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David C. Eyre
FOX BROTHERS
FOX BROTHERS
The Fox Brothers of St Kilda, Vic over a period of 18 months built a small biplane. This machine was flown by N Chapman on 7 May 1932 from the Dudley Street Airport (later Coode Island) and attained a height of 305 m (1,000 ft) and completed two circuits of
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  • May 25, 2020
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FOSTER & WINDON ROGAL BIPLANE
FOSTER & WINDON ROGAL BIPLANE
The Rogal Biplane is an Australian designed ultra-light aircraft with open cockpit built to suit the purposes of the designer.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FLYING MICROLIGHT MUSTANG I
FLYING MICROLIGHT MUSTANG I
The Mustang is a minimum aircraft and a single-seater. Examples have been constructed in this region, one becoming ZK-FIV (c/n 1113) in New Zealand in May 1984.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FLOCKHART STOL
FLOCKHART STOL
This was a one-off ultra-light aircraft designed and built by Rodney Flockhart. It was allotted the registration 10-3468 (c/n 1) and appeared on the RAA register from 18 December 2000 to 7 September 2005.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FLITEWORX COBIA AMPHIBIAN
FLITEWORX COBIA AMPHIBIAN
This aircraft was an Australian designed and built amphibian which was registered with the RAA as 19-7206 (c/n A001) on 13 July 2009.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FLIGHT 95 AUSTRALIA JAVELIN
FLIGHT 95 AUSTRALIA JAVELIN
The Javelin was an ultralight built by Flightstar Australia Limited and a number of examples have been registered with the RAA, including 10-1303 fitted with a Rotax 447 engine registered on 5 September 1991.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FISHER MONOPLANE
FISHER MONOPLANE
David Percival Fisher was an engineer involved in early aviation experimentation in the Wellington region of New Zealand in the early 1900s, building his own design monoplane, with the help of Reginald Harry White, in 1912.
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FISHER KINGFISHER
FISHER KINGFISHER
This machine is basically a two-seat development of the Sadler Vampire. The aircraft was initially developed by the designers of the Vampire but was never completed when the original Australian production line closed down.
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  • May 25, 2020
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SPITFIRE REPLICAS
SPITFIRE REPLICAS
This was a single-seat, full scale replica of a Supermarine Spitfire by Mr Gerald Finch at Mareeba in Queensland. Of all metal construction, it was painted in a camouflage colour scheme and registered VH-NEY (c/n 0010708).
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  • May 25, 2020
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FINCH LIGHT AIRCRAFT
FINCH LIGHT AIRCRAFT
This was a two-seat single-engine light aircraft designed by a Mr Finch at Warwick in Queensland for private use of metal and composite construction.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FARMER
FARMER
This was a light biplane homebuilt built in Melbourne with a pusher engine built by Keith Farmer, owner of Sopwith Gnu VH-UBY.
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  • May 25, 2020
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FAINT CORELLA 1
FAINT CORELLA 1
The Corella 1 was a single-seat, high-wing monoplane with a single-engine and tailwheel undercarriage designed and built Glenda Faint.
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  • May 25, 2020
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EVANS and CHALMERS
EVANS and CHALMERS
Messrs F A Evans and J M Chalmers in the early 1930s obtained some parts from the wreck of the Vickers Vellore which force landed at Cape Don, NT after engine trouble in May 1929.
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  • May 25, 2020
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ENZEDUCE
ENZEDUCE
This was a design of an aircraft directed to winning a prize of £5,000 ($10,000) offered by British philanthropist Henry Kremer for a man-powered aircraft to fly a mile (1.6 km) and achieve an altitude of 3.048 m (10 ft).
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  • May 25, 2020
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ELSON SPACE ENGINEERING HALE 150
ELSON SPACE ENGINEERING HALE 150
This aircraft was placed on the Australian civil aircraft register on 26 July 2017 as VH-BNF6 (c/n AES-B1) and is owned by ESE Ltd of Upper Throic Farm, Marsbury Wells in Somerset in the United Kingdom and the aircraft is operated by ESE Australia Pty Ltd of Yarralumla, ACT.
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  • May 25, 2020
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DEDALIUS MODEL 1
DEDALIUS MODEL 1
This is a light aircraft built in New Zealand in the Keri Keri area by Allan Fillery and was a conversion of a Zenair CH-701 kit with some owner/builder modifications.
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  • May 25, 2020
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D & C KINGFISHER
D & C KINGFISHER
This was an ultralight aircraft produced in Australia in the early 1980s and was powered by a 429-cc 28-kw (37-hp) Cuyuna engine.
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  • May 25, 2020
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CUSTOM AIRCRAFT BULLET
CUSTOM AIRCRAFT BULLET
This was an all-composite light aircraft designed by Scott Taylor and Robert Herring of Custom Aircraft at Mildura.
