Register Update

Hall NSW 2198 N5260Q
BOC Mooney M20R Ovation 29‑0450 1/10/10 Winghigh Holdings, 2/29 Tozer St West

Kempsey NSW 2440 N595MB
BYP Kavanagh C‑65 C65‑418 6/10/10 Ronald Kent, 40 Stokes La Riddles Creek Vic 3431
CMF Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC134 8/10/10 Australian Air Ferry, 35 Bunya Pine

Ct Kempsey NSW 2440
CNQ Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC133 7/10/10 Australian Air Ferry, 35 Bunya Pine

Ct Kempsey NSW 2440
CRQ Gulfstream GV 603 30/9/10 Crown Melbourne, PO Box 1559 Tullamarine Vic 3043

N35CD N539GA
EAL Cessna TU206C Super Skywagon U206‑1218 15/10/10 Always Airborne, 12 McLean

Ave Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 ZK‑JAO JA3453 N1775C N71903
EHY Eurocopter EC130B4 4224 18/10/10 Avalon Aviation, PO Box 299 New Farm Qld 4005

VH‑ZVH VH‑EZC C‑GTXK F‑WWXM
EWI Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 2484 29/9/10 Gledtone, PO Box 800 Emerald Qld 4720

N5007E
FEP Air Tractor AT‑802 802‑0372 20/9/10 Flyiton, PO Box 737 Cowra NSW 2794 N85152
FOU Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel 4915 1/10/10 Australian Aerospace, PO Box 227 Banks‑

town NSW 1885
GZA Rolladen‑Schneider LS 8‑18 8347 21/9/10 Knights Challenge, PO Box R439 Royal

Exchange NSW 1225 N818GJ
IPT Zenair CH601XL Zodiac 6‑7573/MN100 7/10/10 Anthony Toone, 25A Wickham Rd

Hampton East Vic 3188
JHP Rockwell Commander 114TC 20042 30/9/10 Blanchard Manufacturing, PO Box 3366

Broadway Nedlands WA 6009 N4372
JJH Vans RV‑7A 73603 13/10/10 Jeff Harris Aviation, PO Box 386 Lennox Head NSW 2478
JLM Cessna 182T Skylane 18281281 12/10/10 James Lindsay, “Landsborough Downs”

Hughenden Qld 4821 N2157J
JZQ Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 2561 8/10/10 MI Helicopters, PO Box 7614 Urangan Qld

4655 VH‑JAK VH‑ATS
KDI Aeroprakt A22LS Foxbat 2010‑044LS 1/10/10 Shepparton Child Health Group, PO Box

4008 Shepparton Vic 3630
LXF PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842102 8/10/10 Aviation Management Services, 21 First Ave

Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194 N230ND
LXI PA‑28R‑201 Arrow IV 2844025 8/10/10 Aviation Management Services, 21 First Ave

Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194 N283ND
LYW Robinson R22 Beta II 4482 30/9/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
LZT VulcanAir P68R 453 22/9/10 Rudolph Engelbrecht, 1 Ionic Pl Shelley 6148 N225DV
MSF Tecnam P2008 006 6/10/10 Tecnam Australia, PO Box 754 Runaway Bay Qld 4216
MWV Beech B200 Super King Air BB‑1814 12/10/10 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Aus‑

tralia, PO Box 463 Broken Hill NSW 2880 VH‑AMS VH‑MVW N60914
NJD PA‑32R‑301 Saratoga II HP 3246145 14/10/10 Airflite, 37 Eagle Dr Jandakot Airport

WA 6164 N595RP N945MA
OPG Cirrus SR22T Turbo 0017 14/10/10 Packm, 17 Rebholz Dr Benowa Qld 4217
OPX Cirrus SR22‑G3 GTS 2509 13/10/10 Packm, 17 Rebholz Dr Benowa Qld 4217 VH‑OPG

VH‑JLY
SGG PA‑31‑350 T1020 31‑8453002 6/10/10 DHM Aircraft Sales, PO Box 746 Moorebank

