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Owen Smith’s Beech Mentor VH-XUS, as detailed in the November Register Review column. tony arbon
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Two new types and one new model of an existing type are listed in the New Allocations section this issue with by far the most interesting Colin Fearnside’s Bleriot XI replica XIK.
The Bleriot XI was a development of the Bleriot VIII. Designed by well-known Frenchman Raymond Saulnier the Bleriot XI was a single-engine, high-wing monoplane with a partially enclosed box-girder fuselage made from ash with wire cross-bracing. The pilot sat up high behind the wing and used wing-warping for lateral control. The large horizontal tailplane was set well forward of the all-moving rudder.
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