Cessna Bird Dog restoration • TV doc spans 5 year project (UK)

[Garfly]

 

 

 

[IBob]

Someone has been trying to sell a couple of these here for a while. NZ$50 or 60K each, with very much to be done......

[skippydiesel]

Speculation:  - While iconic in appearance - Very expensive to run - relativly big engine/thirsty AvGas - fixed pitch prop,- draggy airframe/slow cruise.

 

One for the wealthy collector?????😈 

[Blueadventures]

There was a nice 'Bird Dog' fitted with a turbine at Lakeside Air Park a few years back down in NSW now.  Was a real goer.

Edited May 26 by Blueadventures

[Student Pilot]

The Italians I think it was produced them with a C20 or there a-bouts. SM something? I remember an airshow/flyin at Scone quite a few years ago where Col Pay put one through its paces. It was stressed for aeros and Col turned it inside out followed by taxing in and backing into the park area.

There is a standard Bird dog doing the rounds in Vic/SA on powerline work with a lidar strapped to the side. Looked a nice clean example. 

[Garfly]

Too right, Stude, the Scone one might be this fella:

 

SIAI MARCHETTI SM1019 | Pay's Air Service

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SIAI MARCHETTI SM1019 SIAI Marchetti SM1019 SM1019 Pays Air Services imported 8 SIAI Marchetti aircraft into Australia in the early 2000’s with most finding new homes in Australia. VH-PAI was shipped...

 

Edited May 26 by Garfly