NSW 2170 N601DA
SJQ Cessna 441 Conquest II 441‑0173 7/10/10 Skippers Aviation, PO Box 1306 Subiaco

WA 6904 N2722Y
TZI Sikorsky S‑76C 760774 5/10/10 Bristow Helicopters Australia, 130 Fauntleroy Ave

Redcliffe WA 6104 G‑CGLS N774L
UTX Robinson R22 Beta II 2891 6/10/10 Graham Tadgell, PO Box 55 Golden Beach Qld

4551 VH‑PHM VH‑HKE
VGI Airbus A320‑232 4466 30/9/10 Jetstar Airways, 203 Coward St Mascot 2020 F‑WWBU
VGJ Airbus A320‑232 4460 5/10/10 Jetstar Airways, 203 Coward St Mascot 2020 F‑WWBH
VPH Boeing 777‑3ZGER 37943 15/10/10 Virgin Blue International Airlines, PO Box 1034

Spring Hill Qld 4004
WIO Dassault Falcon 2000EX 183 29/9/10 Balmoral Air, PO Box 220 Artarmon NSW 1570

N183FJ
XLV Cessna 208 Caravan I 20800053 14/10/10 Mobile Carpet Cleaning Factory, PO Box

4274 Milperra NSW 1891 N9438F
XRG MBB Bo105LSA‑3 2037 14/10/10 Helibits, 2 Harvard Rd Jandakot Airport WA 6164

C‑FRIQ N727WW JA6678 N30702
YLI Rockwell Commander 114 14240 5/10/10 Blakes Marine, Cnr Windsor and Mulgrave

Rds McGraths Hill NSW 2756 VH‑YLA ZK‑TBC C‑GQJJ (N4916W)
YSB Vans RV‑6 23634 14/10/10 Stephen Barlow, PO Box 178 Gumeracha SA 5233
YUQ Aerospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel 5057 29/9/10 McDermott Aviation, PO Box 600

Cooroy Qld 4563 N117LB
YZT Jonker JS‑1B Revelation 1B‑015 27/8/10 Bruce Taylor, PO Box 499 Armidale 2350
ZDA DHC‑2 Beaver Mk 1 803 30/9/10 Whitsunday Air Services, PO Box 1100 Airlie Beach

Qld 4802 N317DH N9028 54‑1672
ZDM Aerospatiale AS350B2 Squirrel 2055 15/10/10 Bright Helicopters, PO Box 338 Bright

Vic 3741 C‑FXIP N158EH
ZEK Beech B300 Super King Air 350 FL‑389 22/9/10 Silver Linings Aviation, 320 Victoria

Rd Rydalmere NSW 2116 VH‑MLG VH‑WHP N6089N
ZFN Agusta AW139 41228 5/10/10 Bristow Helicopters Australia, 130 Fauntleroy Ave

Redcliffe WA 6104 N368SH
ZGC PA‑32R‑300 Cherokee Lance 32R‑7680428 11/10/10 Gary Couch, 35 Blue Beach

Blvd Haliday Bay Qld 4740 VH‑XIP VH‑ELJ N4135F
ZUA Beech 76 Duchess ME‑351 7/10/10 Professional Jet Aviation, PO Box 143 Georges

Hall NSW 2198 N3724R
ZYC Jurca MJ‑77 Gnatsum JJH4 29/9/10 John Holmes, PO Box 416 Ulverstone Tas 7315

Deletions
AMS Beech B200 Super King Air BB‑1814 12/10/10 Reregistered VH‑MWV
ATZ Dornier Do228‑212 8198 6/10/10 Exported to Nepal (9N‑AJH)
CNQ GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑10‑153 21/9/10 Exported to France

