Yet more from Ardmore today (24-07-2014)

Magnaman had another good day at Ardmore today.

 Robinson R22 Beta ZK-HMW2 (c/n 2555) has just recently moved to Ardmore for Heliflite Charters and Training Ltd. It has been around since late 1995. It got a mention back in November 2008. See:-

http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2008/11/robinsons-at-christchurch-friday-28th.html

Since then it has spent time with Terry Hart at Reefton; Nelson Aviation College; back to Terry Hart again; Blue Skies Helicopters at "The Mount", and recently with Helicopter Training at Hamilton.

 Still wearing its Jordanian Police Markings of P-O2 is the MBB BO 105 CBS-4 ZK-IBO2 (c/n S-801) which has been registered to Oceania Aviation Ltd since 17-04-2013.

 Wearing a temporary tape registration - ZK-IEC - a Eurocopter EC 130 T2 (c/n 7841) for Craig Boote of Endurance Fishing - joined our register yesterday.

 Obove is the Ted Smith 601B Aerostar ZK-JOS (c/n 61-0361-116). This was shipped into NZ, arriving in May of 2004, and was first registered with North Shore Compliance Centre Ltd on 12-10-2004. A name change had it listed to Coventry Motors Ltd on 21-07-2008.

Also built by Piper - It is one of six we have seen on the register - with two remaining - plus another airframe on rebuild.

 Registered to the NAM syndicate since 08-03-2002 is this Cessna O-1F Bird Dog ZK-NAM2 (c/n 24106). Built as s/n 57-2928 for the US Army for onward delivery to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force.

This Cessna A185E ZK-SMS (c/n 18502041) spent its early years in Canada - coming to NZ for a rebuild by Advanced Aero Engineering Ltd at Hamilton to be registered here on 04-02-1997 and then being listed to Hayward Leisure Company from 01-05-1997.

Recent Helicopters at Ardmore.

Eurocopter EC 130 T2 ZK-IEC msn 7841 photographed returning from a flight at Ardmore today. This helicopter was placed onto the register yesterday to Endurance Fishing Company Ltd, Port Nelson, Nelson. The registration letter's look some what temporary.

 

ZK-IEC as yet unregistered having rotor blades fitted outside Airbus Helicopters at Ardmore on 22-7-14

Also outside Airbus Helicopters on 22-7-14 was Eurocopter EC 120B ZK-ITC msn 1015 operated by Birch Park Ltd of Pakuranga Auckland. Note the pop out floats.

 

Down the road at Oceania Aviation are two recently imported ex Aero Asahi  of Japan Aerospatiale AS 350B's JA9316 msn 1541 on skids and JA9326 msn 1557 sitting on the pallet.

Bell 206B Jetranger ZK-HJT msn 3323 photographed outside Heliflite Pacific Ltd  at Ardmore on 21-7-14.  It was registered to them on 17-6-14 and is ex VH-OCU / JA9291

Auckland departing shots.

A few parting shots as Bargeldo1 departs Auckland today.

 Nothing exciting for you Aucklanders but maybe another angle to look at
things from.

I think there is quite a mix of generations here, the latest
technology in the 787 at the top end and then a DC3 and the Convair at the lower end.
Sorry for the poor quality shots but it was pretty poor rainy weather and
the window on this 777 is crazed and in need of a good scrub.

 And this is the first time that I have caught up with the Jaffa Jetstar Airbus VH-VGF.

 This will be the last time I see 747 ZK-SUH before it heads off to the scrap man shortly.

 The Air Freight GD Allison Convair 340/5800 ZK-KFS hides behind the Air Chathams DC3C ZK-AWP.

A few from Ardmore Sunday the 20th.

Magnaman was busy at Ardmore today and offers these pics

Above is the short legged Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hughes 369HS ZK-IAC which has the c/n of 6644 and is listed to Hull Properties of Penrose.

 It was built as JA9184 in late 1977 and moved down to the Philippines in about September of 1992. It came to NZ thanks to Wing and Rotor and was registered here on 22-01-2002 with around 5100 flying hours. It joined its current owners in June of 2004.

