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20A 16.4.71 Whangarei [ZK-HCK Bee BMH Gyroplane]
Maker and role
John Page, Photographer
Production date
16 Apr 1971
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Object detail
Accession number
PHO-2018-5.1.608
Maker
Description
Negative number 20A on a film strip. Image of a ZK-HCK Bee BMH Gyroplane parked on grass. View is of starboard side; aircraft has ZK-HCK on vertical stabilizer and rudder. Background is a garden and top right corner is a partial view of a building. Wide shot.
This Gyroplane was homebuilt by Brian Heape in the basement of his family home in Whangarei. The aircraft was powered by a V.W.1600 engine that was then bored out to 2000 cc. With Heape constructing the rotor blades himself, and John Lee engineering the rotor head, and electrical work was carried out by Barry Isles Electrical.
This Gyroplane was homebuilt by Brian Heape in the basement of his family home in Whangarei. The aircraft was powered by a V.W.1600 engine that was then bored out to 2000 cc. With Heape constructing the rotor blades himself, and John Lee engineering the rotor head, and electrical work was carried out by Barry Isles Electrical.
Marks
20a, 21a 16.4.71 Whangarei - on envelope Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 negative on a film strip : black and white ; 3.5 x 3.7 cm
Collection
Credit Line
John Page. 16 Apr 1971. 20A 16.4.71 Whangarei [ZK-HCK Bee BMH Gyroplane], PHO-2018-5.1.608. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Whangarei
Whangarei District
Northland
New Zealand
Whangarei District
Northland
New Zealand
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