Miles Whitney Straight

I know this is not a Whitney Straight but its a near relative and in my view just as beautiful.

No doubt about it Miles, Percival and de Havilland built some good looking machines

Whitney Straight CF-FGK at the Reynolds Aviation Museum ,Wetaskiwin,Alberta in September 2005.

Nice pictures Cestrian. Is the camo’ scheme accurate do you know?

Roger Smith.

MMMMiles

Miles did make some very pretty aircraft. Alas, less than 20 are still flying worldwidedespite a total production of over 7000 aircraft AFAIAA.

Having sold my Messenger G-AKBO a few years back I nevertheless enjoy my Magister G-AKPF and Falcon G-AEEG enormously – both currently at Old Warden.

There are very few restorable Miles aircraft around these days.

Peter Bishop is restoring the Monarch in Germany. The RAF museum have a Hawk Trainer in their reserve collection that they have no plans for but wont swap for cash to support current projects ( I can be drawn into a long conversation about that one…).

There is the sad looking Monarch at White Waltham – very dusty(but with some interesting and highly amusing graffiti), tyres flat . I believe the Sleap (ex Cosford) Monarch and Witney Straight may at last be in line for rebuild but these will need a lot of work.

There is also another Hawk Trainer in store somewhere in Canada.

The trouble with restoring old wooden aeroplanes is that you have to replace…well..the wood really….

The cost of doing this far outweighs the end value big time, so you really need deep pockets and a pair of rose coloured spectacles.

The Witney Straight at Turdy is indeed very nice ( but not as drop dead gorgeous as my Falcon??)

Another interesting project is the recently finished Maggie replica in Turkey. It looks great but is reported to be underpowered and tail heavy. Might be something to do with the choice of all-aluminium construction rather than the original tree…..

All the best

Hairyplane

Nice to see you back, Hairyplane. I haven’t seen you around these parts for a while.

Hairyplane:”The RAF museum have a Hawk Trainer in their reserve collection that they have no plans for but wont swap for cash to support current projects ( I can be drawn into a long conversation about that one…).”

I was told around ten years ago that the RAFM’s Hawk trainer was in fact owned by the Museum of Army Flying, is this no longer the case?

I have to say I’m also glad to see you back, if indeed you’ve ever truly been away!

Hairyplane – having read your post I can only say “lucky old Hairyplane”! Your fleet sounds mouthwatering and I have no doubt at the pleasure you must get from them. And models as well. If I was the jealous type I’d be very green indeed, but I wish you continuing joy with all of them.:D

Whilst on the subject of Whitney Straights, two appeared on the Kenyan register….VP-KHO ( c/n 314 ) & VP-KKF ( c/n 316 ).

Anyone, by any chance have a photo of VP-KHO ???

Planemike

As the originator of the thread thank you for these marvellous photos – as Moggy says it really is a beautiful aircraft.

Jungmeister has the “round” engine and the Jungmann has the “straight” one (of various types). I believe you can still buy a new build Jungmann from Poland (?)

Same here, hence the safer option by naming the manufacturer only 😮

Agree totally. That is one beautiful aircraft.

Also of historical interest were the following Bucker:

I can never remember which is which of the Jungmann and the Jungmeister either!

Moggy

First of all, this is resurrecting an old thread form last January. But! I visited Turweston yesterday and found something I wanted to spend my lottery winnings on. I have never seen a Whitney Straight in real-life. She sits at the back of the hangar, occupying centre position and very much dominates that position gleaming in the sunbeams permeating the hangar roof. I think I am in love! Or is it lust? 😀

Here are some photos I took with the phone camera.

Also of historical interest were the following Bucker:

and Moff:

Thanks for that – as its address is Brackley, I would plump for Northamptonshire but who knows………….;)

It is in Buckinghamshire hence the problems a few years back with AVDC and the planning issues…. Greatworth is in Northamptonshire and yet has a Oxon postcode!
Silverstone is half Northants and half Buckinghamshire!

G-AEUJ – Newforest says Sutton Coldfield, dailee “G-AEUG” (typo??) at Sleap in 2008, “Wrecks and Relics” says stored at Cosford (but last noted May, 2002).

Off topic but does anyone know if any of Bob Mitchell’s collection remain at Cosford?

Roger Smith.

Not precisely on the theme of the thread but what’s the current status of G-AFGK/CF-FGK in the museum in Alberta, Canada?

This would be Turweston.:)

http://www.turwestonflight.com/

Photo of ‘ERV flying here.

http://ukga.com/airfield/turweston/reviews

Seems to be a little confusion whether the airfield in is Northamptonshire or Buckinghamshire?:confused:

Thanks for that – as its address is Brackley, I would plump for Northamptonshire but who knows………….;)

This would be Turweston.:)

http://www.turwestonflight.com/

Photo of ‘ERV flying here.

http://ukga.com/airfield/turweston/reviews

Seems to be a little confusion whether the airfield in is Northamptonshire or Buckinghamshire?:confused:

G-AERV is very much alive and well and based at Turweston. I don’t think it flies too much as it always seems to be at the back of the hangar when I have been there.

Is that Turweston near Northampton?