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Ultralight Aircraft - Skycraft Scout Mk 1, John Duigan Jnr, 1976
Reg. No: ST 042511
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- Summary:
- The Museum's Scout was built in 1976 and owned since new by Mr John Duigan whose father Reginald and Uncle John R. Duigan built and flew the first Australian-designed aircraft in July 1910. Their machine is also in the Museum Victoria collection. John Duigan lived on Flinders Island in Bass Strait and used this Skycraft Scout for recreational flying as well as aerial inspection of his farming property on the island. He donated the aircraft to the Museum in 1994.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mr John Duigan, 1994
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 1570 mm (Height), 8690 mm (Width), 5030 mm (Length) |
| Weight: | 51 kg (Weight) |
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| Tagged with: | aeroplanes, ultralight aircraft |
| Themes this item is part of: | Designing & Building the First Australian Aircraft, John Duigan's Military Service, John Robertson Duigan MC, Pioneering Aviator (1882-1951), Engineering Collection, Transport Collection, Skycraft Scout |
| Primary Classification: | AIR TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Aircraft |
| Tertiary Classification: | ultralights |
| Model Name/Number: | Scout Mk 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Skycraft Pty Ltd, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1976 |
| Designer: | Mr Ron Wheeler, New South Wales, Australia, 1974 |
| Past Owner: | Mr John Duigan, Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1976-1994 |
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