Is the Seamew the Airtruk's grandma?

[facthunter]

That won' t  be the original engine .They all got retro fitted with ex Avro Anson motors. Nev

[F10]

1 hour ago, facthunter said:

That won' t  be the original engine .They all got retro fitted with ex Avro Anson motors. Nev

Correct Nev, SAAF Museum one had a opposed 6 cylinder, Lycoming or Continental I can't recall. Quite versatile, you could fly with the back pod door removed. 

 

 

[Garfly]

Another amazing feat of engineering that never took wing and flew.

 

 

[Student Pilot]

I look forward to seeing it on the factual documentary History program "Hunting Hitler" 😁

[Student Pilot]

On 13/05/2021 at 7:05 PM, F10 said:

The Edgar Percival 9, EP9...the SAAF Museum ha one, got close to i, flew right seat once or twice....actually, not a bad machine! Good when telling kids about the bids and the bees.....kind of looks like........

Super Spread rego Airfarm colours

[Garfly]

Another beautiful ugly-duckling, cruelly caste aside: 

 

 

[Garfly]

 

 

[old man emu]

My two favorite Aussie planes - the Boomerang and the Airtruk.