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By: 9th April 2015 at 22:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Fantastic what an achievement
Roger
By: 10th April 2015 at 05:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great to see Matt. A group here at North Shore has acquired C100 ZK-AMW and are arranging to fly her up as soon as weather etc permit. Last attempt was foiled by a bit of an overheat and fuming as she will have to climb to 3-4 thousand to clear the hills between. Should be lots of fun!!
By: 10th April 2015 at 05:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-That's pretty, n/t
By: 10th April 2015 at 07:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-saw it at White Waltham over 40 years ago
By: 10th April 2015 at 08:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Amazing
Built in four months 1938
now
Restored in 40 years !?!
By: 10th April 2015 at 09:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Nice!
By: 10th April 2015 at 09:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great to see another pre-war British classic back in the air.........!!!
By: 10th April 2015 at 11:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-EXD was one of the original aircraft which the Airways Aero Association had when they formed in 1947. I will be referring to historical [ATTACH=CONFIG]236644[/ATTACH]archive photos of this and other aircraft they operated over some 45 years at my lecture on this coming Monday evening at White Waltham.
By: 10th April 2015 at 11:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I have the complete Archive collection from the AAA plus some other material photos/documents of interest. This relates to Whitchurch, Hurn, Denham, Croydon, White Waltham and Booker.
By: 10th April 2015 at 12:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Looking good, well done to all involved in getting her back into the air.
By: 10th April 2015 at 14:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Is the Aeronca C100 that used to be kept at Fairoaks in the 1950's by any chance? It always used amuse we school boys, airfield staff and all the hanger's on etc as it staggered off the ground in the Ottershaw direction. In fact it seemed to be the only aircraft that caused the London Transport drivers and conductors to tramp across from their flying club on the far side of the airfield to watch and, I think, admire the start up and eventual flight!
Those were fun days!
By: 11th April 2015 at 08:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It could have been G-AEWV which I photographed at Fairoaks in 1956. Other pictures on Air Britain AB-PIC
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By: 11th April 2015 at 15:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Great to see another pre-war British classic back in the air.........!!!
Albeit of American design. :)
By: 11th April 2015 at 16:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Well not exactly John. It's designer was Jean Roche, who was French. He just happened to be in America when he designed it!
By: 11th April 2015 at 19:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Well not exactly John. It's designer was Jean Roche, who was French. He just happened to be in America when he designed it!
I didn't know he was French, I knew he worked at the USAAC Engineering Division at McCook Field in Dayton (the predecessor to Wright Field as the Engineering center for Army aircraft).
In any event, the design was drawn, financed and put into production in America...and worth noting the engine was also made by Aeronca an example of when aircraft builders made powerplants.
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By: The Blue Max - 9th April 2015 at 22:12
At Sywell Today Aeronca C100 G-AEXD took to the sky for the first time in over 40 years.