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ROBBINS AND PORTER MONOPLANE
ROBBINS AND PORTER MONOPLANE
Azor Robinson and Alexander Porter, both of Albury, in 1912 built a single-engine aircraft along the lines of a Bleriot and it was flown on a number of occasions at Bongowanna Park, the first flight being recorded as 27 July 1913.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PANAZE
PANAZE
Light homebuilt constructed in the Broken Hill / Ivanhoe, NSW area in the 1930s. Of similar appearance to a Comper Swift, it was fitted with a small radial engine, possibly a seven-cylinder Pobjoy or Siemens unit.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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RICKARDS CORELLA
RICKARDS CORELLA
The Corella is a single-seat light sporting aircraft with a high-wing and a tailwheel undercarriage. Registered with RAA on 1 September 1999 as 19-3224 (c/n 1) it is described as a Glenda Rickard Corella.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PAMCO CYGNET
PAMCO CYGNET
The Cygnet was a minimum ultra-light aircraft built in the 1970s. It was built of 4130 aluminium welded frame, had a high wing and an engine in a pusher configuration behind the pilot.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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RICHARDSON ALBATROSS
RICHARDSON ALBATROSS
Mr G S Richardson in 1900 moved to the town of Penguin in Tasmania in 1900 and built and operated a small cordial drink facility.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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OWNER-BUILDER 95.1
OWNER-BUILDER 95.1
This was a one-off ultralight aircraft built by its designer / owner which was registered on 11 February 1994 as 10-1432 (c/n 1432) and is painted dark blue with white trim, a tailwheel undercarriage and a parasol wing with single struts.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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REPLICRAFT
REPLICRAFT
Replicraft, an American company, has produced plans to build scale replicas of the SPAD VII, SPAD XII, Roland D.VI, Hanriot HD.1, Sopwith Pup, Thomas Morse, Fokker D.VII, Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Triplane, RAF SE.5a and the Sopwith Snipe.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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RANFORD AUSTRALIAN MAID II
RANFORD AUSTRALIAN MAID II
This was an attempt to build a man-powered aircraft by a Mr Ranford in Western Australia. Little is known about it but at one stage it was placed on display at the WA Aviation Heritage Museum at Bull Creek, WA but after sometime was removed and placed into storage.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PROSSER
PROSSER
In mid 1926 Mr Edwin Prosser of Rockhampton, Qld enquired of the Comptroller of Civil Aviation if it was necessary to obtain a Certificate of Airworthiness for a light aircraft, indicating he was building a monoplane.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PRIORI PRIORITY I
PRIORI PRIORITY I
Little is known about this one-off aircraft but it was registered with the RAA as 19-4671 (c/n 60001) on 6 December 2000 and was withdrawn from service on 7 May 2011.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SCHLEICHER ASW-20
SCHLEICHER ASW-20
The ASW-20 was designed by Gerhard Walbel and built by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co in Germany, Some 765 were built by the Company in Germany and a further 140 were completed in France by Centrair.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PRENDERGAST PP-108
PRENDERGAST PP-108
The PP-108 is a single-seat high-performance low-wing monoplane designed and built by Peter Prendergast of Ocean Grove Vic for high-performance aerobatics. It received its C of A on 11 March 2016 and was first registered on 29 February 2016 as VH-XSK (c/n 0015).
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SCHAEFFER MONOPLANE
SCHAEFFER MONOPLANE
In 1930 Lawrence Schaeffer of Loxton, SA commenced construction of a two-seat parasol wing monoplane to be fitted with a converted Dodge four-cylinder motor car engine.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PERCY MAYA
PERCY MAYA
The Maya Ultralight was a single-seat ultralight aircraft aircraft with an enclosed cabin and powered by a 21-kw (28-hp) Konig SD-570 four-cylinder engine with an adjustable propeller.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SLATTER HUSKY
SLATTER HUSKY
The Husky was a one-off ultra-light aircraft and was a 75 percent basic scale representation of the Piper Cub. It was registered with the RAA as 10-1377 (c/n 9202) from 16 December 1992 to 5 March 2002.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPORTAIR
SPORTAIR
The Sportair was a single-seat kit-built ultralight fitted with a 37-kw (50-hp) Rotax 503 engine. It had a cruising speed of 139 km/h (86 mph) and a stalling speed of 56 km/h (35 mph).
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SKEETER JUNIOR
SKEETER JUNIOR
The Junior was designed and built by ex-South African Francois van Teijlingen who for many years had an interest in helicopters and gyrocopters, building three Bensen Gyrocopters and owning a Scorpion and a Brantly B-2 for a period.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPORT AIRCRAFT SWIFT
SPORT AIRCRAFT SWIFT
The Swift was a single-seat light sporting monoplane developed and marketed in the 1960s in Australia and saw some success. It was powered by a Cuyuna engine which produced 22-kw (30-hp).
