May 16, 2012 at 5:03 pm
Can anyone enlighten me with further information about this aircraft which appears to have been no more than a paper plane. I was given a double set of playing cards which appear to be in a gift box, to sell for someone, and the box and each card has an artists impression of this rather unusual aircraft. Perhaps the cards were a promotional item.
I looked up the reg in G-INFO and it seems it was registered 19/2/1945, but the pdf document link from the G-INFO page says “aircraft never built, something from owners 10/10/47″
Here’s the link to the PDF – http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AGNJX.pdf
Does anyone know anything about this aircraft, what happened and the story of why it was never built.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 10:15
And the giant nose access door -which just HAS the potential to come open in flight and end the flight!
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 10:15
And the giant nose access door -which just HAS the potential to come open in flight and end the flight!
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:55
Can you imagine the din sitting just between those motors! Another well thought out British design.
Oh I don’t know, but it looks like you could use the propellor blades to prop the cockpit doors open when parked. :rolleyes:
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:55
Can you imagine the din sitting just between those motors! Another well thought out British design.
Oh I don’t know, but it looks like you could use the propellor blades to prop the cockpit doors open when parked. :rolleyes:
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:41
Thanks for all the links. The pdf brochure is quite interesting.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:41
Thanks for all the links. The pdf brochure is quite interesting.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:32
Can you imagine the din sitting just between those motors! Another well thought out British design.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th May 2012 at 09:32
Can you imagine the din sitting just between those motors! Another well thought out British design.
By: avion ancien - 17th May 2012 at 08:24
Take a look at http://www.portav.com/docs/portav-downloads/portsmouth-aviation-aerocar.pdf and http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=84967 and http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9341.0. But as Pagen01 has said, there’s plenty about it on the web. Search and ye shall find!
By: avion ancien - 17th May 2012 at 08:24
Take a look at http://www.portav.com/docs/portav-downloads/portsmouth-aviation-aerocar.pdf and http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=84967 and http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9341.0. But as Pagen01 has said, there’s plenty about it on the web. Search and ye shall find!
By: daveg4otu - 16th May 2012 at 22:16
For good background material on the Aerocar , including the stillborn plans to build the aircraft in India, read “Spithead Express” by Christpher Balfour (son of Lionel Balfour – founder of PSIOWA and Portsmouth Aviation).
ISBN is 0951942387, published by Magna Press.
By: daveg4otu - 16th May 2012 at 22:16
For good background material on the Aerocar , including the stillborn plans to build the aircraft in India, read “Spithead Express” by Christpher Balfour (son of Lionel Balfour – founder of PSIOWA and Portsmouth Aviation).
ISBN is 0951942387, published by Magna Press.
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th May 2012 at 19:15
I’d never heard of this type until seeing the playing cards today. I quite like it in a strange kind of way.
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th May 2012 at 19:15
I’d never heard of this type until seeing the playing cards today. I quite like it in a strange kind of way.
By: pagen01 - 16th May 2012 at 19:13
Typo 😮
By: pagen01 - 16th May 2012 at 19:13
Typo 😮
By: ozplane - 16th May 2012 at 18:58
I’m not sure that’s right as G-AGJM was a BOAC Hythe flying boat. Where is avion ancien when you need him?
By: ozplane - 16th May 2012 at 18:58
I’m not sure that’s right as G-AGJM was a BOAC Hythe flying boat. Where is avion ancien when you need him?