Fly in down under-Serpentine

[Hennie Engelbrecht]

Hi all

 

two weekends ago we had a fly-in about 40 km south of Perth. My sond and I, friends from Perth and a friend from Singapore ( a Cirrius and Cesna pilot) drove down to attend the fly-in. It was a fantastic day with wonderful plane sall arround. I attach some photographs of what this forum is all about. Canards/.....

 

The plane you see was built in 1972. There was another canard built in 1985. Both Long EZ. One of the planes flew from Sydney to NZ (1100 nm at 163 litres at an average of i think about 145 knots. Fantastic. There were other incredible planes and , amongst others probably one of the oldest homebuilts I know of. I attach some photos a friend took

[ZUCZZ]

Thanks for sharing!

[Spodman]

Marvellous to see the Silver Centenary. It never flew when first built in the 1930's, under the rules that applied then until three years ago you had to submit plans to the DCA, and the builders had just chalked it out on the workshop floor. I saw it rotting in a museum years ago, long may it fly!

[Hennie Engelbrecht]

Marvellous to see the Silver Centenary. It never flew when first built in the 1930's, under the rules that applied then until three years ago you had to submit plans to the DCA, and the builders had just chalked it out on the workshop floor. I saw it rotting in a museum years ago, long may it fly!

I spoke to the original builder's grandson and now owner ot the plane. He took it after thirty years in a shed and many in a museum, rebuilt it and now flies it frequently. He has got 16 hrs on the bird... an absolute labour of love

 

Hennie

[ZUCZZ]

And now, in South Africa our CAA has virtually adopted the Australian old legislation ... it's really tough here, since that came into force ...