ZK-JGX is listed as a John Shakes Shakes J1. Apart from that, I know nothing about it.
Is it a local design, or built off an overseas-sourced plan?
Maybe Sir Minty will give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge.
Sunday, 22 November 2009
John Shakes Shakes J1
Seen at Hood airfield, Masterton, late in the afternoon following the Vintage Aviator show last weekend was this little single-seater.
ZK-JGX is listed as a John Shakes Shakes J1. Apart from that, I know nothing about it.
Is it a local design, or built off an overseas-sourced plan?
Maybe Sir Minty will give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge.
ZK-JGX is listed as a John Shakes Shakes J1. Apart from that, I know nothing about it.
Is it a local design, or built off an overseas-sourced plan?
Maybe Sir Minty will give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge.
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John Shakes modified / simplified a Druine Turbulent plan. U/c is aluminium from a Volksplane. Finished in 1996, John sold it to it's current owner, Mike Bennet of Carterton Nov 97.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your confidence FlyerNZL! Pete Kirby got it exactly correct about ZK-JGX.
ReplyDeleteBut I thought I would post some more deatil about its builder John Shakes. John was one of a group of avtive AACA homebuilders in the Wairarapa in the 1970's and 1980's. He first built the Evans VP1 ZK-VPI (c/n AACA 97/1) which was first registered in August 1980 and was very active in the homebuilt scene. Hence the VP1 undercarriage on ZK-JGX. ZK-VPI was withdrawn from use in November 1999 but has since been restored to the register by V L Eade of Cheviot.
John then restored Cliff Johnstone's Piel Emeraude ZK-CBH (c/n AACA 277) and flew it until it was withdrawn from use in July 2001.
Then most recently he built "Johnny 1" ZK-JGX which has been based at Masterton since 1996.