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Australian Gliding Museum
Functional object - Rudder from Geelong Gliding Club Primary Glider, 1929
The Geelong Glider Club was formed in June 1929 at a meeting held at the Belmont Common hangar of Percy Pratt. The club built a Zogling (Primary Glider) based on plans obtained from Germany and flew it off nearby hills at Lovely Banks and other places in the Geelong region. The checked rudder design (without logo and markings) is evident in a picture of a Geelong Glider Club Zogling flying at Tower Hill near Warrambool, Victoria, at Easter 1931 and this lends support to the conclusion that the rudder was part of the Club’s first glider. The logo and markings appear to be a more recent elaboration to the design. Exhibit is a historical link to the earliest gliding activities of the Geelong Glider Club.Fabric covered wooden framed primary glider rudder with metal levers decorated with silver and dark red checkered design. The item has a cat logo on one side and markings on the other of places where the Geelong Gliding Club flew in its early years.On port side – Cat logo. On starboard side – Geelong Glider Club; and place names including Geelong Aerodrome, Batesford, Ceres, Lovely Banks, Tower Hill, Koroit, Mount Moriac; and years, 1929-1933 australian gliding, glider, zogling, primary glider, rudder, geelong gliding club, lovely banks, tower hill. koroit -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider, 1974
The “Northrop” is an American copy of the “Zogling” which was designed in Germany in the 1920s as a training glider. Apparently, the Northrop primary glider takes its name from a Marvin Northrop of Minneapolis who imported a Zogling from Germany and from that glider had plans drawn and published in a magazine called Modern Mechanics in 1930. The Australia Gliding Museum’s Northrop was built over the period of 1970 to 1974. The project was conceived by a pioneer of Australian gliding, Ken Davies, about 1969, as a hobby project and to experience afresh gliding flight of the early years. By that time, few primary gliders, which performed a fundamental role for gliding clubs in the 1930s and 1940s, remained in Australia. Ken began construction and was helped to finish the project by two old time Gliding Club of Victoria members, Dave Darbyshire and Rudi Feil. The glider was test flown on 8 March 1975 at Benalla. The glider was stored at the Gliding Club of Victoria and flown on special occasions in the 1980s. Later it was damaged at the 1996 vintage glider rally at Ararat as a result of a heavy landing. Storage was then provided for the glider by the Victorian Motorless Flight Group at Bacchus Marsh until it was returned to Dave Darbyshire for restoration in 1998. Fully restored, the glider was donated by Iris Davies and Dave Darbyshire to the Australian Gliding Museum in April 2001. This exhibit is the type of machine that formed the basis of the sport of gliding from 1929 to about 1945. The glider consists of an open (uncovered) wooden framed fuselage (painted blue) with a brown vinyl covered seat, fabric covered wooden framed wings of constant chord (painted silver) with provision for attachment of semi-circular cane wing skids, and fabric covered wooden framed tailplane, elevators and rudder (painted silver). When assembled the airframe is wire braced.australian gliding, glider, northrop, zogling, davies, darbyshire, feil, gliding club of victoria, victorian motorless flight group -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 2001
This glider type was designed by Jim Maupin in United States in the 1970s. The prototype first flew in 1978. It is a design intended as suitable for amateur construction using wood (principally Douglas Fir and Birch plywood). It is understood that hundreds of sets of plans have been sold. It is not known how many Woodstocks have been built but there are at least 3 flyable examples in existence in Australia. Over time the design has been altered increasing the wingspan from 11.9 metres to 12.6 metres and then to 13.1 metres for Types 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Some builders of Woodstock gliders have also made their own changes to the Jim Maupin design. The construction of the Museum’s Woodstock (a “Woodstock 1”) was commenced by Ken Davies who, due to age related health difficulties, was unable to finish the project. The project was taken over by James Garay and was completed in 2001. It is registered with the Gliding Federation of Australia as GFA/HB123 and allocated letters VH-IKL. It is practically a new aircraft with very few flying hours logged. VH-IKL differs from the original Woodstock 1 design in one respect in that the rear fuselage has been modified to enable the tailplane to be removed for de-rigging. The Museum holds technical drawings prepared by Ken Davies in relation to this feature of the glider. James Garay kindly donated VH-IKL to the Australian Gliding Museum in March 2013. An example of a successful glider-sailplane design for amateur construction from the 1970s.Home built single seat sailplane of wooden construction finished in a light desert sand colour with aboriginal art theme markings.Marked with registration – VH-IKLaustralian gliding, glider, sailplane, woodstock, maupin, davies, garay, woody roo -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 1960