 Piper PA-44-180 Seminole ZK-MBV (c/n 44-7995156) served its apprenticeship in Australia as VH-IJA between September of 1988 and November of 2004

It was listed with CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Ltd as ZK-MBV on 22-11-2004 and transferred over to the RNZAF Base Auckland Aviation Sports Club Inc on 21-06-2012.

 This Beechcraft B200C Super King Air arrived at Auckland as N188TC and after formalities carried on down to Bridge Pa on 28-03-2005 28-03-2008.

It became ZK-PLK with Skyline Aviation Ltd on 09-04-2008.

It is of late November 1982 vintage.

 Aerospatiale AS 350B JA9316 (c/n 1541) was partially visible through the window at Oceania.

Below is a full view of it as seen at the Tokyo Heliport by Bargeldo1 on 10-05-2012.

A few from NZCH on Sunday the 20th

Not long out of the paint shop in her new scheme is the Boeing 737-8FE ZK-PBK (c/n 36604).

This was rolled out by Boeing on 02-06-2008, was registered as VH-VUP on the 10th, first flew on the 12th and was handed over to VBNC9 Pty Ltd (Virgin Blue Australia) on the 27th. It was named (after a naming auction) as "Holly Hunter". If ferried into Melbourne on 29-06-2008.

On 29-07-2008 its Australian registration was cancelled and it was re-registered as ZK-PBK on the 31st to Pacific Blue Airlines (NZ) Ltd of Christchurch.

Its first ZK revenue flight was its delivery from Melbourne to Christchurch on 09-08-2008. It was re-named "Maiden New Zealand".

It was re-registered to Virgin Australia Airlines (NZ) Ltd of Christchurch on 08-12-2011.

It now carries the "Lighthouse Beach" name.

The photographs above and below were taken today by Bargeldo1.

The pic below was taken at Christchurch on 17-06-2009 by Dave Paull.

The Lockheed LC130H 76-3301 (c/n 382-4725) in the background is a 1977 vintage with a story to tell - but not here.

On the other side of the field today - Peter Anderson popped in for the night in his Dyn'Aero MCR 4S ZK-PSA c/n 104.

Christchurch visitors

Bargeldo1 has been out and about in the inclement Christchurch weather today (19-07-2014) and captured these aircraft. Plus one from Matt Hayes.

 The BK117 B2 ZK-IMN (c/n 1028) in its new colour scheme at Garden City Helicopters.

Its old scheme can be seen at :-

http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/zk-imn-is-in-town.html

 

With the MRC Aviation blog currently off air - I will add some non NZ civil aircraft.

 Gulfstream V N677F (c/n 677) is still resident at Christchurch - taking part in the NASA/NIWA Deepwave Project.

 Above : Just arriving from Queenstown early this afternoon is the Gulfstream G650  VP-CZZ (c/n 6025)

 And a 3/4 rear shot to show the registration markings.
Below a view of it on the chocks from Matt Hayes.

 

 Boeing 737-8FE VH-VOL (c/n 33759) tailless outside the ANZES hangar. 

and below -

The Lockheed LC130 66301 being worked on.

Here for some heavy maintenance at ANZES.

Rihn DR 107 One Design ZK-XSG

Another interesting one-off type to be registered at Blenhiem is the specialised aerobatic Rihn DR 107 One Design ZK-XSG.

The Rihn DR 107 One Design was designed by Dan Rihn of California, who is a very experienced designer of aerobatic planes (mostly biplanes).  The design came about in 1992 as a (relatively) low cost aerobatic aircraft for aerobatic competitions, and the International Aerobatic Club has created a special competition class for the (one) design.  The idea is that all competing aircraft would be essentially the same so that the best pilot (on the day) would become the winner.  The prototype first flew in August 1993 and by 2013 there were around 50 aircraft registered world-wide.  The airframe is mainly of wooden construction with dope and fabric covering, and it is designed to withstand plus and minus 10G.  The wing is a symmetrical Wainfan airfoil with nearly full span ailerons which give a spectacular roll rate of 360 degrees per second.  It is supplied as a kit from Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Company of Corona, CA.