(F‑GTNM)
CSH Rockwell Commander 114 14004 5/10/10 Crashed near Geelong Vic 25/9/10
DKA Corby CJ‑1 Starlet N186 12/10/10 Transferred to RA‑Aus register
DUM Robinson R44 Raven II 12086 8/10/10 Exported to Fiji
EET Swearingen SA227‑AC Metro III AC‑494 12/10/10 Withdrawn from use
EEU Swearingen SA227‑AC Metro III AC‑619B 22/9/10 Exported to USA (N619BA)
HIP Robinson R22 Beta 1384 1/10/10 Withdrawn from use
JAK Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 2561 8/10/10 Reregistered VH‑JZQ
MLG Beech B300 Super King Air 350 FL‑389 22/9/10 Reregistered VH‑ZEK
OGD Boeing 767‑338ER 24407 30/9/10 Exported to USA (N319CM)
OPG Cirrus SR22‑G3 GTS 2509 13/10/10 Reregistered VH‑OPX
TIJ Cessna 210L Centurion 21060591 22/9/10 Crashed near Norseman WA 13/7/10
ULT Yakovlev Yak‑52 867110 22/9/10 Crashed into sea off Stradbroke Island Qld 31/8/08
VBQ Boeing 737‑7BX 30744 28/9/10 Exported to USA (N552WN)
XIP PA‑32R‑300 Cherokee Lance 32R‑7680428 11/10/10 Reregistered VH‑ZGC
YBH Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑08‑131 5/10/10 Crashed at Orange NSW 6/7/10
YLA Rockwell Commander 114 14240 5/10/10 Reregistered VH‑YLI
ZRS Zenair CH601XL Zodiac 6‑5270 23/9/10 Crashed into sea 22km NNE Coolangatta Qld

7/3/08
ZVH Eurocopter EC130B4 4224 18/10/10 Reregistered VH‑EHY

Changes Of Owner Or Operator
BXA SOCATA TB‑10 Tobago 251 15/9/10 Stephen Curtin, PO Box 212 Lake Grace WA 6353
CEK PA‑28‑181 Archer II 28‑8590030 1/10/10 Kenneth Hodge, 45 Mitta St Box Hill North

Vic 3129
CFR PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A1073 10/9/10 Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523

Archerfield Qld 4108
CHZ Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17263180 3/9/10 Rimacom IT, 41 Hemsley Prom Point Cook

Vic 3030
CQS SZD‑48‑1 Jantar Standard 2 B‑1046 16/8/10 Kupi Kupi Coober Pedy Gliding Club, PO

Box 441 Coober Pedy SA 5723
CSU Cessna 182T Skylane 18282222 1/10/10 Macada, 42 Alexander Ave North Willoughby

NSW 2068
CZS Liberty XL2 0090 30/8/10 Leaseair, PO Box 2237 Graceville East Qld 4075
DHR DH.82A Tiger Moth 1043 19/9/10 Cavok Aviation, 21 Harris Rd Donvale Vic 3111
DJZ Cessna A185F Skywagon 18504277 10/9/10 Dunn Aviation, 11B Eagle Dr Jandakot

Airport WA 6164
DRP Cessna 310R 310R1557 10/9/10 Access Aviation, PO Box 608 Spring Hill Qld 4004
FLQ PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑78A0696 10/9/10 Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523

Archerfield Qld 4108
FLV PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7916155 30/9/10 Wausair, 30 Saint Mitchells Cir Morning‑

ton Vic 3931
FLX PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A1146 10/9/10 Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523

Archerfield Qld 4108
FOC Cessna 210L Centurion 21061327 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine 0852
FWF Beech V35A Bonanza D‑8827 16/9/10 Paul Yates, 11A Parkside Ave Mount Pleasant

WA 6153
GIH LET L‑13 Blanik 025721 16/8/10 Kupi Kupi Coober Pedy Gliding Club, PO Box 441

Coober Pedy SA 5723
GKP PZL‑Swidnik PW‑5 Smyk 17.03.024 20/8/10 Graham White, 21 Charles St Cooran 4569

