Moynet M.360-6 Jupiter prototype, F-BLKY,
has been restored to ight status by a team
from the Espace Air Passion museum at
Angers, France. The aircraft made its
rst post-restoration ight at the hands of
Christian Ravel and Jean-Pierre Lambin on
July 26 following a 20-year rebuild.
The Jupiter was a light business
transport with two centreline thrust engines,
one in the nose and one in the tail. The
proof-of-concept M.360-4, F-WLKE, rst
ew in 1963 and is now preserved at
the Musée de l’Air in Paris. F-BLKY was
the production prototype Jupiter with a
stretched fuselage and more powerful290hp Lycoming IO-540 engines. It was
built by MATRA at Villacoublay, making its rst ight on May 23, 1965, and had not
own since 1978. Rod SimpsonRestored Jupiter Makes First FlightMoynet M.360-6 Jupiter prototype, F-BLKY. Espace Air PassionHawker Hurricane I V7497 (G-HRLI) made
its post restoration ight from Elmsett,
Suffolk, on August 30. Piloted by Stu
Goldspink, the Hurricane is the latest
of the type to be restored by Hawker
Restorations, and the second to y from
the facility.
The ghter was built in mid-1940 and
saw action during the Battle of Britain. It
was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109
over Kent on September 28, 1940, while
operating from RAF Kenley, Surrey. Tens
of thousands of hours have gone into the
rebuild over the years, with the wings being
re tted to the fuselage in December lastyear, and the 501 (County of Gloucester)
Squadron livery being applied. Its Rolls-
Royce Merlin III engine was run up for the
rst time on June 13 this year. Its return
to ight status increases the number
of airworthy Battle of Britain campaign
Hurricane survivors to three (R4118 and
P3717, being the other two).The aircraft will be own to Duxford,
Cambridgeshire, once testing is complete,
where its shared owners will have the
Hurricane operated by the Aircraft Restoration
Company. A quarter share in the ghter is still
available for a suitable investor, so contact
Andrew Wenman at Hawker Restorations if
you are interested! Darren HarbarJu 52 Tragedy in Switzerland
Tragedy struck on August 4 when Junkers Ju 52 HB-HOT, operated
by Dübendorf-based JU-Air, crashed in mountainous terrain in
eastern Switzerland. The accident claimed the lives of the 17
passengers and three crew. JU-Air – which has two other Ju 52s –
immediately suspended ight operations but resumed its pleasure
trip programme on August 17.
An official investigation was launched, after which JU-AIR
issued the following statement: “The Swiss Federal Office of CivilAviation has declared that there is no reason why the Ju 52 of
JU-AIR should not be allowed to y. Moreover, the ndings thus
far of the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
give no cause to doubt the operational safety of our aeroplanes.
That is why JU-AIR has decided to resume its ight operations on
Friday, 17 August. Should the investigations bring forth any ndings
that put in question the safety of our ight operations, we would
immediately suspend them once again.”PRESERVATION
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Battle ofBritainHurricaneAirborneHurricane I V7497 making its
post-restoration ight from
Elmsett on August 30.
Darren HarbarIndian Vintage Flight Gains Airworthy Canberra
The Indian Air Force Vintage Flight has
acquired Cotswold Airport-based English
Electric Canberra PR.9 XH134 (G-OMHD).
The jet hasn’t been own regularly during
its time in civilian hands but hopes are
high that this will change with the new
owner. XH134 rst ew on October 9,1959 and served with 13, 39 (1 PRU) and
58 Sqns prior to its retirement by the RAF
on July 31, 2006.
The Indian Vintage Flight comprises
several historic aircraft that are relevant
to the country’s military past. India ew
more than 60 Canberras in bombing andphoto-reconnaissance roles. Led by
chief advisor Mike Edwards, various
UK-based restoration projects have
already created three airworthy machines
for the organisation: a North American
T-6G, a de Havilland Tiger Moth and a
Douglas Dakota.