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Old 7th Apr 2011, 07:22
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I believe the Renault engined Stampe was a Belgian variant
Spoken like a true patriotic Brit.

The (Belgian) manufacturer used a Renault engine in the first model, the SV.4A.
They changed to the Gipsy Major I for the SV.4B. (Post-war, they used the Gipsy Major X for the trainers they supplied to the Belgian Air Force.)
The SV.4C was licence-built in France and Algeria and had a Renault engine. The two companies produced about 1000 aircraft.

Agree with you about the Tiger - relatively easy to fly, but difficult to fly well. I never got to that stage. After being checked out in ACDC I moved to the Stampe fairly quickly and hardly ever flew the Tiger again. Your mention of AWEF brings back happy memories - a joy to fly.

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