The Ka 2, a tandem two seat training sailplane of 15 metre wing span, was designed by Rudolf Kaiser for Schleicher in 1953. It was a versatile craft due to its good cross country soaring capability. With the Ka 2B, the design was improved in 1955 by lengthening the wing span to 16 metres and increasing the dihedral and tip washout. The fuselage was lengthened slightly as well. Schleicher built 42 Ka2s from 1953 to 1955 and 75 Ka 2Bs from 1955 to 1957. In addition Schleicher supplied kits for construction of the sailplane by independent builders. The Australian Gliding Museum’s example is the single Ka 2b built in Australia from plans and is designated as GFA-HB-47. The club concerned was the Illawarra Soaring Club of Sydney. The glider registered as VH-GHO and first flew in October 1960. However, within a short time it was badly damaged and needed major repairs which took over a year to complete. After lengthy service at Illawarra Soaring Club it was transferred to the Stirling Gliding Club in Western Australia in August 1976. Again it suffered damage in a landing accident in 1978. The damaged glider was put into storage at Northam where it remained for approximately 11 years. It was acquired by Mike Valentine in 1989 and brought back to flying condition at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. The last entry in the log book is dated January 1997 at which time it had accumulated 1170 hours from 2446 flights. The last owner prior to transfer to the Australian Gliding Museum was John Ashford of the Geelong Gliding Club. The Museum's Ka 2B sailplane is a potentially airworthy example of this German 1950s sailplane type. It is a rarity in Australia as the only Ka 2b appearing on the Australian register.Tandem two seat sailplane of wood and fabric construction finished in cream and red colour schemeRegistration VH-GHO (with "HO" letters painted on the fin / rudder) Serial number - GFA HB 47 australian gliding, glider, sailplane, schleicher, kaiser, ka 2, illawarra soaring club, stirling gliding club, valentine, ashford -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 2015
The Salamandra is a Polish glider designed by Waclaw Czerwinski at the Military Glider Workshops in Krakow in 1936. This glider, designated “W.W.S.1”, was produced in substantial numbers prior to the second world war and used in Poland and some other eastern European countries for training pilots. Only one example survived the war, hidden away in the village of Goleszow in Silesia. In addition, no technical drawings could be found, so when the glider was discovered, the Gliding Institute being keen to re-establish gliding in Poland, used the glider to draw up new plans for construction. Five were built for the Institute in 1947 before production was resumed of the “Salamandra 48” at the SZD Jezow Workshops. Improvement were made by adding airbrakes and structural changes for the “Salamandra 49” and a windscreen and larger tailplane were changes adopted for the “Salamandra 53”. An export version designated “53A” was sold to and built under licence in China. Production of the Salamandra ceased in the early 1960s. Total production may have been in excess of 500. The glider was well regarded as a light weight trainer capable of soaring performance. The Museum’s replica was built by Ray Ash and may be may be classified as a “Salamandra 53”. However, he has added something of his own to the design by replacing the cable runs in the wings with control rods. The glider is substantially complete. The wings and tail / rudder surfaces have been covered with poly-fibre fabric. The fuselage woodwork is sealed with varnish. In addition to the finishing work (including painting) and rigging of the main components, the linkages for Ray’s control rod modification may need further engineering to make them operational. The Ray Ash Salamandra is the first of the type to appear in Australia. The Salamandra did not play any role in the development of gliding in Australia in the early years. However, it is an important exhibit in that it shows in tangible form a nacelle fuselage training glider in configuration and construction detail. As such it revisits the pioneering era of the 1930s and 1940s in Australia when wood, wire and fabric were the rule and the nacelle primary glider was generally the first step up for pilots who had mastered the basics in an open primary.Nacelled solo training glider of traditional wood and fabric construction. Construction incomplete.Noneaustralian gliding, sailplane, glider, salamandra, czerwinshi, poland, ash -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane
The ES49 glider / sailplane was designed by Edmund Schneider in Germany before he migrated to Australia in the early 1950s. In Germany the ES49 was put into limited production by the Schleicher factory from 1951 to 1953 (8 produced). In Australia the ES49 is commonly referred to as the “Wallaby”; two were built by the Adelaide Soaring Club with assistance from Edmund Schneider Ltd and one independently from plans by Eric Hader and members of the Cooma Gliding Club. The Museum’s ES49 – serial number GFA-HB-36 - was built at Gawler from 1955 to 1958 and registered as VH-GLL on 15 January 1959. It was the second of the ES49s built by the Adelaide Soaring Club. Originally it had a rather distinctive appearance due to the use of a sleek P51 Mustang canopy to enclose the forward seating position of the cockpit. The glider, together with its sister VH-GDK, was used at the Gliding Federation of Australia National Gliding Schools at Gawler. In 1964 the glider was transferred to the Newcastle Gliding Club, Newcastle, in New South Wales and then in 1966 it went to the Albury and District Gliding Club, Albury, New South Wales. The Snowy Mountains Gliding Club, Khancoban, New South Wales acquired the glider in 1968 where it remained until 1974. In 1974 the glider transferred into private hands at Wodonga, Victoria, for two years and then to interests at Albury until 1985. At that stage the glider was acquired by a private owner at Bathurst, New South Wales, who undertook a restoration that included, amongst other work, the fitting of a more conventional cockpit canopy. The glider was at Warkworth, New South Wales in 1992 and became to be owned by Eric Oates who preserved it until he donated it to the Australian Gliding Museum. According to the logbook for VH-GLL held by the Museum, the glider was last flown in November 1990 and at that time had logged 2758 hours and 57 minutes from 15775 launches. The fuselage is currently under restoration at the Museum’s Dave Darbyshire workshop. The ES49 – VH-GLL – is an example of the state of wood and fabric dual place sailplane design in the late 1940s. The glider served the Adelaide Soaring Club and subsequent owners well as a training and general purpose sailplane over many years. It is a rare example of the type (one of 4 existing in the world). Tandem two seat high wing strut braced glider-sailplane finished in silver grey colour scheme.australian fliding, glider, sailplane, schneider, es 49, wallaby, oats, adelaide soaring club, hader, cooma gliding club, newcastle gliding club, albury & district gliding club, snowy mountains gliding club -
Australian Gliding Museum
Machine - Glider – Sailplane, 1972
The Hall Cherokee II glider is an American design for amateur construction from plans. The designer was Stan Hall (1915-2009), a professional engineer, who gained extensive experience in the United States aviation industry during World War 2 including the programs for military gliders. He continued to work as an engineer for aircraft manufacturers and as a consultant to the industry after the war. He was active in gliding and, in particular, the home built sailplane movement. The Cherokee II was one of about 10 glider designs that he produced: it came out in 1956. It is understood that over 100 Cherokee gliders have been built. In Australia the number is possibly 10 or 11. The Hall Cherokee VH-GVO was built by R.D Meares of Caringbah, New South Wales. The glider was registered as VH-GVO on 11 October 1973 and given serial number “GFA-HB-82” by the Gliding Federation of Australia. The Logbook for VH-GVO appears to be a complete record of the flying history; in aggregate 210 hours 40 minutes in the air from 331 flights. The first test hop occurred on 29 July 1972 at Camden, New South Wales. VH-GVO was last flown on 22 July 1986. Many of the flights recorded are of one or two hours duration. The glider was last inspected and certified as airworthy and in a reasonable condition at the Hunter Valley Gliding Club in July 1986. Since that time, until transferred to the Australian Gliding Museum, the glider was in storage. Structural restoration work has been completed on the fuselage and one wing. However, inspection of the other wing revealed extensive damage to the ribs and spars and consequently a decision was taken to make it a static exhibit. The exhibit