The Plastic Parrot! by blinkings
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Developed in New Zealand by New Zealand Aerospace Industries as a military training version of the Australian-designed Victa Aircruiser, the prototype of the CT4 first flew on 23 February 1972. Ordered by the RAAF as a replacement for the Winjeel, the first of 51 CT4s arrived in Australia in January 1975, with the final aircraft delivered in June 1982. Nicknamed the "Plastic Parrot" in RAAF service, because of its lightweight construction (when compared to the Winjeel), and its green-and-yellow colour scheme, the CT4 commenced service as a basic training aircraft at No 1 Flying Training School (No 1 FTS) at Point Cook in late 1975. In addition to service at No 1 FTS, the CT4 was also operated by the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) at Edinburgh in South Australia and the Central Flying School (CFS) at East Sale for training RAAF flying instructors.
Comments (14)
Looks like fun to fly.
Great visibility out of this bird! I can just imagine a flight line of the parrots! Clive
too cool
Stunning capture my friend.
wonderful!!
Most interesting!
Wouldnt mind having a spin in this!!!!! Top Shot!
Great title! Had me fooled LOL But, this is a new one on me, so your pilots think its #weak' compared to the older design? So do ours.. lol The new trainer we use, the Grub (crap title huh??) even looks weak, while at least this looks like it could fly! Super shot.. Thanks. Rob
Cool capture and great history
Looks like somebody finally came up with a serviceable 'flying car'...love the 'cut along' dotted line around the canopy :-) now there's a confidence booster...certainly an effective trainer given that someone managed to land it on that pole.
That looks SO small!! I was totally expecting a big, bright bird!! Well, I guess this IS one--lol!!
Excellent narrative!
cool history here
It is a beauty and like how big the canopy is. You get a great view from this baby. Enjoyed the information. Dana