Aircraft Photo of ZK-BHG | Fletcher FU-24 | Robertson Air Service | AirHistory.net #174586
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:ZK-BHG
Aircraft Original Type:Fletcher FU-24
Aircraft Generic Type:Fletcher FU-24
Aircraft Version:Fletcher FU-24
C/n (msn):9
Operator Titles:Robertson Air Service
Location
Location:Not known
Country:New Zealand
 
Photo Date:1956
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID: 174586
Photo Comment

ZK-BHG had a long career. It was upgraded to a FU-24-950M in 1978. It became an engine test bed in 2000. It was fitted with a Ford V8 that initially drove the prop with a chain drive, later replaced by a gearbox. For a while it had twin main wheels. The next engine was a Walter M-601 turboprop before it was withdrawn from use in 2013 (registration cancelled in 2014).

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