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Brings back memories of Masling. Used to work in Newcastle NSW and flew often to Sydney in MWH, CLH and CLI, many times in the right hand seat. The pilots were great and it was always fascinating watching them fly into Sydney amongst the larger aircraft.
I found a a shot of the Rainbow coloured VH-RUU.
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I found a a shot of the Rainbow coloured VH-RUU.
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Maslings at Newcastle
Nirimba:
I was with Maslings at Newcastle from the beginning of their Commuter Services in 1967 until the last Masling Airlines commuter operation on the 15th January 1971.
Regards
Tmb
I was with Maslings at Newcastle from the beginning of their Commuter Services in 1967 until the last Masling Airlines commuter operation on the 15th January 1971.
Regards
Tmb
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I went to Caloundra yesterday, thinking I’d get some photos of ASY but was told it had already been broken up! Sad.
However, FDV was there, awaiting a new engine apparently. There’s something delightfully pugnacious about the vertical finned/short winged Queen Airs I reckon….
I went to Caloundra yesterday, thinking I’d get some photos of ASY but was told it had already been broken up! Sad.
However, FDV was there, awaiting a new engine apparently. There’s something delightfully pugnacious about the vertical finned/short winged Queen Airs I reckon….
Thanks for the pics Dora-9. 
It is very sad what has happened to ASY because it was a lot better aeroplane when I flew both of them. FDV has turned out very nice indeed with the current colour scheme. I would not be surprised if it's waiting for one of the engines out of ASY because both of them were freshly overhauled before it was parked up.
It is very sad what has happened to ASY because it was a lot better aeroplane when I flew both of them. FDV has turned out very nice indeed with the current colour scheme. I would not be surprised if it's waiting for one of the engines out of ASY because both of them were freshly overhauled before it was parked up.
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NoosaAir's first cabin class retractable (Brabham's old European Steed)
GKY at Yandina strip, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands.
Queenair..
Great old ships, did 2,600 hours in a Straight 65, A65-8200's, A70's, and the 80. Preferred the A65-8200 or the A70 with the bigger flaps, for the shorter strips, and the small 340 hp supercharged engines for the fuel economy on the longer flights.
GKY at Yandina strip, Russell Islands, Solomon Islands.
Queenair..
Great old ships, did 2,600 hours in a Straight 65, A65-8200's, A70's, and the 80. Preferred the A65-8200 or the A70 with the bigger flaps, for the shorter strips, and the small 340 hp supercharged engines for the fuel economy on the longer flights.
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There was a Queenair outside the Douglas hangar in the early 1980s with 44 gal drums in the engine bays. Same aircraft I guess?
What happened to the intact a/c in the maintenance hangar is unknown.
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With the NSW Air Ambulance Queenairs, were they owned by the NSW Government or by East-West Airlines?
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The aircraft were owned by The NSW Govt....but crewed and maintained by East-West Airlines, the pilots were selected because of their G.A. background and were required to do two years in the air ambulance before taking up an F-27 F/O position, I did just over three years before being released back into the airline, I must say it was the most satisfying job in my aviation career to date...all single pilot ops. at all hours, all weather, our only radar set disappeared with the loss of VH-AMS....We were fortunate to have a great Chief Pilot in the G/A operation, who ensured that airline standards of operation were maintained, even pilots with Queenair time like myself had to undergo 50 hours of training before doing a base check & route check prior to being released to the line..the safety record was very good, the only unfortunate event occured when a Flight Sister crossing a wet and windy Mascot Ramp at night with her head down walked into a running prop.
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FDV's replacement engine
Nope ! The good people at Suncoast Aero Engines have done a mighty job on FDV's original engine - should be going on the aircraft shortly.
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Surprising as it may seem, the Excalibur conversions of Piper Twin Commanche and Beech Queenair aircraft were developed and sold by Ed Swearingen of Swearingen Aircraft, manufacturer of the Metro. They were based at San Antonio, Texas, with an additional assembly facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The only Queenair Excalibur I knew of in this part of the world was the one operated by Sunflower Airlines in Fiji, but there may have been others.
de Havilland in Sydney did Reisbeck and other King Air conversions, so I guess they may have been able to carry our Queenair Excalibur conversions.
The only Queenair Excalibur I knew of in this part of the world was the one operated by Sunflower Airlines in Fiji, but there may have been others.
de Havilland in Sydney did Reisbeck and other King Air conversions, so I guess they may have been able to carry our Queenair Excalibur conversions.
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The two Queenairs VH-AEQ and VH-XAE operated by Air Eastern in the 90's were both Excaliburs. They were based at BK. I flew both of them.
AEQ got shipped to NZ about 8 years ago, XAE lives in Perth.
AEQ got shipped to NZ about 8 years ago, XAE lives in Perth.
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AEQ is still alive, now carting freight in the Tonga group. Registration was changed to ZK-WKA for its NZ sojourn, carting high value seafood out of Chatham Island to NZ, some, live crayfish, for onward shipment to Japan. The IO720's were up to 2,400 hrs TBO with some going even further.
Just by the by, the registration chosen by the owner, for his own operation, was WKA, for white knuckle airlines.
Just by the by, the registration chosen by the owner, for his own operation, was WKA, for white knuckle airlines.
Who actually developed the Excabilur STC?
AEQ became ZK-WKA and is now in Tonga as A3-CIA.
There was another Queenair thread here a couple of years ago.
Port Hutt Fisheries in had ZK-PHA ex ZK-TAL and ZK-WKA as above.
Kiwi West had ZK-TAK that crashed and prior to that it was with Tyrell Aviation in Palmerston North
There was another Queenair thread here a couple of years ago.
Port Hutt Fisheries in had ZK-PHA ex ZK-TAL and ZK-WKA as above.
Kiwi West had ZK-TAK that crashed and prior to that it was with Tyrell Aviation in Palmerston North
Prospector beat me to it whilst I was forking around trying to refresh my memory.
Occasionally see A3-CIA at Nadi.
Used to see PHA years ago in Wellington heading for the Chathams...no thanks...
Occasionally see A3-CIA at Nadi.
Used to see PHA years ago in Wellington heading for the Chathams...no thanks...
Pretty sure it was AEQ that was converted to Excaliber by Hawker Pacific at Banktown in the early 1980s, I was part of the team that carried out the modification. I seem to recall it came from somewhere in Africa, it was bought in and modified. Noel Nas was the leading hand, and he did the pre purchase inspection in Africa. Noel would remember but I think he attracted the attention of the local police when he went to take a photo of something.
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Update QueenAir VH - MWI at Tooradin, VIC.
MWI looks like its ended its flying days at Tooradin.
Engines and props removed and sold to another QueenAir owner.
The fuselage, evidently, will be converted to some sort of synthetic trainer by a local flying school or organisation.
Engines and props removed and sold to another QueenAir owner.
The fuselage, evidently, will be converted to some sort of synthetic trainer by a local flying school or organisation.
MWI looks like its ended its flying days at Tooradin.
Engines and props removed and sold to another QueenAir owner.
The fuselage, evidently, will be converted to some sort of synthetic trainer by a local flying school or organisation.
Engines and props removed and sold to another QueenAir owner.
The fuselage, evidently, will be converted to some sort of synthetic trainer by a local flying school or organisation.
DF.