Broken Britain.. You went soft on discipline!.. You went soft on immigration! Parents were told.. ‘No you can’t smack the kids’….Teachers were prevented from chastising kids in schools.. The police couldn’t clip a troublemaker round the ear.. Kids had rights blah blah blah.. Well done Britain..You shall reap what you sowed.. We have lost a whole generation!!

Couldn’t agree more. The nanny state and all its supporters need to take a serious look at what their softy approach has accomplished. Just like all the Somalians that were saved – they are all old enough to handle an AK… and do!

I guess you are right Propstrike. That then disqualifies any strike or ground attack aircraft being shot at as ‘not a combat’ aircraft. 🙁 LOL And of course all other so called conflicts didn’t bring out the worst in people.

Armed Rhodesian Provosts have a very active combat history.

I love these aeroplanes. Such good looking aircraft.

I feel they have been neglected (or maybe, overlooked?) by the warbird community

How about painting it up in genuine warbird colours as flown in combat by the Rhodesians?

You think this has been done without help from either Russians or the westerners? Money can buy a lot of things – including discreet but expert talent. You only need to look at the latest Chinese fighters to see they are not entirely designed by ‘indigini’.

Well done mes Amis. To take on such a complex multi-engine design is a real achievement… and it actually flies too. I am so looking forward to seeing it and I’ll bet it’s very photogenic in the air with spinners, retracted gear and big propeller discs.

Would I fly in it? Probably not unless it was Nigel Lamb, Brian Lecomber or Mark Jeffries working the controls! 😉

nine made, 220hp Franklin engine, +8 – 8g. Acrostar came together in 1969 from a Swiss design by Arnold Wagner. The Swiss wouldn’t certify it so Wagner took it to Germany. Wagner sold his KZ-8 to pay for the new aircraft. First flight was April 16 1970. Wing was symmetrical, had do incidence or dihedral and the all moving elevator was linked to the flaps, which in turn were linked to the ailerons. The Acrostar promptly took the Swiss Aerobatic Championships in 1970. It was flown by Wagner and Josef Hoessl and won first and second place. It was then flown to Hullavington for the World Championships, coming in fourth. Wagner then retired from aerobatics and became completely involved in certifying the aeroplane. The fuel crisis in 1974 and failure of Franklin engine company halted plans for a Mk3 version.

In 1971 the Swiss national aerobatic team was founded and selected the Acrostar to be flown by architect Eric Muller. Muller invented the ‘Spiralling Tower’ manoeuvre with his Acrostar in ’74. Christian Schweizer came to the fore using this aircraft and went on to win many Swiss and European competitions. Schweizer considered it one of the best aerobatic aircraft he had ever flown. Source: Flight Fantastic

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