Video: The Scout at Cranbrook..mpg

[winsor68]

 

• The Skycraft Scout is thought to be the world's first commercial ultralight aircraft. Created by Ron Wheeler, the Mk 1 was sold with an engine derived from Victa Lawnmowers. Later versions adopted the Fuji Robin engine. Hundreds of lightweight Australians in the 1970's learned to fly with this simple aircraft and it's very brief instructional handbook.
   
   
  
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• http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=476&name=scout-cranbrook-mpg
   
  

 

 

 

 

[johndl]

Awesome. Top speed?

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

When was this flown? top speed is about 35mph or so. there was no ASI fitted to Scouts. Nice flight. see they ain't so scary to fly. just heap of fun

 

 

[Tomo]

Awesome! The Skyrider I flew the other day had no ASI, pretty fun flying by feel.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Tomo, did you fly a KIMBERLEY Skyrider? Photos ect please

 

 

[facthunter]

no aileron?

 

Does the Scout rely on pendulum and dihedral and only use rudder? The Pou de Ciel (flying Flea), turns like that. Nev

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

The original Mk 1 (rudder only) does rely on secondary effect and dihedral effect for turn and balance. the later versions rely on wing warp.

 

 

[Tomo]

Tomo, did you fly a KIMBERLEY Skyrider? Photos ect please

It's a fairly flash one, with cowl and windscreen fitted. Awesome fun though....

 

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

I know the designer (Garreth Kimberly) pretty well, he gave me the last set of plans he had for it a couple of years ago. Is this one fitted with flaps? Designed around 1977. Good to see one on the register. When was this one completed? Just for general info. Garreth was one of the founding members of the MAFA. He also wrote several books on 'Minimum Aircraft' and kept the world abreast of developments of Minimum Aircraft in Australia with his numourus articles in many overseas magazines long before the internet was around. His original Skyrider is on display at the Transport section of the Power House Museum at Seven Hills in Sydney.

 

 

[Tomo]

Interesting Ozzie, sounds like you will come in handy.

 

Nil flaps on this one. Couldn't tell you the speeds as it hasn't any ASI yet, might fit one sometime If I buy it.

 

What do you think, worth purchasing? Price is good in my opinion.

 

Kawasaki 2 cylinder, apparently they run them in snow mobiles. Three blade Ivo prop, secondlite (or whatever you call it) covering on the wings. Heel brakes.

 

Flies well I reckon.

 

 

[Spin]

That looks like a load of fun Tomo. Is the covering perhaps ceconite? Must say I thought that sort of vintage generally had dacron covers, a la Drifter.

 

By the way, on a similar subject, does anyone know what the two Scouts were like that were recently for sale down south? One had floats if I'm not mistaken. Very sad looking Winton Grasshopper for sale on ebay at the moment:crying:, seems the old classics are out there, they just have to be dug out of sheds and chook pens across the land.

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Skyrider Wing

 

The original did have a single surface rag wing. And flaps too.