Garfly Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Student Pilot Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Used to be one of those Darter Commanders in Bankstown many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Surprising number of VH- aircraft in that video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 They could have included the Cessna 177, the new model that was to replace the 172. Not a bad aircraft but to different for many buyers. 4295 built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 (edited) They also could have included the Aussie contender, the Victa Aircruiser. Only the prototype VH-MVR (still flying and seen here at Frogs Hollow, Bega, a few years back) was ever made. CLICK PICS FOR FULL SIZE Victa Aircruiser - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Edited August 9 by Garfly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippydiesel Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Hi Garfly, Some years back, I saw the Victa Aircruiser, when I landed at Merimbula, NSW. Just happened to park close to the hanger it was in. Had a chaste about it , with a very friendly LAIM working in the hanger. Impressive/nice looking aircraft (could do with wheel fairings). A great pity it didnt go into production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 On 10/08/2024 at 10:28 AM, skippydiesel said: Hi Garfly, Some years back, I saw the Victa Aircruiser, when I landed at Merimbula, NSW. Just happened to park close to the hanger it was in. Had a chaste about it , with a very friendly LAIM working in the hanger. Impressive/nice looking aircraft (could do with wheel fairings). A great pity it didnt go into production. Yeah, I reckon it's a great pity that the government didn't see fit, way back then, to assist our budding light aircraft industry. The New Zealanders took on the design and made a good fist of it with the CT-4. I wonder what happened to the idea of Brumby Aircraft in Cowra picking up the traces of the 4 place Victa. Anyway, the chap who owned MVR in the recent past was larger-than-life Bega-Frogs Hollow character, Des Heffernan. He also kept a Victa Airtourer in his hangar/barn on his property/airfield at Buckajo. (I hear that he's recently sold the AirCruiser.) Des Heffernan — National Road Transport Museum WWW.ROADTRANSPORTHALL.COM Sapphire Stories (@sapphire_stories) • Instagram photos and videos WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM 49 likes, 3 comments - sapphire_stories on February 15, 2024: "Brothers Frank, Des and Vin Heffernan flew together in the 1960s from Merimbula, Frogs Hollow and Buckajo, working, taking people on joy... These snaps are from a few years back. CLICK FOR FULL SIZE: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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