Aircraft Photo of ZK-JFT / JFT | Johnston Skybird | AirHistory.net #717184
Location
City / Airport:Napier / Hastings - Hawke's BayMap
Country:New Zealand
Airport Codes:ICAO: NZNR   IATA: NPE   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:March 1997
Photo from:AustAirData Collection
Photo ID: 717184
Photo Comment

Designed and built by Cliff Johnston of Hastings, New Zealand, a prolific aircraft builder. The sole Skybird was fitted with a cut-down 2-cylinder VW engine. It is believed the aircraft was destroyed in a testing accident before its first flight. JFT was cancelled from the register in 1998.

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