Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:23 am
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While there appears to be a gathering of Condor fans here I wondered if anyone can help to solve a mystery on our Condor G AXGS. This is the machine which Norman Jones entered in the London to Sidney air race in 1969. It has the facility for an auxiliary fuel tank which bolts underneath but, as far as I can see from the original paperwork, that was not fitted for the actual race. It has been used for fairly extended periods since then.
However, the mystery is that it has a small, fixed trim tab on the elevator and I cannot find out why and when that was fitted. From the few photographs I have, it wasn't fitted before 1992 and, in 1994, the auxiliary tank was refitted following a lot of correspondence with the PFA. No mention of trim tabs though although the owner at the time appeared to be very thorough about everything else he did.
I have met many people who have flown this Condor while it was at Rochester but, although the log book shoes that the auxiliary tank was fitted for some of that time, I haven't met anyone who admits to flying with it attached.
However, the mystery is that it has a small, fixed trim tab on the elevator and I cannot find out why and when that was fitted. From the few photographs I have, it wasn't fitted before 1992 and, in 1994, the auxiliary tank was refitted following a lot of correspondence with the PFA. No mention of trim tabs though although the owner at the time appeared to be very thorough about everything else he did.
I have met many people who have flown this Condor while it was at Rochester but, although the log book shoes that the auxiliary tank was fitted for some of that time, I haven't met anyone who admits to flying with it attached.