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Yes, I'd always wondered about that myself.
A couple of explanations offered on here so far cause me to go - 'hmm', but that's about it.
If the intention was to market it to Outback station owners, then that clearly failed.
I stand to be corrected, but they didn't sell out here at all.
Such a machine may have had a chance in the thirties but definitely not in the fifties.
As for 'Jackaroo' hoping to align itself with the very dubious success of the DHA Drover, well...
Admittedly, they had in common a De Havilland heritage, relatively simple rugged airframes and used the bulletproof Gipsy Majors for noise.
They were both marginal performers as well, so there may be something to it.
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Last edited by Stanwell; 29th Nov 2015 at 14:42.