Are you sure that you didn’t acquire a set of Agricola drawings by mistake – or maybe the wings will be a in different position before they feel the wind under them again!

No, I do not have any Agricola drawings and it did not have a heavy landing either!:D
I managed to collar my brother one day to move some crap around and thought it would be a good idea to get a photo of the ‘big bits’.

In regard to building an Avian as a sport replica, that would be a great idea. It’s relative straight forward to construct and there would be a number of engine options. As well as uprighting a Gypsy Major, I would also look at a LOM/Walter Mikron, or for something different, a Rotec Radial. I personally quite like the lines of the original Genet installation in the Avian.

Lang Kidby’s Avian now resides in the USA with Greg Herrick and I am reliably told, enjoyed by all who get to fly it.

I smell a scammer…

I was very fortunate to be allowed to view the Mosquito PZ474 last week. No photos, I’m afraid, but all will be revealed soon enough. The rocket rails were in the process of being fitted, complete with wiring to look the part. I love the attention to detail on the aeroplane and the Avspecs team can, quite rightly, be very proud of what they have achieved.
I was also able to view the P-39 Airacobra at Pioneer Aero and that is coming along nicely as well. There is a bit of friendly rivalry between the two companies over who gets to run and fly their latest project first. 🙂

Most definitely out here in Australia/PNG, The Junkers F13 and subsequent Junkers aircraft were re-engined with P&W Wasps and Hornets and used with great success. Another good book to check out is EAM Books “The World’s First All Metal Airliner JunkersF-13”, if you can find a copy. 🙂
I just wish I had the truck load of cash required to obtain one of these replicas, because it would fill an important and relevant historical hole here in Oz.

Thanks for posting that handbook Dev One! Very useful! 🙂

The Winjeel and the Piston Provost are two very different animals Fouga. Whilst they look very similar externally, I believe the designers ended up with the same configuration due to the similar training requirements. The Winjeel prototype initially flew with a more conventional rearward set fin and rudder, but IIRC, due to spin recovery problems, the fin and rudder were moved forward to the current configuration. See below..
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