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De Havilland Canada's first post-war aviation project was to design the Chipmunk as a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft, being typically employed as a replacement for the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane.
Among the tens of thousands of pilots who trained in or flew the Chipmunk for pleasure was veteran aerobatic and movie pilot Art Scholl. He flew his Pennzoil Special (above) at air shows throughout the 1970s and early '80s, thrilling audiences with his skill and showmanship and proving that the design was a top-notch aerobatic aircraft.
Art Scholl purchased the aircraft in 1968. He modified it to a single-seat airplane with a shorter wingspan and larger vertical fin and rudder, and made other changes to improve its performance. Scholl was a three-time member of the US Aerobatic Team, an air racer, and a movie and television stunt pilot. At air shows, he often flew with his dog Aileron on his shoulder or taxied with him standing on the wing.
Today the aircraft is displayed in the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center at Chantilly in Virginia, USA.
Fleet No: 2132
Reg Plate: BX12 DHC
Vehicle: Wright Eclipse Urban/Volvo B7RLE
Route: 31 Mossley via Leamore and Bloxwich (Route 31/32 West Midland Bus Branding)
Location: Hatherton Street, Walsall
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