Thanks for those contributions, and thanks to those who have replied by Private Message. For further information, here are links to Italian and German websites describing the type. The translations are by Google, hence the slight infelicities of English expression
http://translate.google.com/translat...8%26oe%3DUTF-8
http://translate.google.com/translat...8%26oe%3DUTF-8
Genghis, thanks for the offer of approval help. If this ever came off, you would be welcome to fly the aeroplane.
LownSlow, I missed the Nord on the PPS site, I'll have a look. I still think it's a pity that only you and I wanted to buy that Argus last year.
On a general note, group ownership of aircraft such as this seems a little less common than it is amongst more ordinary aircraft. They are often bought, I suppose, as toys by individuals with spare capital lying around. The City has a sniffle at present and big bonuses are rare, so shifting aircraft of this kind will be more difficult at present than it might be in more bullish times.