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891 FLIGHT International, I June 1967 SPORT AND BUSINESS Above, a line-up of homebuilt aircraft at Camden Airfield, near Sydney. Right, Mr Gerry van de Stadt, NSW secretary of the Ultra Light Aircraft Association of Australia, at work on his Emeraude (see "Australian Homebuilts," below) Australian Homebuilts In Australia in recent years there has been quite an upsurge of interest in the amateur construction of light aircraft; today over 20 machines are flying and another 45-odd are under construction. In New South Wales alone 22 aircraft are being built by members of the ULAAA (Ultra Light Aircraft Association of Australia). The Associa- tion has nearly 500 members. Its president is Mr Sydney Mar- shall, who first built an aircraft in 1922. Professionally, most of the Australian builders are outside the aviation industry; but the Department of Civil Aviation realises their value and encourages them to learn to fly on their own creations. The first wholly Australian-homebuilt since the end of the World War Two is the Corby Starlet, with a wing span of 18ft and an empty weight of 4001b. This aircraft, which was entered in the 1964-65 Rollason midget racer competition, was designed and built in a Sydney garage by Mr John Corby. Another Australian design, the Torana, is soon to appear and promises to be a success with the ULAAA. Two prototypes are being built in Victoria. One Australian-built Dart Kitten has logged 700hr in eight years' usage. Among other homebuilt types flying are Turbu- lent, Luton Minor, Minicab, Emeraude 100, Jodel D-9, Stits SA 6B, Tipsy Nipper. Numerically, the most popular of the types now under construction are the Jodel D-9 and D-ll, the Minicab and Emeraude; and an all-metal Honey Bee is taking shape in one Victoria workshop. The ULAAA has formed independent divisions in all states except Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Enquiries from overseas are welcomed, and should be addressed to Mr Gerry van de Stadt at 11 Orchard Road, Bass Hill, NSW. Series 60 Sabreliner FAA certification requirements, accord- ing to North American Aviation, have been successfully met ty the stretched Sabreliner—the Series 60—powered by two 3,3001b thrust Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8s. This version of the aircraft has a longer cabin and more headroom so that ten pas- sengers each have more room than those in the nine-seat Series 40. The Series 60 aircraft was certificated under category 4b fol- lowing a five-month test programme entailing 170 flying hours.At a gross weight of 20,0001b, the take-off distance is 4,670ft *n<l the landing distance is 2,990ft at maximum landing weight tndurance is over four hours with reserves. Maximum TAS at optimum altitude is 563 m.p.h. and top speed is Mach 0.8, while average time to climb to the cruising altitude of 35,000ft is 17min. It was reported last week by Business Aviation that Remmert- Warner has delivered the first Series 60 to the Air Reductioa Co of New York, who bought the first Series 40. Lengthened Overhaul Lives for Continental and Rolls-Royce engines are announced in a recently issued R-R service bulletim. Effective from May 17, they are detailed in the table below (all the engines are Continentals with the exception of the C90, O-200 and O-300, which are R-R Continentals): — A65 Continental C9O . Continental O-200. Continental O-300. IO-346 IO-360 O-470 IO-470 TSIO-470 . IO-520 TSIO-520 . GIO-470 . GTSIO-520 . GO-300 EI65, EI85, E225 . C7S C85 Ratine (b.h.p.) 65 95 100 145 165 210 230 260 260 285 285 310 340 175 165-225 75 85 Previous life (hr) 1,200 1,200 1,200 1.200 1,000 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,000 1,000 800 1,000 1,000 1.200 1,200 1,200 New life (hr) 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,000 1,200 1,000 1,200 1,300 1,300 Change + 100+ 100 + 100+ 100 +200+200 _+200 +200+200 +200 + 100+ 100 Guernsey Branch of CI Aero Club A Guernsey branch of the Channel Islands Aero Club has been formed. The dub's Jersey headquarters are to assist the branch with finance and equipment and send over a flying instructor. Mr Peter Rowley, the club's chairman, said that if interest in private flying in Guernsey grew—there are at present about 20 enthusiasts—the branch might well become a separate club. Roebuck Air Charter Ltd has been appointed the sole UK agent for Executive Jet Aviation SA of Geneva, who claim to operate the world's largest fleet of charter executive jets. During one recent weekend the company's aircraft flew some 18,600 miles in operating 31 nights for radio, television and press crews covering events all over Europe. Executive Jet Aviation has so far flown a total of 250,000 revenue miles and the demand for the use of its contract-hire fleet is said to be growing daily especially from Britain.
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