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AESL acquired the rights to the design in 1970 and it was used to form the basis of the CT/4 Airtrainer. A total of 168 were completed or significantly completed by Victa in Sydney and a further 80 built by AESL in Hamilton NZ. Actually it would be correct to say that 170 serial numbers were issued by Victa and 80 by AESL.
Both Victa and Transavia Corporation had requested subsidies for Australian-designed and -built light aircraft, with Victa seeking a subsidy of up to 60% of the factory cost. [4] Following the sale of the design rights of the Airtourer to Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) of New Zealand, the rights to the Aircruiser were also sold to AESL in ...
Victa is an Australian manufacturer of outdoor garden equipment, including petrol, electric, and battery-powered lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, and chainsaws. The brand is best known as a manufacturer of rotary lawn mowers.
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The first intended product was the Victa R-2, a four-seat single-engine light aircraft designed by Luigi Pellarini. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Pellarini's design was a low-winged, all metal tractor configuration monoplane with a T-tail , powered by a 180 hp (130 kW) Lycoming O-360 flat-four piston engine driving a constant-speed propeller .
The C90 was introduced in 1947 as a follow-on to the A65, which had been in production since 1939. [7] [8] Many of the designs powered by the C90 are upgraded variants of earlier A65 powered designs, such as the Piper J-3 Cub and PA-11 Cub Special, [9] Aeronca 7AC, [3] and Luscombe 8A. [10] The engine was developed from the earlier O-190 by increasing the stroke 1 ⁄ 4 inch.
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Became Bristol Aero Engines in 1956. Merged with Armstrong Siddeley in 1958 to form Bristol Siddeley. Sources: Piston engines, Lumsden, [3] gas turbine and rocket engines, Gunston. [14] Bristol Pegasus radial