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""And Allucvial God Worth 4000"The Auckland Aero Club Celebrates 65 Years By Full Text in Archive | Article Details | |
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ViewpointIndustry commentator Ross Dawson sums up developments on the 'user pays' front.Full Text in Archive | Article Details | |
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Aerobating the FuryNEW Zealand's first homebuilt replica, the Isaacs Fury II ZKDMN, a 7/10 scale replica of a an RAF Hawker Fury built by Aucklander Barry Thompson, was recently granted a full permit to fly, which included spinning, aerobatics, flick manoeuvres and load factors of +5G and —1G.The Fury is currently the hot ship of the NZ homebuilt fraternity; on a recent 15 minute flight (chock to chock) one pilot squeezed in three six-turn spins, eight loops, eight barrel rolls, six aileron rolls, two half rolls, two rolls off the top of loops, two upward spins — plus a couple of circuits. One aileron roll, with full control deflection, was timed at two seconds for the complete roll — 180° per second. Full Text in Archive | Article Details | |