Yes the tapes are still available. The content has the plank flying at
Moorabin and other films including Queer Birds ( A tape of gliding with the
VMFG at Berwick) and the T-31 10,000th flight. Let me know if you want one,
$17:00 each. Postage included.
The Plank at Benalla is now in the care of the Australian Gliding Museum who
have refurbished the airframe and it is ready to be painted. A truly
wonderful restoration but not to flying condition. I have recollections of
the people talking about the Plank when I was a kid and remember the GFA
being very anti the design. The AV-36 was better accepted and there were 2
of them built. As far as we know there are the remains of 3 Planks still in
existance. The one with the Museum, one in WA and the remains of one in
Melbourne. We don't know where the AV-36's are. It would be great to get one
for the Museum.
Allan Ashs' book has some good reading along with Fred Hoinvilles Stairway
to Heaven. The thing about flying wings is that they are seen as the answer
to reducing drag and therefor must be good. Hasn't seemed to have really
worked in reality. Harry Shneider produced the Light weight and small Gnome
in response to the Plank but no clubs or individuals were really interested.
Cheers all.
Ian P
Kookaburra Precision Soaring Team
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave and Cath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
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Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank
I remember seeing a video put together by VMFG with some B&W footage of
Fred Hoinville attempting to fly a Plank. Looked pretty interesting...
A year or two ago Roger Druce still had some copies at Bacchus.
Dave Long
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Parncutt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
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Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:54 PM
Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank
I think if you were to get in touch with Alan Patching or his son Ian, you
will find a wealth of knowledge regarding the Flying Plank.
Alan Ash's book Gliding in Australia also has a couple of pages (140 -
141) on the subject with a photo taken at Moorabin in 1957 where Fred
Hoinville conducted test flights with Jack Iggulden, Reg Todhunter and
Alan Patching observing.
John Parncutt
VMFG
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plchampness
Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2006 11:32 AM
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Subject: [Aus-soaring] EPB 1A Flying Plank
I am researching the history of the Flying Plank in Australia. Does
anyone have any recollections of Planks flying or being built? What
about Planks in thge USA or other countries. Would anyone have a set of
plans, construction drawings or construction notes?
Yours Peter Champness
03 9497b 2048
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