is an example of home built construction of a type that has proved popular amongst amateur glider builders.The Hall Cherokee (formerly registered as VH-GVO) is a single seat wooden home built glider. The glider is constructed from wood, plywood, fabric and metal fittings, all commercial grade except for main wing fittings, pulleys, cables and bolts. The fuselage is simple with four main longerons and bulkheads with diagonal bracing. The wing has two identical solid spars which form a geodetic structure, hence the leading edge is non-structural. Registration VH-GVO – serial number GFA-HB-82 australian gliding, glider, sailplane, hall, cherokee, meares, hunter valley gliding club -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Film - Film, DVD, Vietnam War: Volume 1 - Red Chinese Battle Plans; report on marine activities etc
Series of 5 Film, DVD's on the USA's involvement in the Vietnam Warvietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Photograph, Optical Munitions, with Mr Kakanine
Part of a series entitled “Optical Munitions - School of Natural Philosophy, 1942-1945”. Black and white photo of Mr Kakanine, draughtsman, draawing graphic design plans.In ink on lower left hand corner : “31”. -
The Ed Muirhead Physics Museum
Chart, Image/Photo Grayson ruling engine, details of manufacture
Cardboard image chart covered in clear plastic showing a variety of black and white photomicrographs, measurements and images: - curve indicating condition of screw prior to regrinding - curves showing progressive improvement during regrinding - curve showing result of corrections. - general view of Apparatus for cutting ratchet teeth. - apparatus for refining crudely separated abrasive - photomicrographs of Abrasives used in lapping the lead screw - photomicrographs of Grayson’s test rulings (Approx. 1875) - Diamond Carriage Front View - Plan of Apparatus for testing the screw - Measurements of Grayson’s Test Rulings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE RYAN COLLECTION: LETTER TO POLICE HISTORICAL UNIT
Letter on Golden Dragon Museum letterhead dated 20th August, 1993, addressed to Mr. Gary Presland of the Police Historical Unit in Melbourne detailing the exhibition planned for November 1993 titled "The disappearance of Constable Ryan, 6th January 1867" and asking for meeting with a view for the police museum loaning artefacts relevant to the exhibition.. The letter is signed Joan Jack.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL AND NEW CHUM HILL
... location, value of gold and plans for a mining museum.... and plans for a mining museum. Document VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA ...Typed notes on Victoria Hill and New Chum Hill. Notes give location, value of gold and plans for a mining museum.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill and new chum hill, john neil macartney, the age, the australasian, bendigo goldfields registry 1871, victoria reef quartz mine, north old chum, victoria consols, new chum and victoria, pioneer, lansell 222 mine, lazarus, barnet lazarus, mt. alvernia hospital, fortuna villa, george lansell, a. h. q. survey regiment, central red white and blue, hudsons, burrowes & sterry, b c v channel 8, bendigo and district tourist association, section 14 of the lands act 1958, mr a r richardson, cr t r flood, tourist association -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Newspaper clipping, Two old Victorian ladies are saved from cracking up
This newspaper clipping was collected by a member of the Bay Steamers Maritime Museum as a record of the long process to preserve and restore the steam tug Wattle. This article appeared in the newspaper ________ in 1980 to report that there were two historic vessels with a Victorian connection that were going to be saved from destruction by not-for-profit organisations. ST Wattle was to be saved by the Victorian Steamship Association and Alma Doepel by Sail and Adventure Limited and the Alma Supporters Club. This newspaper clipping is an important historic document as it records one of many instances of not-for-profit volutneer operated organisations saving important historic vessels as there are no alternatives in the government or private sector. The article records the first stages of a very long restoration period. In 2012 the Wattle and Alma Doepel continue to be in the process of restoration 30 years after this initital report. Admittedly, Wattle had many years of operation between 1980 and 2007 but this article does show how time consuming it is to preserve historic vessels and how important it is for volunteers to complete these restoration projects as there are limited options otherwise from the government or private sector.Black and white newspaper clipping outlining the recent plans to save the two historic vessels Steam Tug Wattle and sailing ship Alma Doepel. A large photoshoped image of the Wattle and Alma Doepel is at the top of the news article followed by a short section of text describing the history of the two vessels and the groups that are going to save them from detoriationst wattle, wattle, alma doepel, steam tug, sailing ship, victorian steamship association, williamstown, victorian, heritage, maritime, seaport, sail and adventure limited, alma doepel supporters club, bay steamers maritime museum, volunteers, restoration -
