GA 4-seaters that couldn't

[Garfly]

 

 

 

[Student Pilot]

Used to be one of those Darter Commanders in Bankstown many years ago.

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Surprising number of VH- aircraft in that video.

[Thruster88]

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. 

[Garfly]

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.

 

 

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Victa Aircruiser - Wikipedia

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Edited August 9, 2024 by Garfly

[skippydiesel]

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.

[Garfly]

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

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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.

 

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