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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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SANTOSA AMPHIBIAN
SANTOSA AMPHIBIAN
This was a one-off ultra-light amphibian built it is believed in Queensland, the prototype was completed becoming 19-4649 (c/n 3) and it was registered on 12 April 2006.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PECHUGIN-LITTLE MONOPLANE
PECHUGIN-LITTLE MONOPLANE
In 1909 Messrs John Pechugin, a mechanical engineer and draftsman, and Henry Little, a foreman boilermaker, designed and built an aeroplane and are reported to have conducted secret trials of this aircraft on the Basic Reserve in Wellington.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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ROODT SUNBIRD
ROODT SUNBIRD
The Sunbird was designed and built by Michael Roodt and is a two-seats in tandem light parasol-wing aircraft with an open cockpit.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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PEACOCK BIPLANE
PEACOCK BIPLANE
This was an aircraft said to be built by Frank Peacock at Burwood, NSW in 1914. It was powered by a 21-kw (28-hp) engine but very little more is known about it and no record of a successful flight has been found.
  • David C. Eyre
  • May 25, 2020
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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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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
  • 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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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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