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STOOF JOYRIDER
STOOF JOYRIDER
This aircraft was designed as a one-off by Rino Stoof of Cambridge, NZ in the late 1990s and was almost completed and is known to have got to the stage of engine runs.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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TRETH 6
TRETH 6
This was a single-engine, tricycle undercarriage light aircraft of amateur design and construction completed in mid 2008 by Lyndon Trethewey of Goolwa, SA.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STILETTO
STILETTO
The Stiletto was a high-performance single-seat ultralight with a pusher engine and of canard configuration. Little is known about its development and production.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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TIFFIN TARDO
TIFFIN TARDO
The Tiffin Tardo was a light aircraft built by Mr Tony Tiffin and is a one off. It is a three-axis aircraft built in 2003and based in South Australia and which was placed on the market for sale in 2015 with a total of 350 hours.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STIFF, RODNEY
STIFF, RODNEY
Rodney Stiff, the founder of the very successful Jabiru company at Bundaberg in Queensland which produces the Jabiru Aircraft for the world’s recreational aviation market, has a background in mechanical engineering and was involved in the design and construction of equipment for cane harvesting for many years.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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TERRAFLY
TERRAFLY
The Terrafly was an ultra-light aircraft designed and built to meet the provisions of ANO 95-10 and was aimed at providing pilots with an aircraft that flew with similar performance to the Santos Dumont Demoiselle.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STEWART KERR STUKER
STEWART KERR STUKER
The Stuker is a one-off design by Mr Stewart Kerr in New Zealand and is similar in appearance to a Rans S-9. It was built by Mr Kerr and registered ZK-JFP (c/n 001) to him on 13 May 1997.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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TATLER SHUTTLE
TATLER SHUTTLE
The Shuttle was an ultralight aircraft produced in the late 1980s and early 1990s and had a high wing and an enclosed single-seat cockpit.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STEVENS MK 2 AMPHIBIAN
STEVENS MK 2 AMPHIBIAN
The MK 2 was an amphibious ultralight designed in Australia by John P Stevens for the local market and is one of a series of aircraft Mr Stephens has produced over the years, all for the ultralight market and most to be operated as amphibians.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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TAIT FLYER Y
TAIT FLYER Y
In storage at the Moorabbin Air Museum is a collection of parts of an aeroplane called the Tait Flyer
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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STEPHEN STICK INSECT
STEPHEN STICK INSECT
Little is known about this ultralight aircraft but one example is known to have been involved in an incident 14 km south-west of Jondaryan, Qld on 16 October 1985.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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T-BIRD
T-BIRD
This was a scratch-built single-seat high-wing monoplane with good STOL performance that was similar in appearance to the Hughes Lightwing series.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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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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WINTON AIRCRAFT BRUMBY
WINTON AIRCRAFT BRUMBY
This was another of a whole range of ultralight designs produced by Colin Winton of Coomera, Qld for the ultra-light aircraft market.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WINSTONE, James
WINSTONE, James
Department records indicate that in the 1920s a Mr James Winstone of Collingwood, Vic, built an aircraft and sought information about having it registered.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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ZAPLETAL JZ-M4
ZAPLETAL JZ-M4
This was a small single-seat gyrocopter imported to Australia in the 1960s from South Africa, an example of which was noted at a fly-in at Camden in the 1960s.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WINDLASS TRIKE
WINDLASS TRIKE
The Windlass Trike, a powered hang-glider with a tricycle undercarriage, and a fibreglass fuselage to take one or two persons, has been built in some numbers around the world in a variety of models.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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YM AEROSPACE MHP Y4P
