User:Derekbu

User page for Derek Buckmaster. I'm interested in sailing, trimarans and aviation history.

Sandbox for test of Wirraway citations
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (1940). ''Wirraway Overhaul and Repair Manual. RAAF Publication No. 76''. Melbourne, Australia.

Royal Australian Air Force (1945). ''Pilot's Notes for Wirraway (C.A.C. Wasp Radial Engine). RAAF Publication No. 109''. Melbourne. RAAF Printing Unit No 398/8/45

Sandbox for test of NLA Trove citation
Here is the citation cut & paste from Trove:

In this sentence it is used as an inline citation.

Sandbox for test of NAA citation
The information came from an NAA file

Sandbox for PL.7 Tanker article
The Kingsford Smith PL.7 was an Australian agricultural aircraft designed and built in the 1950s by Kingsford Smith Aviation Service.

Design and development
The PL.7 was basically a welded steel tank for the pilot and chemical hopper, on the front was mounted a 400 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engine. It was an unequal span biplane with a tail unit supported by twin booms from the upper wings and a fixed tricycle landing gear.