It is a small plane with a length of 17 feet (5.18 metres), a wingspan of 19 feet 6 inches and a wing area of 75.5 square feet (The Pitts S 1 has a wing area of 98 square feet).  Empty weight is 740 pound (336 Kg) and MAUW is 1,155 pounds (522 Kg).  With a 150 HP O-320 engine fitted the maximum level speed is 185 MPH and the rate of climb is 2,000 feet per minute.

ZK-XSG (c/n 940141) was registered to the One Design Partnership of Blenhiem on 28/1/14.  Thanks to JEM Aviation of Omaka who supplied the photo.  It looks really smart.  I understand that it is currently undergoing its test flying schedule.

I hope that other One Designs will appear so that they can have a competition!

NOTAR ZK-IDZ

The first flight in NZ of MD520N NOTAR ZK-IDZ (c/n LN046) took place this morning at Heli Maintenance at Christchurch.

 Here it is after the event and after  the rain started in earnest.

The IDZ registration is only taped on at this stage as she is due for a repaint before entering service.

The history of ZK-IDZ can be seen at this earlier post :-

http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/rotary-news.html

The Whitney Boomerang.

The Whitney Boomerang was designed by C W (Bill) Whitney and gained FAA23 certification on December the 18th 2007 - the fifth Australian designed aircraft to do so.

It went into production as the DW200 Whitney Boomerang with Dean Wilson Aviation's  Queensland Aviation Manufacturing division at Kingaroy, Queensland in 2006 and first flew that July. It was hoped that it would be a replacement for the Piper PA-38 Tomahawk and the Cessna 152. It was demonstrated on numerous occasions and even made the flight across "the Ditch" to NZ arriving at Kerikeri on 03-10-2008. 

The launch customer was Minovation Flying Training at Jandakot, Perth and then with Flight One at Archerfield, Brisbane. Foreign interest faded after a burst of initial interest and an order for 10 aircraft from India.

 Tony Harsant has supplied these two photographs of the DW200 VH-DXW at Premi-Air Aviation at Ardmore in January 2009.

New Zealand Type Acceptance was been granted to the Dean-Wilson DW200 Series (also known as the Whitney Boomerang) on 24-10-2008 based on the FAA and CASA type certificates.

The application for New Zealand type acceptance of the Model DW200 was from the
manufacturer, dated 7 October 2008.

Following the gaining of its NZ certification VH-DXW returned across the Tasman Sea to Australian .
A true Boomerang.

The DW200 is a two-seat low-wing all-metal training aircraft, rather similar to, but does not have the "T" tail of the Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk.
It is powered

with a Lycoming O-235-N2C engine and a McCauley 1A135/JCM7147 propeller.

MCTOW is 825kg.

It has a 4130 steel tube cockpit frame stressed for 12g.
A distinctive feature of the fuselage is a 4130 tubular steel frame cockpit cage tested to
withstand 12g forward loads, that also provides roll-over and side intrusion protection.  

Alas due to lack of sales the assets of the collapsed Dean-Wilson Aviation company at Kingaroy were offered for sale. On 27-05-2011 an advert in the "Australian" newspaper invite expression of interest in acquiring the assets of the Companies manufacturing the Whitney Boomerang.
This included the type certificate, plant and equipment, parts and tooling and the hangar housing the facility at Kingaroy.
None made it onto the NZ civil aircraft register.

For more background - these two sites worth a visit are:-

http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2007/s2048978.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-10-01/the-unlikely-history-of-the-whitney-boomerang/686260

At NZCH 16-07-2014.

Three flying machines seen at Christchurch International Airport

yesterday (16-07-2014) between passing showers.

The Hiller UH-12B ZK-HAB3 parked outside Heli Maintenance.

It is owned by Akira Matsushita of Maruia Springs Thermal Resort.

A couple of previous posts on this one at :-

http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/zk-hab.html#comment-form

and

 http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2011/09/hiller-uh12-n1048n.html

 Cessna 185C Skywagon ZK-SMN is c/n 1850678 and is listed with Birchwood Run and is usually hangared at Omarama.

The NZ Flying Doctor's (Garden City Helicopters) Cessna 441 Conquest II ZK-NFD2 (c/n 441-0141) taxies out from its hangar at the start of another patient transfer.