For Harvard Fans Everywhere!

Most of the Harvard Mk.Is were shipped to South Africa and Rhodesia. Think that most of the aircraft at Sandhurst were Harvard Mk.IIIs and IIBs.

Its funny to believe that there are no Mk.Is left, but then this country has had a way at destroying aeroplanes….Brigands…Hornets….etc etc.

Martin

Wasn’t there a MkI Harvard in Skylines yard in Sandhurst many years ago?

Harvard Mk.Is

Hi,

Worldwide there is not a single Mk.I extant anymore. Do not know about the Yale at Duxford; heard that they had problems finding some parts for the engine. Anyone who knows about the Yale project in France ?

Regards,

Benno

Hello everyone,just a couple of quick questions for you, are there any surviving mk1 Harvards still around, if so are they airworthy? And does anyone know how the rebuild of the Yale (yes I know it isn’t a Harvard :rolleyes: ) at Duxford is progressing?

Cheers
Steve

Funny thing is all you hear from the cockpit is a lovely low rumble – no prop noise whatsoever.

I’ve flown in lots of Harvards (10 British examples) and on my first flight, I was quite disappointed by the lack of noise within. I used to do a lot of flying in a IIB which had lovely and expensive Boise noise dampening headseats and was always being told off for having them turned off, so I could take in the ambience(?) of the Wasp pounding away. Weird I know….

Martin

The Harvard at Rochester. I must say that if I was lucky enough to have a aeroplane needing a rebuild MAPS would get the job every time, they have done a fantastic job on her. Dezz 🙂

I was asked to find a colour scheme for the Harvard before she went to Rochester. The owner didnt want the aeroplane painted in her original colours (overall yellow when with the RCAF as 3064) but wanted a wartime RAF scheme. After a few schemes were researched and devised the end result is as you see her today, being FE788, the 2nd Noorduyn built example which served at Boscombe Down from 1942-1955. The scheme is a 100% accurate, with the correct paints and stencils used.

I’ve researched the histories of over 70 different Harvards for their owners and also three schemes too, namely Rob Davies TVIJ, and then CTKL and TEXN.

Martin

Count me in. I’ve done some fabulous flying and aeros in a number of different Harvards.

I ususally find that the people who curse them are:

1) non-pilots and
2) the pilots that flew them many years ago to train for more powerful aircraft.

I fear the first type only exist because they overhear what the second type have said and think that it is clever to copy them. Well, guys, I’m afraid you just look ignorant.

I am a non pilot (just a humble flight test engineer) and I don’t curse them…love them to bits indeed. Only spent about 5 hours in them, wish it was a 100x that!!! 😀

Kinner radial.

I dont know. All i know that it is a 5or 6 cylinder radial engine.

Question for Ollie only: What make of engine does the PT22 have?

I Kinner like that noise! 🙂

I like the noise to. It is just a odd sound.

Just to continue to smile…

Cheers,

Olivier

… the Ryan pt22 trainers noise what with its odd exaust arangement? …

I Kinner like that noise! 🙂

Harvard Fans????????

Count me in. I’ve done some fabulous flying and aeros in a number of different Harvards.

I ususally find that the people who curse them are:

1) non-pilots and
2) the pilots that flew them many years ago to train for more powerful aircraft.

I fear the first type only exist because they overhear what the second type have said and think that it is clever to copy them. Well, guys, I’m afraid you just look ignorant.

The harvard noise is not as odd as the Ryan pt22 trainers noise what with its odd exaust arangement? which makes that noise.

The Harvard at Rochester. Taken June 05 a month or so before her first post restoration flight. I must say that if I was lucky enough to have a aeroplane needing a rebuild MAPS would get the job every time, they have done a fantastic job on her. She was doing circuits last week…nearly smashed the company van to bits trying to watch her and drive down the M2 at the same time, we get so few “warbirds” down here in Medway (pilots please take note, fly over Gillingham, Chatham, Rochester and Rainham anytime you are down this neck of the wood’s 😀 thanks)
Dezz 🙂

Funny thing is all you hear from the cockpit is a lovely low rumble – no prop noise whatsoever. Beautifully smooth controls and very light too (IMHO), dead easy to keep in a tight turn – that’s about as far as I dared throw one about!

I am sure that non of you are interested but here are a few taken in Oz in early 1999.

1 AT-6D Harvard III VH-SFY at Tyabb on 31/03/99
2 AT-6D Harvard IIa VH-NAH at Avalon 21/02/99
3 AT-16 Harvard IIb VH-TXN at Avalon on 21/02/99
4 AT-6D Harvard IIa VH-XNZ at Avalon on 21/02/99
5 T-6G Texan VH-WHF at Jandakot on 22/03/99
6 AT-6D Texan VH-YPY at Jandakot on 22/03/99

Glyn

From; ‘The Spotters Handbook’, By, Francis Chichester,1941.

“The noise made by the engine and propellor is also distinctive, and can be compared with a circular saw running mad”.

That’s not a bad description at all, especially if you’ve heard a 1940s vintage circular saw (think a blade 36″ across!).

adrian

From; ‘The Spotters Handbook’, By, Francis Chichester,1941.

“The noise made by the engine and propellor is also distinctive, and can be compared with a circular saw running mad”.