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SIKORSKY HNS-1
SIKORSKY HNS-1
The HNS-1 was first flown in 1942. In March 1947 the US Coast Guard icebreaker USS Northwind visited Wellington, NZ on its return from the Antarctic where it formed part of the 1946-47 expedition code named Operation Highjump of Admiral Byrd.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPORT AIRCRAFT SUNDOWNER
SPORT AIRCRAFT SUNDOWNER
The Sundowner was one of a series of aircraft produced by Sport Aircraft for the ultra-light market.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SHUTTLE MK II
SHUTTLE MK II
The Shuttle two-seat three axis strut-braced high wing with flaperons ultralight aircraft with an enclosed cabin was produced for some years in the early 1990s and is similar in appearance to the Cadet Boorabee.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPORER MONOPLANE
SPORER MONOPLANE
Mr W Lance Sporer lived on a farm at Glencoe near Mt Gambier in the 1930s and developed some interest in engineering, taking a correspondence course. He became involved in the reconstruction at Mt Gambier of a de Havilland DH.60 Moth which crashed near Jerilderie.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SHORT COCKLE
SHORT COCKLE
The Short S.1 Cockle was a small flying-boat designed and built by Short Brothers in 1924, it being designed for and ordered by Lebbeus Hordern of Sydney as a replacement for the Short Shrimp then in service.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPITFIRE SW-1
SPITFIRE SW-1
The Spitfire SW-1 registered with the RAA as 10-1960 (c/n SPT-01) is a scale replica of the Supermarine Spitfire and is a one-off aircraft designed and built in Australia by the owner.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SHIPMAN
SHIPMAN
Darcy Shipman lived in Glenreagh, NSW and built a light aircraft similar in appearance to a de Havilland DH-53, being a low-wing monoplane fitted with a modified Henderson motor-cycle engine.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SPECTRUM AIRCRAFT TARA
SPECTRUM AIRCRAFT TARA
This was an ultralight aircraft similar in appearance to a Thruster 500 and became 19-3227 (c/n 891662) and, fitted with a Rotax 582 engine, was registered under RAA regulations in Queensland on 10 September 1999.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SHAY KARRA ONE
SHAY KARRA ONE
This was an ultra-light aircraft which was allotted the registration 19-1309 (c/n 2) by the RAA and appeared on the register from 17 October 1991 to 3 December 2008.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SOUTHERN CROSS PEGASUS
SOUTHERN CROSS PEGASUS
The Pegasus was an Australian designed ultra-light for the local market. It was powered by a 34-kw (45-hp) Fuji Robin engine.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SEABIRD SB-6 DRIFTER
SEABIRD SB-6 DRIFTER
The Drifter is one of a series of ultra-light aircraft produced by Seabird Aviation of Hervey Bay Queensland. A small production batch was built, and a couple survive, including 25-0256 (c/n DR90-0401) and 25-0319 (c/n DR89-0375).
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SNOOPY
SNOOPY
Very little is known of this aircraft. It was a single-engine high-wing strut-braced monoplane with its tail on a boom and the engine mounted on the framework and a tricycle undercarriage.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SCHLEICHER ASW-29
SCHLEICHER ASW-29
The ASW-29 is one of a series of self-launched gliders produced in West Germany and it was produced in a number of variants.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SLEPCEV YUGO
SLEPCEV YUGO
Nestor Slepcev, who migrated to Australia from Yugoslavia, is known for his design and development of the Storch series, which has sold in some numbers around the World.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SLEPCEV SPORT MONOPLANE
SLEPCEV SPORT MONOPLANE
This was a light two-seat training aircraft with side-by-side seating designed and built by Nestor Slepcev at his production facility at Beechwood, NSW.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STAFF
STAFF
Sydney Nelson Staff at Harris Park, near Parramatta, NSW, built an aircraft of his own design, the machine being complete by 18 July 1910.
  • David C. Eyre
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SYLVANDER HOWARD BIPLANE
SYLVANDER HOWARD BIPLANE
In February 1913 a building contractor from Hay, NSW, Mr V B Sylvander, commenced construction of a Chanute type biplane glider which was towed into the air by a motor vehicle and a successful flight was made on 18 May 1913.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SWEETAPPLE SWEET WING
SWEETAPPLE SWEET WING
This was a single-seat ultralight aircraft built by Mr R Sweetapple with an enclosed cockpit which was registered with the RAA as 10-483 (c/n 1) on 20 July 1988.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT
UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT
An unidentified aircraft was noted at Hoxton Park, NSW in 1966. It was powered by three single-cylinder engines driving a single propeller.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK IV REPLICA
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK IV REPLICA
The Spitfire Mk IV Replica is an 80 percent replica of the World War II Supermarine Spitfire, designed and initially produced by Brian Foxley-Conolly in Queensland, who had previously designed and commenced production of the Foxcon Terrier series of light aircraft.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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ULTRALIGHT AVIATION
ULTRALIGHT AVIATION
As noted above, Stephen Cohen designed a number of aircraft which were built by this company, including the Avenger, one of which was involved in an incident 2 km south-east of Caboolture on 7 February 1988.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK I REPLICA
SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK I REPLICA
In March 2018 it was announced Mr Rodney McNeill, a Vietnam veteran, was building a full-scale replica of a Spitfire Mk I.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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