By: Firebex - 10th May 2011 at 19:07
Used to be one based at Barton during the early 1990@s cant remember the identity. It was a brute with blown canopy tail mods,big engine and nose,I think it also had wheel fairings.The guy who flew it entered all sort of aerobatic comps with it but I think he had too much oposition from things like Extra’s
By: Bill Fisher - 10th May 2011 at 11:37
Supermunks
The term Supermunk means different things to different people. There is nothing very Super about a Mk. 22 with a Lycoming O-360 fitted.
In the US, where the term originated, they meant clipping the wings, enlarging the rudder area and fitting a Lycoming IO-540 of some description. A few had Rangers, removed from Fairchild FW 24’s but that involved moving the oil cooler to behind the rear seat to prevent a very forward CofG.
G-IDDY was the closest we got to that.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 9th May 2011 at 21:52
At the moment there are at least three registered to be at the Chipmunk 65th Anniversary Fly In www.chipmunk.aero
G-AOTF
G-ATVF
G-AOUO
By: David Burke - 3rd May 2011 at 21:24
The aircraft you refer is is one of the Bristol Tourer conversions G-APOY which was about then and ended up in Norway.It is in long term storage.
She was in a white wth blue cheatlines scheme. Two others were converted from memory -one ended up in the U.S and in on rebuild with lots of new components and the other was crashed in France.
By: kartman - 3rd May 2011 at 19:08
It definatly wasn`t that one, the registration was in the G-A … range, when i can get into the loft and my old spotters books i`ll check it out……….Martin
By: Arm Waver - 3rd May 2011 at 07:41
Kartman I think you are thinking of G-IDDY.
Promoted as the “Mighty Munk” she was modified to full Super Chipmunk standard. Rebuilt from G-BBMS (c/n C1/0359 – WG306) in 1978 after a crash by Harvest Air.
She was powered by a Lycoming 0-540 G1A5 with a Hoffman 3 bladed prop.
She marked the 75th anniversary of Bleriot’s cross channel flight by flying Calais to Dover inverted.
She was sold in December 1999 to America as N311SH.
I have a copy of the excellent tome by Hugh Shields, Rod Brown, Jose Goncalves and Rod Blievers.
By: bravo24 - 3rd May 2011 at 01:46
Supermunks
I dont know how many in total, but we had 4 at Hus bos as glider tugs, in fact i believe all dhc1-180 supermunks came about due to one man from the RAFGSA who i think was Dick Stratton who decided the Chippy needed a bigger engine. Years ago Bill Fisher published a comprehensive history on the Chipmunk i am sure all the details would be there.
I dont think any have been converted in the last 10 or more years. The last one converted at Hus Bos was G-BBSS. The other 3 were G-BDCC, now written off, G-BCOY (Red & white) G-BBNA ( Yellow & White) known as Bananas!!!!! SS is white overall. There are 2 Chippys at H-B, my old a/c WP809 (G-BVTX) still in Royal Navy colours and Bob Bowles a/c which i am ashamed to say i cant remember the reg at 1.45AM!!!!!
I believe the GSA are selling their a/c i think they had/have about 6 or so.
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