Cutting a Dash
In it's original hi-viz colour scheme, De Havilland (Canada) DHC-7 'Dash 7' demonstrator C-GNBX sits at Shoreham sometime back in the 1980's.
DHC used to be regulars at Shoreham - transiting through with deliveries of 'Twin otters', Buffaloes and Dash-7's, the latter type usually in for demo's at either the Paris 'Salon' or the SBAC shows at Farnborough.
With those huge four turbo-props, the Dash 7 had an excellent short field performance and could easily land on Shoreham's grass runway - being too heavy for the hard strip that was laid around that time.
The Navajo G-BBHB to the left belonged to Meridian Airmaps Ltd., the local Aerial survey company I used to work for before it's sad demise in the mid 80's.
For UK projects, we had a Piper PA-23 Aztec - G-ASRI and for higher level photography and overseas work, two Piper Navajo's were on strength.
This one was an ex Greek Olympic Airways machine and the other ex 'AA' (the UK Automobile Association).
Taking the cheaper option, MAL kept the AA's house scheme of yellow & black on G-AXAZ and had this ex Olympic machine re-sprayed the same - being cheaper than painting both in new colours.
Scanned 35mm transparency
Cutting a Dash
In it's original hi-viz colour scheme, De Havilland (Canada) DHC-7 'Dash 7' demonstrator C-GNBX sits at Shoreham sometime back in the 1980's.
DHC used to be regulars at Shoreham - transiting through with deliveries of 'Twin otters', Buffaloes and Dash-7's, the latter type usually in for demo's at either the Paris 'Salon' or the SBAC shows at Farnborough.
With those huge four turbo-props, the Dash 7 had an excellent short field performance and could easily land on Shoreham's grass runway - being too heavy for the hard strip that was laid around that time.
The Navajo G-BBHB to the left belonged to Meridian Airmaps Ltd., the local Aerial survey company I used to work for before it's sad demise in the mid 80's.
For UK projects, we had a Piper PA-23 Aztec - G-ASRI and for higher level photography and overseas work, two Piper Navajo's were on strength.
This one was an ex Greek Olympic Airways machine and the other ex 'AA' (the UK Automobile Association).
Taking the cheaper option, MAL kept the AA's house scheme of yellow & black on G-AXAZ and had this ex Olympic machine re-sprayed the same - being cheaper than painting both in new colours.
Scanned 35mm transparency