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[diesel addict]

Finnish 'Gauntlet' has, I believe, a Leonides........

[RETDPI]

Indeed it has.

[motherbird]

Thanks for info about lysander
Guess if I want to take a photo a holiday is called for.

Motherbird.

[Fishtailed]

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[Jhieminga]

Originally Posted by Africrash

Yes the ex Woodford Lysander has gone to the USA, sold to Kermit Weekes if I remember right. It had a trail of engine problems during it's time in the UK, including several in flight failures, even ending up inverted in a field on a test flight on one occasion.

I remember reading something on this aircraft in a Darrol Stinton book, it mentioned that it was basically a replica aircraft as so many new material had gone into it but also said something about the cause of one of its mishaps. I cannot remember what that was though!

I saw the aircraft in Florida in 2002, in bits then, don't know if it has flown there yet. The OW Lizzie is the one to bet on if you want to see a flyer in the near future I guess.

[treadigraph]

Jhiemenga, I think Darrol was flying it when it ended up inverted in the field after the engine quit. Doug Arnold owned it at that stage I think.

I'm sure the problem proved to be something daft like a vital component of the engine being installed incorrectly.

Diesel/Retdpi, thanks for info, at least it's an British engine. I like Leonides!