Turbine Powered Wood & Fabric Aircraft... Does one exist?
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Turbine Powered Wood & Fabric Aircraft... Does one exist?
One for the aero-sexuals maybe....
In this wonderful age of "EASA-ism", CASA have as usual made something straight forward a dogs breakfast.
In this case I'm referring to the LAME CASR66 License. CASA in their due diligence have restricted everybody's B1.1 license with an exclusion for wooden structure and fabric aircraft.
It seems insignificant but has become a massive pain in the back passage for foreign license conversions when you an expat.
My question is:
Is there a B1.1 - Turbine powered aeroplane with wooden structure and fabric skin?
If there is, my guess is that it is in a museum?
Only thing I can think of is a Piper Pawnee, but I don't know if its wooden structured. It is also Piston Powered...
Yes, the training module & practical exp is available at the money laundry (AKA Aviation Australia) to remove the exclusion, but it is a waste of good $$$ when it's seemingly completely F@*king irrelevant!! Especially when the oldest aircraft type I hold is B733/CFM56...
Thanks CASA.
In this wonderful age of "EASA-ism", CASA have as usual made something straight forward a dogs breakfast.
In this case I'm referring to the LAME CASR66 License. CASA in their due diligence have restricted everybody's B1.1 license with an exclusion for wooden structure and fabric aircraft.
It seems insignificant but has become a massive pain in the back passage for foreign license conversions when you an expat.
My question is:
Is there a B1.1 - Turbine powered aeroplane with wooden structure and fabric skin?
If there is, my guess is that it is in a museum?
Only thing I can think of is a Piper Pawnee, but I don't know if its wooden structured. It is also Piston Powered...
Yes, the training module & practical exp is available at the money laundry (AKA Aviation Australia) to remove the exclusion, but it is a waste of good $$$ when it's seemingly completely F@*king irrelevant!! Especially when the oldest aircraft type I hold is B733/CFM56...
Thanks CASA.
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Well it might be a Vampire etc, wooden structure to keep the wind off the pilot and fabric over the wood but maybe not what is meant by fabric covered. Turbine behind the pilot's seat.
Maybe something like a Zlin Z-37T Cmelak (Bumble-bee) agricultural aircraft, Walter turbine up front and fabric covered fuselage we have one in our museum but I am sure the fuselage frame is metal tube not wood.
Maybe something like a Zlin Z-37T Cmelak (Bumble-bee) agricultural aircraft, Walter turbine up front and fabric covered fuselage we have one in our museum but I am sure the fuselage frame is metal tube not wood.
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Certainly was in the UK when during the late 1960s' an aeronautical engineer decided to experiment with an industrial turbine in a Curry-Wot. A wood and fabric biplane. From memory they called it a Wizz-Wot.
'Tis mentioned in the Wikkie link.
Currie Wot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
'Tis mentioned in the Wikkie link.
Currie Wot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not all of us have the exclusion, if you held groups 3 & 4 it is not shown.
Part 66 is the greatest screw up CASA have ever implemented, the old licence system was one of our better systems and worked. We all knew what we could and could not do, this is a monumental f&@k up that is recognised by no other country.
Part 66 is the greatest screw up CASA have ever implemented, the old licence system was one of our better systems and worked. We all knew what we could and could not do, this is a monumental f&@k up that is recognised by no other country.
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CASA is generally recognised by most countries/regulators as its an ICAO Annexe I license. Nearly all except EASA of course.. whom everyone has copied.
It is daft. Because I had the old groups 1,5,6 and 10, I now have a 2 page list of aircraft I am licensed on but have never worked on. I can now relish the opportunity to apply for the DC4 LAME job I never wish I had
I think this could be the million dollar question for Hot Seat (if its still on TV).
It is daft. Because I had the old groups 1,5,6 and 10, I now have a 2 page list of aircraft I am licensed on but have never worked on. I can now relish the opportunity to apply for the DC4 LAME job I never wish I had
I think this could be the million dollar question for Hot Seat (if its still on TV).
A guy named Sam Burgess put an Allison Turboprop in a Bucker Jumgmeister
Bücker Bü 133 'Jungmeister' - V Aviation
If memory serves, he took it out and put in a Walter radial after he set a time to climb record or something similar.
Bücker Bü 133 'Jungmeister' - V Aviation
If memory serves, he took it out and put in a Walter radial after he set a time to climb record or something similar.
T28D,
And a well known citizen of NSW has one, what an unholy noise it makes.
Just as well the glider exemption ( on the basis that gliders don't have an engine) against the post -1983 (or thereabouts) noise certification standards, applies.
If some of the noise could be converted to thrust, that very unspectacular self-launching performance would be greatly enhanced. Brought back memories of the original non-fan B707 and DC-8. May not have been 120+ pndb, but "sounded" like it!!
Tootle pip!!
And a well known citizen of NSW has one, what an unholy noise it makes.
Just as well the glider exemption ( on the basis that gliders don't have an engine) against the post -1983 (or thereabouts) noise certification standards, applies.
If some of the noise could be converted to thrust, that very unspectacular self-launching performance would be greatly enhanced. Brought back memories of the original non-fan B707 and DC-8. May not have been 120+ pndb, but "sounded" like it!!
Tootle pip!!
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I have been looking around for the same answer, CASA have not answered me yet.
B1.1 is for turbine engine aircraft.
B1.2 is for Piston engine aircraft.
B1.2 was Airframe Group 3 and 4 under CAR30.
AC66-5 v1.2, June 2014, Appendix A states Airframe group 3 and 4 is now B1.2 and thay have the E9 and E10 exclusions.
I have asked CASA for the listing of any Turbine powered and Wooden structured aircraft in Australia.
I have all boeing and all airbus ratings on my CASA B1.1 licence. Stuffed if I can see whay I need a Fabric or Wood retardation added to my licence.
Anyone else get an answer from CASA?
I have been looking around for the same answer, CASA have not answered me yet.
B1.1 is for turbine engine aircraft.
B1.2 is for Piston engine aircraft.
B1.2 was Airframe Group 3 and 4 under CAR30.
AC66-5 v1.2, June 2014, Appendix A states Airframe group 3 and 4 is now B1.2 and thay have the E9 and E10 exclusions.
I have asked CASA for the listing of any Turbine powered and Wooden structured aircraft in Australia.
I have all boeing and all airbus ratings on my CASA B1.1 licence. Stuffed if I can see whay I need a Fabric or Wood retardation added to my licence.
Anyone else get an answer from CASA?
