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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2019 13:13:35 GMT 12
Thank you Peter, it's great to see so much of BDS' life posted. Those first photos are especially cool.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 10:18:56 GMT 12
Bump!
I just wanted to say I'm going through and restoring as many of my broken photo links as I can, currently up to page 28.
Also WONZer furyfb11's photos have fallen victim to the Photobucket curse. I've sent him a PM but his email address bounced back. I was especieally keen to get hi photo of ZK-CBD in its Air BP scheme at Wanaka in 1992. Does anyone else have photos of that? Going back through the thread it was the subject of a lot of discussion!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 29, 2020 11:07:27 GMT 12
Zac, furyfb11 passed away a few years ago. His photo collection is now with Peter Lewis
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 29, 2020 19:25:15 GMT 12
Lewis the Magpie !!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 21:15:53 GMT 12
Zac, furyfb11 passed away a few years ago. I'm so sorry Dave, I had no idea. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2020 8:15:11 GMT 12
In 1981 the comapny Frontier Aerospace (US agents for the NZAI Fletcher) decided to develop both the Fletcher and the NZ designed Cresco into military aircraft. The designs became the Pegasus I (military Fletcher) and the Pegasus II (military Cresco). The company was aiming to sell the Pegasus I to South American air forces and apparently a demonstartor was sent to Panama in November 1981 to show off at the Latin America National Security Expo. The Pegasus II buyer had the choice of either an Avco-Lycoming 600shp LTP-101 engine or a Pratt and Whitney 620shp PT6A-28 powerplant. Both were being touted as being able to fill several military roles from cargo and personnel transport, patrol and reconnaissance, medevac, defoliation, paramedic operations and parachute platform. Also aerial mapping and surveillance, tactical ground support and light attack. Did any air force actually buy any of these? I know loads of Crescos have been bought around the world for parachute schools, but I haven't heard of any in actual military roles. Maybe we could use Crescos as a stepping stone back up to a Stike Wing? Or maybe Pegasus III is near, the PAC750XL? (source - NZ Wings April 1981) Nearly 12 years on and the link shane shared no longer works, and the only archived version I can find is a "page unavailable" message. Fortunately I saved the drawings of the military Cresco, this is the Lycoming LTP-101 powered model. I'm unsure if it's the proposed Frontier Aerospace Pegasus II as Dave mentioned from the Wings article or a Hamilton-designed variant?  crescobombs by Zac Yates, on Flickr  crescocameras by Zac Yates, on Flickr  crescopods by Zac Yates, on Flickr  crescorockets by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by oj on Jan 30, 2020 20:00:51 GMT 12
Interesting.
I never saw any of these documents at PACL.
Perhaps they are of American origin ....
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Post by delticman on Jan 30, 2020 21:24:08 GMT 12
In 1980 there was an American guy that was a salesman for Aerospace and he was full of bright ideas. He mostly sold Grummans. They had Frontier Aerospace at Long Beach trying to sell stuff but it didn't come to much. At that time John Rika went over and flew one of the American registered FU-24's around California but Frontier never followed it up.
One thing about Air Parts and Aerospace, they always had their thinking caps on and they turned out sketches and drawings and over the years I remember seeing a lot of them.
The one I liked was a Fletcher with an R-985.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 21:45:58 GMT 12
The one I liked was a Fletcher with an R-985. Oh, that sounds amazing. And would sound amazing! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2020 11:53:21 GMT 12
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Post by The Red Baron on Jul 13, 2020 8:05:58 GMT 12
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Post by planewriting on Jul 13, 2020 9:32:16 GMT 12
Well that solves part of a mystery; I saw it over Brookield heading towards Bethlehem yesterday morning. A rare sight indeed over that way these days. Does anyone know where it was going? Cloud base was too low to cross the Kaimai Range.
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Post by The Red Baron on Jul 13, 2020 15:18:28 GMT 12
I think some old Fletcher drivers had a flight in it in the morning.It went home to Wairoa later on.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Jul 13, 2020 18:51:42 GMT 12
She doesn't look like she still earns her keep
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 13, 2020 19:05:20 GMT 12
ZK-BYC looks terrific. This is the Fletcher that Don Subritzky recovered from a crash site, and restored it.
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Post by madmac on Jul 13, 2020 19:29:05 GMT 12
They don't look quite right without a hopper box.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2020 23:24:18 GMT 12
Thanks again for the photos TRB, I really enjoyed seeing these and more on Facebook. One day I'd love to see and hear her in person.
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Post by planewriting on Jul 14, 2020 10:51:52 GMT 12
Thanks again for the photos TRB, I really enjoyed seeing these and more on Facebook. One day I'd love to see and hear her in person. She's got a loud voice, which would boom in a crowd. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 23:27:32 GMT 12
So who had "unmanned" on their Fletcher bingo card? I remember seeing a photo recently of EUA with the "experimental" titles but this is the first I've heard about this intriguing project. |
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Post by oj on Feb 1, 2021 18:13:44 GMT 12
In 1980 there was an American guy that was a salesman for Aerospace and he was full of bright ideas. He mostly sold Grummans. They had Frontier Aerospace at Long Beach trying to sell stuff but it didn't come to much. At that time John Rika went over and flew one of the American registered FU-24's around California but Frontier never followed it up. One thing about Air Parts and Aerospace, they always had their thinking caps on and they turned out sketches and drawings and over the years I remember seeing a lot of them. The one I liked was a Fletcher with an R-985. The American guy at PAC was Doug Smith,formerly of Piper, Vero Beach. He was much liked, but we reckon he was reporting to the CIA as to our true capabilities to produce COIN aircraft for use against drug cartels in central America. |
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