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GKR PZL KR‑03A Puchatek 03‑18 25/8/10 Robert Kilpatrick, PO Box 647 Archerfield 4108
GTW Schleicher Ka 6CR Rhonsegler 6623 25/8/10 Robert Kilpatrick, PO Box 647 Archer‑

field Qld 4108
HDQ Robinson R22 Beta II 4480 21/9/10 Georgina Pastoral, PO Box 1406 Gympie Qld 4730
HDV LET L‑13 Blanik 174912 25/8/10 Robert Kilpatrick, PO Box 647 Archerfield Qld 4108
HMF Beech 58 Baron TH‑196 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine NT 0852
HOY CAC CA‑25 Winjeel CA25‑50 26/8/10 CAC Australia, PO Box 1784 Ballarat Vic 3354
HSU PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A0813 20/9/10 Steven Pisciuneri, 380 May Farm Rd

Camden NSW 2570
IWW Neico Lancair 360 AA41 30/9/10 Geoffrey Higgins, 11 Barramulla Cl Edmonton 4869
JAM PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk II 38‑82A0078 10/9/10 Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523

Archerfield Qld 4108
JQS PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7552095 17/9/10 Flight One, PO Box 3713 South

Brisbane Qld 4101
KEW Beech 58 Baron TH‑803 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine NT 0852
KUK Cessna 150G 15065853 15/9/10 Anthony Vagg, PO Box 129 Cunnamulla Qld 4490
LHT Robinson R44 Raven II 10197 23/8/10 Sydney Helicopters, 25 Wentworth St Granville

NSW 2142
LPO Cessna 210L Centurion 21060489 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine 0852
LPX Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑06‑108 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine 0852
LUL Dassault Falcon 900C 192 17/9/10 Tinkler Group Aviation, PO Box 3107 Hendra 4011
MAB PA‑39 Twin Comanche C/R 39‑96 28/9/10 Gawne Aviation, PO Box 486 Shepparton

Vic 3632
MIR PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑78A0326 10/9/10 Flight Training Australia, PO Box 523

Archerfield Qld 4108
MXT PA‑28R‑200 Arrow II 28R‑7535197 7/9/10 Kiddas Investments, 13 Maubeuge St

South Granville NSW 2142
NUP Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17281005 20/9/10 Sharp Aviation, PO Box 710 Hamilton 3300
OKD PA‑32R‑301 Saratoga SP 32R‑8013026 27/8/10 Giraffe Excavations, PO Box 510

Prospect Tas 7250
OUF Eurocopter AS350B3 Squirrel 3271 23/9/10 Aviation Utilities, PO Box 1284 Camden

NSW 2570
PBV Cessna 210M Centurion 21062350 22/9/10 Blaxton Aviation, PMB 93 Katherine 0852
PGP PA‑32‑300 Cherokee Six 32‑7640109 13/9/10 Richard Brown, PO Box 182 Leongatha

Vic 3953
PGY PA‑28‑181 Archer II 28‑8190306 15/9/10 Benjamin Wheeler, PO Box 9337 Orange

East NSW 2800
QQZ Cessna 550 Citation II 550‑0076 8/10/10 Corporate Aircraft Charter, PO Box 125

Adelaide Airport SA 5950
QQZ Cessna 550 Citation II 550‑0076 21/9/10 Professional Jet Aviation, PO Box 143

Georges Hall NSW 2198
RID Air Tractor AT‑301 301‑0278 13/9/10 Callaghan Agricultural Services, Farm 608

Coleambally NSW 2707
RXY Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17261121 24/9/10 Commonwealth Hill, GPO Box 1172

Adelaide SA 5001
SAR PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7952027 19/9/10 Air Charters West, 4 Clifton St

Bunbury WA 6230
SLZ K and S SA‑102.5 Cavalier Q16 27/8/10 Rodney Ferguson, 18 Peterlyn Ct Beerwah

Qld 4519
TGR DH.82A Tiger Moth 83279 29/9/10 Australian East Coast Properties, PO Box 633 Moe

