History:

The TH1 is a single-seat light aircraft built at Leom, New Zealand, in the 1980s. It was one of the first indigenous-designed light aircraft to be completed in New Zealand and is said to be based on the design of the North American P-51 Mustang. Two examples were to be built, one by Thomas Horn and the other by Robert Laskey of Levin. Quite a bit of the latter was completed, including most of the fuselage and the wings.

The aircraft completed was registered as a Class 1 Microlight and became ZK-TLH in April 1989. Designed by Thomas Horn, it was sold to his brother, Graham, a resident of Taupo, and later to Brian Taylor of Whangarei, being based at Dargaville, later again being sold to Mr Taylor’s brother. It was still airworthy in 2016 when it was noted attending an event at Dargaville. The incomplete aircraft, consisting of the fuselage and wings almost complete, was later obtained by Mr Taylor and it was placed in storage at Waikanae as spares. ZK-TLH is fitted with an 1800-cc Subaru engine and this was later fitted with a turbocharger and it is said to cruise at 185 km/h (115 mph). In recent years it has been based at Whangarei.

Photograph: Horn TH-1 ZK-TLH at Tauranga. (NZ CivAircraft).

Further information:

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