Carvair N89FA article in Aviation News this month
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:53 am
I don't know how many of you follow their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1597142 ... 5/?fref=nf
re the restoration of this Carvair (one of just 2 survivors) but this may be of interest
It's a closed group so I will quote the relevant post from Andy Martin:
My article on the Carvair (following on from my piece on the Argosy in December last year) for UK aviation magazine Aviation News done - being restricted to a little over 2000 words meant that it was impossible to fit everything in, but at least it'll draw some attention to the type again. As far as "Fat Annie" is concerned, I had to leave it at saying work has commenced at Gainseville that will hopefully see her return to the air later this year - the first time a Carvair will have flown in around eight years if it happens. The magazine is going to print later this week so the March 2015 issue should be on the shelves in the UK before the end of the month, worldwide a little later than that I guess... I'll post again when I have a copy to hand...
Apart from myself and Southend regular BobUK , who else remembers the Carvair? would be lovely to see one in the air again.
It was a shame that the last surviving one at Southend was scrapped - I always felt that deserved preservation there in recognition of it's part in the airport's success in the car ferry age and the airport's part in it's production, can't turn the clock back unfortunately .
re the restoration of this Carvair (one of just 2 survivors) but this may be of interest
It's a closed group so I will quote the relevant post from Andy Martin:
My article on the Carvair (following on from my piece on the Argosy in December last year) for UK aviation magazine Aviation News done - being restricted to a little over 2000 words meant that it was impossible to fit everything in, but at least it'll draw some attention to the type again. As far as "Fat Annie" is concerned, I had to leave it at saying work has commenced at Gainseville that will hopefully see her return to the air later this year - the first time a Carvair will have flown in around eight years if it happens. The magazine is going to print later this week so the March 2015 issue should be on the shelves in the UK before the end of the month, worldwide a little later than that I guess... I'll post again when I have a copy to hand...
Apart from myself and Southend regular BobUK , who else remembers the Carvair? would be lovely to see one in the air again.
It was a shame that the last surviving one at Southend was scrapped - I always felt that deserved preservation there in recognition of it's part in the airport's success in the car ferry age and the airport's part in it's production, can't turn the clock back unfortunately .