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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

13th Jan 2021, 13:19

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Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

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Posted By Centaurus

I know what you mean W_Wright. Having relied...

I know what you mean W_Wright. Having relied on my own memory when I wrote the Uranquinty Winjeel story, I got the guilts and wondered if I had unknowingly perhaps embellished it. It is so easily...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

4th Jan 2021, 12:36

Replies: 22

Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

Views: 6,879

Posted By Centaurus

The Winjeel was a lady in a standard wings level...

The Winjeel was a lady in a standard wings level straight stall from level flight. Not like the Wirraway which could drop a wing quite viciously. But most aircraft will eventually have one wing...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Jan 2021, 12:23

Replies: 22

Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

Views: 6,879

Posted By Centaurus

This may interest current and future Winjeel...

This may interest current and future Winjeel owners. In June 1961, RAAF Winjeel A85-433 crashed at RAAF Base Point Cook. Both occupants initially survived the impact but were unable to escape the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

18th Dec 2020, 13:00

Replies: 22

Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

Views: 6,879

Posted By Centaurus

Nowadays, Spotlight is all flashy graphic design...

Nowadays, Spotlight is all flashy graphic design and bright colours. It's called 'progress.' In mid 1969 I was posted to RAAF DFS at Depair Canberra and among other jobs wrote Spotlight magazine and...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

16th Dec 2020, 13:03

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Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

Views: 6,879

Posted By Centaurus

One of the most amazing sights I witnessed as a...

One of the most amazing sights I witnessed as a QFI was at RAAF Base Uranquinty in 1956. There had been a couple of fires in the engines of Winjeels that occurred while the aircraft were inverted...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

14th Dec 2020, 12:27

Replies: 22

Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

Views: 6,879

Posted By Centaurus

Test flying the Winjeel in 1951

With several Winjeels on the Australian civil aircraft register I thought their owners/operators would be interested in reading about the initial spinning trials that took place in 1951 before the...

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