Vic 3825
TLQ Cessna 152 15282756 7/9/10 Damien Brown, 65 Bernards Rd Yarrawonga NSW 2850
UBF Cessna 402C 402C0013 8/9/10 Paul Lyons Aviation, 5 Culligan Rd Thornlie WA 6108
UJE Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander 3120 17/9/10 Heli Charters Australia, PO

Box 1071N Cairns North Qld 4870
UJY Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander 3170 17/9/10 Heli Charters Australia, PO

Box 1071N Cairns North Qld 4870
UQA Embraer EMB‑110P2 Bandeirante 110‑245 29/9/10 Aerolink Air Services, PO Box 362

Narrabeen NSW 2101
UWY Bede BD‑4 N58 24/9/10 Dan Rainolds, 11 Millicent St Shailer Park Qld 4128
WGK Ted Smith Aerostar 601P 61P‑0452‑174 6/9/10 Bruce Symes, 136 Radium St Welsh‑

pool WA 6106
XLH Liberty XL2 0092 30/8/10 Leaseair, PO Box 2237 Graceville East Qld 4075
YJE Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander 3053 17/9/10 Heli Charters Australia, PO

Box 1071N Cairns North Qld 4870
YJI Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander 3130 17/9/10 Heli Charters Australia, PO

Box 1071N Cairns North Qld 4870
YOW Waco YMF‑5 Classic F5C‑080 6/9/10 Mundale, PO Box 613 Caboolture Qld 4510

YWY Eurocopter EC120B Colibri 1470 22/9/10 Whitsunday Air Services, PO Box 1100 Airlie
Beach Qld 4802

ZCH Cessna 182T Skylane 18281634 17/9/10 Michael Cunningham, PO Box 1024 Kyneton
Vic 3444

ZTC Ayres S2R‑R1340 R1340‑031 7/10/10 Balonne Airwork, PO Box 114 Saint George 4487
ZVH Eurocopter EC130B4 4224 30/9/10 Avalon Aviation, PO Box 299 New Farm Qld 4005
ZWL Robinson R44 Raven II 11719 13/9/10 SKG Holdings, PO Box 4005 Ashmore Qld 4214
ZZT BN‑2B‑20 Islander 2279 29/7/10 Covent Green, 1‑3/61 King St Sydney NSW 2000

Register Review

We have a relatively small

listing this issue but still a lot of interest with another five new types shown – an amateur built, a light sport aircraft, a glider, a third level airliner and a turbocharged version of an old favourite.

John Holmes’s Jurca MJ-77 Gnatsum, ZYC, is a French de- signed homebuilt three-quarter scale replica of a North Ameri- can P-51 Mustang. Marcel Ju- rca began designing and selling plans for amateur builders in 1956 and while his first efforts, the single seat MJ-2 and MJ-20 were only moderately success- ful, his two-seat development, the MJ-5 Sirocco, proved very popular and hundreds have been built and flown around the world. Since then Jurca has designed several sporting and aerobatic aircraft, but has more recently concentrated on World War 2 fighter replicas. The Jurca ‘air force’ now boasts the MJ-12 Pee 40 (Curtiss P-40), MJ-10 and MJ-100 Spit (Supermarine Spitfire), MJ-9 One-O-Nine (Messerschmitt Bf 109), MJ-8 and MJ-80 1-Nine-O (Focke- Wulf Fw 190) and the MJ-7 (2/3 scale) and MJ-7 Gnatsum (Mustang) series.

The MJ-7 is of wooden con- struction with fabric covering and has a manually operated retractable undercarriage. Sev- eral powerplants can be fitted including the de Havilland Gipsy Major and GM Buick F-58 car engine. The Gnastsum (Mustang backwards) can be built in three variants, the MJ-7 2/3 scale, MJ-77 3/4 scale or the full sized MJ-70.

John’s Gnatsum is the first of its type on the local register with one MJ-5 Sirocco previ- ously registered here. Across the Tasman there have been five MJ-5s and an MJ-8 registered.

Local agent Tecnam Aus- tralia has imported the first P2008, MSF, and if sales of

previous Tecnam products are any indication we can expect to see many more P2008s flying in this part of the world.

