facthunter Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 There was a Miles Monospar in one of the Hangars at Bankstown when I flew out of there in the early 60's . Think it was red. and may have had 90 hp DH motors. think I would have noticed if it had the Pobjoys. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Nev, if it was Miles it wasn’t a Monospar, that was General Aircraft. Are you sure it wasn’t a Miles Gemini? It had twin DH Gipsys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Monospar VH-UTH was fitted with Gypsies. Flown Australia to England in 1961 by Dr John Morris. He wrote a book about it called Two men in a flying machine. It was left in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekliston Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Well there you go. Learn something every day! Just have to try to remember now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Diamond DV20-A Katana Was the Diamond HK36 Super Dimona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Monospar VH-UTH was fitted with Gypsies. Flown Australia to England in 1961 by Dr John Morris. He wrote a book about it called Two men in a flying machine. It was left in the UK. Yep. There were monospars with gypsies and even whirlwind engines ... all built by General Aircraft not Miles as there were around 10 different models based on engines and undercarriage retracts etc. And my rather battered copy of two men in a flying machine is re-read by me every year or two. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Before it was Diamond, it was HOAC, but yes, the DV-20 Katana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 One of: - Kappa 77 KP-2U Sova - Jihlavan KP-2U Skyleader - Jihlavan Skyleader all basically the same depending on who built it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 The first one in this case. kasper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Lancair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Not the Lancair Bruce. This aircraft had a unique feature to maximize interior space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Well if the unique feature is rear facing rear seats then it’s not unique because that isn’t a white lightning. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 You're half right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 It's a Tardis! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 RDD Enterprise LX7, a conversion of the Lancair IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 It is an Express 2000 RG. Developed by Wheeler Technology as a high-speed homebuilt aircraft for cross-country flights and the first of the kit built prototypes was first flown on 28 July 1987, a factory built aircraft first flew in 1990. Wheeler Technology went into bankruptcy and the assets were bought by Express Design Incorporated (EDI) of Redmond, Oregon. Kits that were under construction were completed by EDI and they continued with kit production. A six-seat variant was produced by EDI as the Loadmaster 3200. By the late 1990s the aircraft was being produced by Express Aircraft Company in Olympia, Washington. The design used an unusual seating position where one rear seat faced forward and one aft to maximize interior space. And now, this ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Christavia Mk1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Not the Christavia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
408059 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Falconar Avia Maranda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 That's right, 408059. Next one- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Humbert Tétras from France. Really nicely built - took a short flight in one about ten years ago when I was weather grounded in the Loire valley. Easy giveaway is is the two overlapping arrow heads on the tail - it’s the company logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 OK you got me on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpacro Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Cygnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Yep - Hapi Cygnet SF-2A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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