Simviation Forum - Yet another one...

Feb 21^st, 2009 at 4:47pm

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Reply #1 - Feb 21^st, 2009 at 6:49pm

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Damn! I was talking to the owner of that at Popham only a few months ago. Check this out. http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/Magazine/May%2008/Leburg%20L107%20Spar...

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Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 4:53am

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Doug,

Before you posted your Photo of the Aircraft, (and the article), I was looking at the remains of the aircraft in the News Photo, and it looked remarkably like my FS 2002 "Tipsy Nipper" which I have just loaded up to do a comparison.

The mid section, and rear end, looks very similar to the Sparrow.

What a shame...poor old Chap...that was his pride and joy..I wonder what went wrong?... Cry

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Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 5:18am

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Hagar wrote on Feb 21^st, 2009 at 6:49pm:

Damn! I was talking to the owner of that at Popham only a few months ago. Check this out. http://www.lightaircraftassociation.co.uk/Magazine/May%2008/Leburg%20L107%20Spar...

Brings it home a bit Doug, does it not Undecided

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Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 5:48am

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Fozzer wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 4:53am:

Doug,

Before you posted your Photo of the Aircraft, (and the article), I was looking at the remains of the aircraft in the News Photo, and it looked remarkably like my FS 2002 "Tipsy Nipper" which I have just loaded up to do a comparison.

The mid section, and rear end, looks very similar to the Sparrow.

What a shame...poor old Chap...that was his pride and joy..I wonder what went wrong?... Cry

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Paul.

It's not my photo Paul although I do have some. The Sparrow was a nice-looking little aeroplane & much sleeker than the Nipper. If anything it resembled the Brugger Colibri mentioned in the article.

The strange thing is that it doesn't look badly damaged in the only photo I've seen. I won't try to speculate but it apparently happened soon after take-off from base. I think the most likely cause would be engine failure or the airframe not being correctly assembled before flight.

expat wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2009 at 5:18am:

Brings it home a bit Doug, does it not Undecided

Matt

Indeed it does Matt.

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