The Pascale brothers, Luigi and Giovanni, began design- ing aircraft during 1949 when Luigi was working at the Naples University Aeronautical Construction Institute in Italy.

Their first design, the P48 As- tore, was built with the help of four unpaid university students and was powered by an engine built up from spare parts from out-of-use Continental engines.

The aircraft was ready for its first flight in October 1950 but nobody wanted to test fly it.

Eventually Mario de Barnardi took to the air six months later and he was so impressed that he convinced racing pilot Prince Giovanbattista Ca- rafa to use the aircraft in the forthcoming Giro Aereo di Sicilia (round Sicily air race).

The prince was also impressed and commissioned the Pascale brothers to build him a faster aircraft that he could use in air races as well as his frequent trips abroad. The result was the P52 Tigrotto which went on to participate in several European air races during the 1950s with great success.

In keeping with the Pacales’ system of using the design year in the model designation the brothers went on to produce the P55 Tornado, P57 Fachiro, P59 Jolly, P66 Charlie and P68 Victor, which went on to become a very popular design built by Partenavia. Tecnam’s P2008 is the latest design to reach our shores and is unusual as it uses a composite fuselage and vertical tail mated to an aluminium wing and horizontal tail stabiliser. This combination provides smooth fuselage lines along with increased wing and tail strength. Power is provided by a 100hp (75kW) Rotax 912ULS and two 55 litre fuel tanks are located in the wing, giving a 120kt maximum cruise

CHANGE OF ENVIRONmENT Former Airlines of Tasmania Dornier 228 ATZ has been exported to Nepal as 9N‑AJH. (See also image in Traffic this issue).

(Theo van Loon)

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speed and 690nm range.

The third new type, or more

precisely a new subtype, is the Rockwell Commander 114TC, JHP, that Blanchard Manufacturing has imported from the US. The 114TC was a development of the 114B but fitted with a 270hp (201kW) Lycoming T1O-540-AG1A turbocharged engine. Although the 114 was a very capable and quite popular aircraft, only 45 114TCs were built and JHP is one of the last of these.

The lineage of the Rockwell Commander is quite com- plicated, beginning during 1945 when former Douglas Aircraft project engineer Ted Smith started the Aero Design and Engineering Company (ADEC) to produce twin engine aircraft for the corpo- rate market. ADEC became Aero Commander in 1950 and produced a very popular range of light twins, many of which are still flying to this day.

In 1958 the company became part of the Rockwell organi- sation and was renamed the Aero Commander Division of Rockwell-Standard Corp, but was commonly know as Rockwell Commander. By this time the company was produc- ing upmarket, high perform- ance aircraft with pressurised fuselages and turbocharged or turbine engines. 1960 saw Rockwell Commander move into the business jet market with the 1121 Jet Commander, but when Rockwell-Standard obtained North American in 1967 this aircraft was in direct competition with the parent company’s Sabreliner and so the design and manufactur- ing rights were sold to Israel Aircraft Industries who built it as the Westwind.

In 1981 Rockwell decided to concentrate on military contracts and sold the rights to the Twin Commander models to Gulfstream, which went on to build Commanders until 1985 when it sold the type certificates to Precision Airmo- tive/Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation, which does not build new Commanders but upgrades older models.

The Rockwell Commander

112 and 114 stem from an interest in moving into the light aircraft market during 1968 and the models were designed to compete with the established manufacturers Piper, Beech and Cessna with their Cherokee, Bonanza and Centurion mod- els. The new Rockwell models had a low wing, cruciform tail unit and boasted a wider cabin than its competitors.

When Gulfstream took over the Rockwell models in 1981 it continued to market the 112 and 114, but they were not faring well against the larger manufacturers and eventually the rights were sold to Randall Greene, who set up Com- mander Aircraft to continue to build the type. Commander Aircraft developed the 114B, the 114AT Trainer and the 114TC, but stopped production at the end of 2001 due to the world financial crisis which hit aircraft production harder than most industries.

