Post by mstokes on Dec 28, 2009 19:56:34 GMT 12
I am not sure if there is a thread already on this, but thought that since we have hijacked the 180 thread a bit with agwagons , they will probably warrant a thread of their own.
I have some pics from the past I hope to get scanned into the forum soon enough.
In the meantime, congratulations to those at the Classic Flyers museum, some real progress has been made on their agwagon. This is how it looked yesterday (although the wheels look a bit SE5a-ish, thought someone who has some old 180/185 tyres and hubs might want to pass them on).
My father started topdressing on agwagons in 1980 with Cookson airspread and though that ZK-DPA was one of the nicest aircraft he had the pleaure of flying. In time, he also flew agagons in Australia and also with ASTA/Menary at Kaikohe.
It is also interesting to note that the proliferation of agwagons in Australia and New Zealand came from Rex aviation, Miles King's Cessna distributors for Asia/Pacific and of which Rural was a subsidary. Unfortunately the importation of the Agwagons (which was required as 180's were becoming tired or were lost through accidents, and 185's were considered tail heavy and unsuitable for topdressing) in such large numbers lead to hard fiscal times for Rex and saw Miles King depart the organisation. However with this start, the agwagon served in large numbers in Australia and behind the Fletcher and tiger moth, was probably the more prolific of the piston powered topdressers in this country.
I hope to post some images I have when I can scan them in
I have some pics from the past I hope to get scanned into the forum soon enough.
In the meantime, congratulations to those at the Classic Flyers museum, some real progress has been made on their agwagon. This is how it looked yesterday (although the wheels look a bit SE5a-ish, thought someone who has some old 180/185 tyres and hubs might want to pass them on).
My father started topdressing on agwagons in 1980 with Cookson airspread and though that ZK-DPA was one of the nicest aircraft he had the pleaure of flying. In time, he also flew agagons in Australia and also with ASTA/Menary at Kaikohe.
It is also interesting to note that the proliferation of agwagons in Australia and New Zealand came from Rex aviation, Miles King's Cessna distributors for Asia/Pacific and of which Rural was a subsidary. Unfortunately the importation of the Agwagons (which was required as 180's were becoming tired or were lost through accidents, and 185's were considered tail heavy and unsuitable for topdressing) in such large numbers lead to hard fiscal times for Rex and saw Miles King depart the organisation. However with this start, the agwagon served in large numbers in Australia and behind the Fletcher and tiger moth, was probably the more prolific of the piston powered topdressers in this country.
I hope to post some images I have when I can scan them in
