Harvest Air did built a Fokker DVIII for Leisure Sport in 1979/1980 powered by a Warner Scarab engine. It had some bad luck, unfortunately, being turned over on landing during one of its early flights at Southend and then it was written off at White Waltham.

It certainly looked good while it was about.

The bits a bobs languished at Lands End for many years, not sure what happened to it in the end.

FB,

Regarding Teledyne Continental, I am not quite sure what the relationship is, but Teledyne Contintal is now closely related to Teledyne Mattituck Services. Mattituck’s technical support, Mahlon Russell, is very helpful indeed. See the mattituck.com website.

KZ8

Ripmax Models was run by Max Coote, who used to own and operate the Round-The-World Commanche G-ATOY, which he purchased from Sheila Scott.

I believe that G-ATOY was damaged beyond repair after an engine-failure after takeoff from Estree, with Mr Coote at the controls. I believe that he continued his flying career with a Cessna 210 after that, including a Brian Lecomber-style Talk Down by a passenger following a medical problem in the air.

Maybe not the chap you are thinking of, but its a start, perhaps.

Unfortunaly, I think Max Coote is no longer with us, but perhaps he has family members still connected with aviation.

KZ8

Rich,

I saw that Evans VP2 at Thruxton a couple of years ago, without the feathers though!

KZ8

The Kittiwake was designed by Roy and Anne Proctor, with engineering by Kit Mitchell, and was a homebuilt aircraft design specifically aimed at Glider tugging and was also designed to be a fun sport-plane.

The prototype was G-ATXN, which was built as a PFA homebuilt project by Roy and Anne Proctor, with help from gliding friends (Paul Minton?).

The Navy G-BBRN aircraft was built as an apprentice training exercise by the Navy, albeit under the supervision of the Popular Flying Association, I think.

The Kittiwake II was a two-seat development, the prototype G-AWGN? being built by Maurice Robinson at Blackbushe, and another by BAC (G-BACA).

The Nash Petrel G-AXSF is also related, I think.

I think all are still around somewhere.

KZ8