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Map, H J Green, Acting Govt. Printer, Wandin Yallock, County of Evelyn (Parish Plan), c. 1910 - 1920
Parish Plan of Wandin Yallock. Location of Silvan Reservoir marked in ink on map.Parish Plan of Wandin Yallock. Location of Silvan Reservoir marked in ink on map. wandin yallock, maps -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Lincoln Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule, Lincoln Aircraft with Merlin Engines Aircraft - Planned Servicing Schedule - Minor Servicing1954
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - AAP 7212.005-6-1-3 Airtrainer CT4 Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule After Flight Servicing
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - AAP 7212.005-6-1-2 Airtrainer CT4 Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Turn Around Servicing
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - AAP 7212.005-6-21 CT4A Airtrainer Aircraft Planned Service Schedule Functional Tests and Checks
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Wamira NIA E37 Documents and drawings
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual - Air Trainer CT4 Manuals - Repair, Servicing, Repair, Maintenance Plans & Flight Test Schedule
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - CAC Wirraway Routine Servicing Schedule, Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule: Daily & Weekly Servicing Wirraway Aircraft With Wasp S3H1G Engine, Circa 1950
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Mustang Aircraft
Description: 50 pages. Published by CAC. Published on unknown date. Wirraway Aircraft with Wasp S3H1G. Engine Planned Servicing Schedule - Daily & Weekly Servicing Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Piper Comanche Owners Handbook
Description: 75 pages. Published by CAC. Published on unknown date. Mustang Aircraft with Merlin Engine Planned Servicing Schedule - Daily & Weekly Servicing Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Magazine (Item) - Aircraft Articles
Description: 1 Envelope of B&W photos Model Plan 1 set History specifications of Walrus 1 Envelope Schroders Trophys Postcard, Newspaper clippings etc. 1 B&W photograph Supermarine Stranraer Flying Boat 1 photo of Spitfire with female pilot delivering the A/C to t Level of Importance: . -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii D Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings
Description: WEAPONS DELIVERY CHECKLIST MIRAGE IIIO AND IIID AAP: 7213.003-34CL Date: 1 Jun 1978 Author: RAAF Amended TO AL1 Publisher: RAAF Pages: 52 Binding: Ring Content/Keywords Level of Importance: . -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings
Description: 110 pages. Published by RAAF. Published September 1982. AAP 7213.002-6-1M. AL Status 01. Mirage III D Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Flight Servicings Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings
Description: SUPERSEDES AAP 7213.001-6-1M, PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 1982. 130 pages. Published by RAAF. Published August 1984. AAP 7213.001-6-1M. Mirage III O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Flight Servicings Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings
Description: AMENDMENT LIST No. 1 to DI(AF) AAP 7213.001-6-1M. 8 pages. Published by RAAF. Published June 1985. AAP 7213.001-6-1M. Mirage III O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Flight Servicings Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Mirage Iii O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule Flight Servicings
Description: AMENDMENT LIST No. 2 to DI(AF) AAP 7213.001-6-1M. 6 pages. Published by RAAF. Published January 1986. AAP 7213.001-6-1M. Mirage III O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Flight Servicings Level of Importance: World. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Translation Of Technical Terms - French To English
Description: AMENDMENT LIST No. 3 to DI(AF) AAP 7213.001-6-1M. 18 pages. Published by RAAF. Published September 1986. AAP 7213.001-6-1M. Mirage III O Aircraft Planned Servicing Schedule - Flight Servicings Level of Importance: World.