Bruce Taylor’s Jonker JS-1B Revelation YZT is a new glider built in South Africa by three engineering graduates. Brothers Attie and Uys Jonker and Johan Bosman designed the glider during 1998, and with the help of North West University in Potchefstroom, and a grant from the South African De- partment of Trade and Industry, founded Jonker Sailplanes to manufacture and market the glider. A 10 year gestation period followed in order to test and finalise the design with the first customer delivery in 2008.

The Jonkers had the idea to design a glider around 1985 and studied engineering solely for the purpose of realising their dream. Attie is the chief designer and is also a three time national glider champion.

Uys is managing director and production manager while

Johan is chief aerodynamicist.

All three graduated from the School of Mechanical and Material Engineering at North West University and Attie now lectures there.

The trio hoped to sell 12 gliders per year when they started the business, and with YZT being number 15 they are well on their way to achieving their goal. The JS-1B is an 18m, single seat high performance sailplane designed for competi- tion. The very light weight is achieved using an advanced hybrid composite of carbon fibre, Kevlar and fibreglass, and it’s maximum speed is quoted as 157kt. Wing area is 11. 2m2, max weight 600kg and the aircraft is stressed to +6/-4G.

The fifth new type shown is the PA-31-350 T1020 SGG which DHM Aircraft Sales has imported for resale. The T1020 owes its heritage to the PA-31 which was designed after Bill Piper suggested a cabin class business twin where the aft fuselage did not start tapering until behind the cabin. It was originally named the Inca, but when it was released during 1967 its name became Navajo.

Over 1830 Navajo 300s, 310s and 325s were built before the Navajo Chieftain was intro- duced during 1962 fitted with two 350hp (260kW) Lycom- ing engines. The lengthened fuselage and strengthened floor allowed room for 10 seats which put it into direct com- petition with the Cessna 402 and Beech 99 in the third level airline market which it began to dominate during the 1960s and 70s. The name ‘Navajo’ was dropped during 1980 and the PA-31 Chieftain remained in production until 1985 when 1825 had been completed – only a few less than the original PA-31 Navajo.

The success of the Navajo and Chieftain range encour- aged Piper to produce a true airliner, so during September 1981 it set up an airline divi- sion which would sell the new T1020 direct to third level airlines rather than through its normal distributors. The T1020 was basically a Chieftain with beefed up undercarriage, revised interior and lighter seats to al- low 11 seats to be fitted.

During 1982 a T1020 embarked on a sales tour of Australia, but no sales were forthcoming and the aircraft returned to the US without coming onto the local regis- ter. The lack of interest in the type in Australia was reflected worldwide and only 17 T1020s were built during 1982, seven in 1983, four during 1984 and two the following year for a total of 30 before production ceased.

SGG is the last of its type built being the second aircraft from the 1984 production.

Twenty-one aircraft are listing in the Deletions section this month with the usual cross-section of reregistrations, exports and accidents. RFDS Super King Air AMS has changed to MWV, no doubt to enable a newer RFDS aircraft to take up AMS in the future, and Cirrus SR22-G3 OPG has become OPX to allow Packm of Benowa, Queensland, to use OPG on its brand new Cirrus SR22T Turbo. Interest- ingly, both aircraft were spotted recently at Archerfield carrying the same marking while the changeover took place.

GippsAero Airvan CNQ has gone to France where it is now registered F-GTNM, while the new French mark- ing for BGM, shown in last issue’s listing, has now been revealed as F-GOGR.

Swearingen Metro III EET has been “withdrawn from use”, although it will probably follow its stablemate EEU to the US where it has become N619BA. Also now registered in America is Qantas Boeing 767 OGD after storage at Vic- torville since September 2009.

The 767 joins OGA and OGC with Cargo Aircraft Manage- ment and will go to Israel for conversion to a freighter. n

HIGH WING Tecnam P2008 MSF has become the first of type on the Australian register, but is unlikely to be the last.