Post by Bruce on Jun 29, 2006 20:18:12 GMT 12
Hi Guys,
As I mentioned on another thread I have been looking through a copy of "Civil Aviation in NZ" by David Rendel, published 1975.
at the back are a number of useful appendices, showing things like the Air NZ, Mt Cook and NAC boards of directors, Aviation Industry association membership etc, but also a list of NZ civil aircraft registrations to date (1975). As at this time it was not common practice to re-use registrations, this is really interesting. From it for example, I can say that ZK-CKE, the rego reserved for my aircraft, originally was alloacted to Waitomo PL11 Airtruck s/n 002 (the last one built). The registration I was really after, but couldnt have because CAA doesnt reissue A or B series regos was ZK-BMC - which was once carried by a Lockheed Lodestar - presumably a topdresser as the NAC machines all had "A" regos.
BYN and BYO are listed as belonging to Percival Princes - I dont believe these ever reached NZ. Other odd machines are Stinson Reliant BDV and Fairchild Arguses ASZ and AUW. A number of DH Doves appear - well before the ex RNZAF machines entered civil service : AQV and BZP. There is also ZK-BZY which is listed as being an "Enzeduce 1". This sounds like an indigenous NZ design, presumably a homebuilt - does anyone know anything about it?
As I mentioned on another thread I have been looking through a copy of "Civil Aviation in NZ" by David Rendel, published 1975.
at the back are a number of useful appendices, showing things like the Air NZ, Mt Cook and NAC boards of directors, Aviation Industry association membership etc, but also a list of NZ civil aircraft registrations to date (1975). As at this time it was not common practice to re-use registrations, this is really interesting. From it for example, I can say that ZK-CKE, the rego reserved for my aircraft, originally was alloacted to Waitomo PL11 Airtruck s/n 002 (the last one built). The registration I was really after, but couldnt have because CAA doesnt reissue A or B series regos was ZK-BMC - which was once carried by a Lockheed Lodestar - presumably a topdresser as the NAC machines all had "A" regos.
BYN and BYO are listed as belonging to Percival Princes - I dont believe these ever reached NZ. Other odd machines are Stinson Reliant BDV and Fairchild Arguses ASZ and AUW. A number of DH Doves appear - well before the ex RNZAF machines entered civil service : AQV and BZP. There is also ZK-BZY which is listed as being an "Enzeduce 1". This sounds like an indigenous NZ design, presumably a homebuilt - does anyone know anything about it?
