesrequiredfor Isaacs'Fury.ContactBillEvans,Croydon House,Rodhuish,Minehead,Som.
WOODSAEROPLANESSA.OuaNEW POSTALADDRESSiS5FitzmauriceClose, DerryHill,Nr.Caine,Wilts.Pleasenote thatthisisapostaladdressonlyand callersareNOTwelcomewithoutan appointment.Youonlyhavetowrite.We arenotavailableonthetelephone.Please respectourtimeandwewillnotwaste yours.
ANHARDWAREforaerosport,Cavalier, Pitts,VPI&2Pazmany,Sonerai.Almost everythingexceptrawmaterials.48page cataloue,50pinc.postfromWoodsAeroplanesS.A.,5FitzmauriceClose,Derry Hill,Nr.Caine,Wilts.
AIRCRAFT-SIPA591No.2Reg'd G-BDAOwithContC85I2Fapprox. 930hoursleft,spec.cat.CofAtoMay76. HangaiedatShoreham.£1,950withAsh 360radio.Mightselllessradio.Contact RonBowler,FlatI,36SillwoodRoad, Brighton..
PopularFlying,September-October,1975
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ContainsdetailsofallBritishhome-builtaircraft, plusotherBritishUltra-lights,Gyrocoptersetc.
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TYPE LowWingAerobaticMonoplane
CONSTRUCTIONWoodandFabric
PERFORMANCEStall(withflap)50m.p.h.Cruise-155m.p.h.
SPAN—II3' 9"Length—I6'
REMARKS:Suitableforracingintheformulaoneclass.Notan aeroplaneforthenovice.Pilotstressedto9G.
Brochure 45plOp Plans f16+ 35pP.&P.
TAYLORMONOPLANE
TYPE LowWingMonoplane
CONSTRUCTION All WoodandFabric
ENGINEVWContinentalA40
PERFORMANCEStall30(withflaps)Cruise80kts.
SPAN-2I'Length15'
REMARKS:Specificallydesignedforbuildingintheminimumof space.
Brochure 35p-L10p. Plansfrom fl2I-35p P&P.
Frain. MRS. J. TAYLOR,25ChesterfieldCrescent. Leigh-on-Sea,Essex.
30sq.ft.or drawingsanda15,000-wordmanual providedesignsandinformationenablingonetoconvert anyV.W.engineupto1600ccs.Fullyapprovedfor amateur-builtaircraft,theseplansareofferedwithlifetimefreeadviceforonly£950postpaid.
DonaldG.Peacock, MeadowCottage,Ardle:ghHeath,Colchester,CO77QB Tel.Colchester230446
G.L.1aircraftbirchply0-8mmto5mm. Fabric-2weightsforsupportedandunsupported areas.
Dope—tauteningandcolouretc. Jointingcompound—forwood/metal. Spruce,DouglasFir,WhitePine,Ash,gradeA. A.S.I.V.S.1.compassesetc.etc.
S.514andS.510steelsheetandT45tubes. Controlcablemadeuptoorder.
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TAPI HighWingMonoplane. ComiRTTIONWoodandFabric ENGINEIAP.VW or Lyconling. PERIORMANCEIMP/Stall-25kts.Cruise55kts. SPAN-25'I4NC[11-1-20'
REMARKS:Thisisone of [heoldesthome-builtdesigns,yetmany arestillbeingbuilt.
PlansInnnP.FA.Office U1555pP.&P.
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121-MPRKS:Awrypopularhome-builtdesignwithseveralunder ConstruciRin.
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TYPE LowWingMonoplane
CONSIRUCEPINWoodandEabrie ENGINESW PERInitMANCEStall40m.p.h.Cruise75m.p.h.
SPAN-14'Length-18'
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TYPE AcrobaticBiplane. CONSIMR'lIltAllWoodandFabric. ENGEM-65hp.Mikron,ContinentalA65 PERFORMANCEStall-38kts.Cruise-100kts. SPAN-21'Length-19"3'
REAORKS:Thisaircraftisa710scalecopyoftheIlawkerFury Fighterof[he1930s.
Monsfi-oteJohn0.Isaacs, 42 Lunt/guardRit.Southampton
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TYPC LotyWineAmohaticonoplane CoNsilRUCilliitAllkletil ENGINE1600ccVW
SPAN-26'87
RIAIsilks:Oneofthefewmetalhomebuilt,.Plansareestremelv detailedlioreasyunderstanding.Foldingwings.
PlumOffice £36H 751'.Constructionmanual 14.50-75p
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TYPE LowWingMonoplane CONYIRUCTIONAllWoodandFabric ENGINEVW36to55typ. PERFORMANCE&Oise—75to95m.p.h. SPAN--21'7"
REMARKS:Probablythehome-builtthathasbeenproduced throughoutEuropeinthe'largesinumbers.
NOEL:Onepiecewingitytiiringatkma25'workshop.
PlansEl 8 Inland,postpantRollpsonAircraft,ShorehamAirport
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