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  • May 25, 2020
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CRAWFORD BIPLANE
CRAWFORD BIPLANE
This was a light touring biplane which was registered with the RAA as 19-4105 and appeared on the register from 28 April 2004 to 28 April 2005.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HEARN MOSQUITO
HEARN MOSQUITO
The Mosquito was an ultralight designed and built in Australia for the local market. It was powered by a 16.4 kw (22-hp) Skylark engine.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HEARN HI JACK
HEARN HI JACK
The Hi Jack is another ultralight built for the Australian market. Power plant was the popular at the time 16.4 kw (22-hp) Skylark engine.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HAYDEN MONOPLANE
HAYDEN MONOPLANE
In about 1916 during World War I James Hayden of Narromine, NSW built a light aircraft on his property Acton along the lines of a Bleriot XI with wing warping and powered by two converted motor-cycle engines coupled and driving a single propeller.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HAWKEYE
HAWKEYE
The Hawkeye is an ultralight aircraft designed and built by its owner as a one-off aircraft. It was designed as a scale replica of the Piper L-4 observation aircraft and when completed was painted in an overall green colour scheme and markings of a US Army Air Force aircraft in
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  • May 25, 2020
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HARTMANN SHERPA
HARTMANN SHERPA
Little is known about this aircraft but it was designed and built by the late Ole Hartmann and, fitted with a Rotax 503 engine, it became 19-3746 (c/n 1) under RAA regulations.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HARRIS SPITFIRE
HARRIS SPITFIRE
This is an amateur designed and built aircraft which resembles a Supermarine Spitfire in looks and is powered by an ultralight engine.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HAMILTON BIPLANE
HAMILTON BIPLANE
A Hamilton biplane was flown by Messrs Seaforth and MacKenzie out of a paddock at Martin, NZ in 1913, this being the first flight by a heavier than air machine in the Manawatu area.
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  • May 25, 2020
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HALLSTROM & POSTLE
HALLSTROM & POSTLE
Australian philanthropist, Sir Edward Hallstrom, based in Sydney, was well known, amongst other things, for the design, development, production and marketing of the Hallstrom series of refrigerators, which became a by-word for efficiency at the time.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT
GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT
The F-14 Tomcat for many years was one of the most potent interceptor / fighters in the armoury of the US Navy and saw combat on a number of occasions operating from aircraft carriers of the US Fleet.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GRUMMAN BEARCAT REPLICA
GRUMMAN BEARCAT REPLICA
Work on an 80% scale all alloy scale replica of the Grumman F-8 Bearcat was commenced in Western Australia in about 2010, the aircraft to be fitted with a new 269-kw (360-hp) Vedeneyev M-14P radial engine driving a four-blade MT propeller.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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GRIMMER SKYLUX
GRIMMER SKYLUX
Mr Gavin Grimmer of Hastings, NZ built and flew a Canadian designed Falconar Maranda which in 1995 became ZK-JGR.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GRIGSON RG-8
GRIGSON RG-8
This aircraft was registered on 5 March 2013 as VH-NZG³ (c/n 2009-1). It was built by Robert Grigson of Strathfieldsaye, Vic. and is fitted with an Aero Sport Power IO-375-M1B engine driving a Whirlwind Aviation 200RV propeller.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GREEN EAGLE 2015 FIT EFI
GREEN EAGLE 2015 FIT EFI
This was an ultralight aircraft registered with the RAA as 19-8674 (c/n G27A 82-2-53). Nothing further is known about the design.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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GRANT D5 U/L REPLICA
GRANT D5 U/L REPLICA
J Thomas Grant of Dunedin, NZ designed and built and 75% scale replica of a World War I Albatros D.V fighter, build time being in the order of three and a half years.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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GOLD COAST GOLD COASTER
GOLD COAST GOLD COASTER
This was an ultralight aircraft built by a number of members of the Gold Coast Ultralight Club at Tallabudgera. At least one example was registered with the RAA on 18 December 1989 as 10-1177 and this aircraft was fitted with a Zenoah G-50 engine.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GIPPSLANDER MK I
GIPPSLANDER MK I
This was an ultralight aircraft known as the Jenner Gippslander Mk 1 and was registered with the RAA on 28 August 1995 and was withdrawn from use on 25 May 2008.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GILL, J H
GILL, J H
John Harley Gill of Dunedin, NZ, designed and built an aircraft in about 1909, work commencing at about that time in the foundry of Schlaadt Bros in Cumberland Street.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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GERBER MONOPLANE
GERBER MONOPLANE
This was a light aircraft designed by G A Gerber, the plans of which were released in the magazine Science and Invention in the July 1929 edition.
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  • May 25, 2020
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GABRIEL MUSTANG
GABRIEL MUSTANG
This light aircraft was designed and built by Bryan Gabriel at Holbrook, NSW. It is an approximately 70-percent scale model of a North American P-51D Mustang built of all metal construction and fitted with a converted Mercury six-cylinder Vee outboard engine.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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FULLY ENCLOSED GYRO
FULLY ENCLOSED GYRO
This was a one-off homebuilt gyrocopter built around the cockpit section of a Robinson R-22. The machine is fitted with a tricycle undercarriage and was fitted with a Subaru EJ25 engine driving in a pusher configuration behind the cockpit, being fitted with a three-blade Ivo 1.93 m (76-inch) propeller.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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KRONK FW-190A
KRONK FW-190A
Terrence Kronk over the years, before his tragic loss in an aircraft crash, was involved in the construction of a number of scale replicas of aircraft, and these included a Spitfire Mk 26 , North American P-51 Mustang and a Fw-190A.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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