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Ross Dawson

Find articles written by Ross Dawson using the links below. Articles are listed in descending order of publication

""And Allucvial God Worth 4000"

February 1994
The Auckland Aero Club Celebrates 65 Years By
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Viewpoint

May 1988
Industry commentator Ross Dawson sums up developments on the 'user pays' front.
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Aerobating the Fury

November 1975
NEW 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.

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