Gooday Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hello everyone. Any more news on the Opal? Is it still going to be rebuilt? It would certainly be great to see this legendary machine flying again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRamsay Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Any more news on the Opal? Is it still going to be rebuilt?It would certainly be great to see this legendary machine flying again. Dean is very well advanced on the restoration of the Opal. I could see it being test flown before the end of 2015. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_rex Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Good morning all, Am i the only one that would love to see pictures of the restoration progress? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooday Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I would love to see pictures of the aircrafts progress too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Just wondering about the statement in those articles on Scott's Saphire being the first ultralight to be certified under 95:25.I don't have access to my records over the 95: categories but I'm pretty sure that the TST Thruster was certified under 95:25 and was first to do so hence it being allocated the 25:001 number and the next was the Drifter with 25:002. Not sure who followed after that. Can someone point out if having a seniors moment. While doing a google on CAO 95:25 i found a report by Bob Llewellyn http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/aviation/asrr/submissions/files/221_b_llewellyn_3_feb_2014_redacted.pdf Talk about duke it out. Naughty boy corner for you Bob. Good on you mate. The first design under 95.25 was the thruster - Gemini variety - Teh Sapphire was the first of 2 single seat types approved under 95.25. The second single seat was the SV2 Vampire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Good morning all,Am i the only one that would love to see pictures of the restoration progress? Search Opal in this forum and there are pics of progress on a separate thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 The first design under 95.25 was the thruster - Gemini variety - Teh Sapphire was the first of 2 single seat types approved under 95.25. The second single seat was the SV2 Vampire OK so the Sapphire was the first SINGLE SEAT type, If you put a TST Thruster and an original Gemini together they would look the same at 30ft but there were many differences between the two The Geminis that are out there now are nothing like when they where first built. All would (or should) have been upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 OK so the Sapphire was the first SINGLE SEAT type, If you put a TST Thruster and an original Gemini together they would look the same at 30ft but there were many differences between the two The Geminis that are out there now are nothing like when they where first built. All would (or should) have been upgraded. Careful - the direction you are going is a 'there be dragons' route. 95.25 generally did not involve multiple approvals for differing models of the aircraft. TST vs Gemini very uncertain if there are two type acceptance certificates T300 and T500 similarly not certain if there are two ... and within the T500s there is R532 R582 and R912 engine ... The older non-certified designed (type acceptance was not type approval as an engineer knows it eg 101.55 Jabirus have type certificates) As far as the variations on a theme that are the Thruster fleet that is exactly the reason MARAP was needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I was involved in the factory right up to the stamping of the certification. I sorted all this out with Tony some years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCBD Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 The Thruster Gemini was the first legal certified 2 seat in Australia under BCAR section S. I know I did the cert flying of the Gemini with Dave Belton as the department (now CASA) would not send ANY of their guys to fly it, but only watch from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 BCAR section S is British. that came later. I worked for David for many years not only for Thruster aircraft but also in the electronics business he ran as well. Talk to David still occasionally, he ferries Caravans and Dash 8s around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCBD Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 BCAR section S is British. If you remember that's what it had to pass to get certified and fly here as a two seater and in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Actually it was tested past BCAR S. Newton saw to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCBD Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Yes I know I was at the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosz Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Can anybody give me information to get contact with Dean Winton? I`m writing from Germany and would like to help to finally restore the Opal Facet before the 30th anniversary of Scott's death and to exhibit a mockup 2019 in Friedrichshafen at the aero-Expo (AERO | April 10 – 13, 2019). Thanks, Stefan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It looks great, Marty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerosz Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 It looks great, Marty! Could you help me finding Dean? see #40. I only found inactive site Scott Winton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Could you help me finding Dean? see #40. I only found inactive site Scott Winton Try to comtact some of the people on these threads. ... Facet Opal restoration questions - RC Groups Facet Opel Best I can do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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