YM AEROSPACE MHP Y4P
Two of these gyrocopters are known to have built and registered to the owner Andrew Carruthers at Wetherill Park, NSW, becoming VH-YPX (c/n Y4P 100008) and VH-YPZ (c/n Y4P 100009) on 4 August 2015.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WHITE GYROCOPTER
WHITE GYROCOPTER
This gyrocopter (registered G-395) was a freelance design fitted with a Subaru EJ-25 four-cylinder engine of 119-kw (160-hp) and fitted with 8.53 m (28-ft) diameter Patroni Glasrotor blades and a 1.93 m (76-inch) Ivo propeller.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WRIGHT MITE
WRIGHT MITE
The Wright Mite was designed and built by Mr Dudley Wright and his brother in Queensland between 1931 and 1936. It made its first flight in 1937 and was occasionally flown in the Archerfield area.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WHINTON JACKAROO 83
WHINTON JACKAROO 83
The Jackaroo was a high-wing ultralight designed in the early 1980s for the Australian market. It had a pod fuselage, a tricycle undercarriage and a tractor mounted modified 1200-cc Volkswagen engine.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WRENFORD UTE
WRENFORD UTE
This was a one-off light aircraft built and flown by Barry Wrenford of Bombala, NSW, the aircraft becoming VH-YUT (c/n 1) on 29 July 2011.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WEBB SPYDER MONO
WEBB SPYDER MONO
This light single-engine open-cockpit monoplane commenced life as a Taylor Monoplane. It was completed by Mr Bernard Webb and was registered for the first time on 26 August 1997.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WOODWARD, Herbert
WOODWARD, Herbert
In 1910 Herbert Woodward of Waterloo, NSW, with his son Percival, built an aircraft similar in appearance to a Bleriot but with features similar to those found on the French aircraft types such as the Antoinette and the Pellier.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WEATE
WEATE
In the 1930s Clyde Henry Weate, a taxi driver in Walgett, NSW commenced the construction of a single-seat light aircraft of his own design, this taking place in the Namoi motor garage in Fox Street.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WOLFREY
WOLFREY
A Mr Woolfrey commenced construction of an aircraft in the Wollongong area, the aircraft being of timber construction with fabric covering. It is not thought to have flown.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WARD TLAR
WARD TLAR
This aircraft was designed and built by Roger Ward in New Zealand, being known as TLAR, these letters standing for “that looks alright”.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WINTON SWING WING
WINTON SWING WING
The Swing Wing was designed by Colin Winton to meet Regulation 95-10. It is a three-axis ultra-light aircraft seating the pilot in a single-seat and is a high-wing monoplane fitted with a Rotax 277 engine in a pusher configuration.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WALSH 1915 FLYING BOAT
WALSH 1915 FLYING BOAT
This was one of a series of flying boats built in New Zealand for the New Zealand Flying School for training. The aircraft had a 52-kw (70-hp) Anzani radial air-cooled engine and its construction was financed by an American car dealer in Auckland, Reuben Dexter.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WINTON AIRCRAFT SOLITAIRE J3
WINTON AIRCRAFT SOLITAIRE J3
The Solitaire is one of a number of aircraft designed by Colin Winton and produced by Winton Aircraft of Coomera, Qld for the ultra-light market, production of aircraft by the Company commencing in about 1976.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WALKER CUSTOM SKYLARK
WALKER CUSTOM SKYLARK
This aircraft (ZK-MYT – c/n TY652) was designed and built by Bruce Walker of Tauranga, NZ. It is a high-wing microlight aircraft, the wing being a high-lift unit from a Tyro kitset built in Australia and has a 9.75 m (32 ft) wingspan.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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WINTON AIRCRAFT CRICKET
WINTON AIRCRAFT CRICKET
One of many ultralight aircraft designs of Colin Winton and his son Scott and this was the second in a line of aircraft aimed at the market and followed the Grasshopper.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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UNIDENTIFIED TYPE
UNIDENTIFIED TYPE
This was a single-seat ultralight aircraft built at Raymond Terrace, NSW in the 1980s. It was based on the Thruster, Tolaero and Condor designs and had a 8.53 m (28 ft) Clark Y wing, spruce spars, Klegecell ribs and was covered with Dacron.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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