2. This list covers primarily aircraft which have been given airworthiness certificates, approved for VH- registration or accepted into military service (I have not attempted to cover ultralight aircraft at this stage, but I have listed several aircraft for which applications were made but but were not granted CoA's for various reasons).
3. The list does not cover modifications of overseas designs for local production. In theory this should rule out the Wirraway (a licence-built North American Aviation NA-16-2K), however I am including it, since it has become an iconic Australian aircraft.
5. This is only intended as a list (not a detailed history of each aircraft). Follow the links in the right hand column (where available) for more information about the aircraft.
For reference, you can see a current list of type certificates on the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority website by clicking here.
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Manufacturer and Model | Details | More
information |
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Aeronautical
Engineers Australia Maverick |
First flight: 12/1987 Designer: Graham Swannell and Geoff Danes Description: Single seat low wing aerobatic aircraft. |
1. Aeronautical Engineers Australia website |
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Aircraft
Manufacturing and Supply Co. AMSCO Sport Monoplane |
First
flight: 02/06/1929 Designer: Percival "Perc" Pratt Description: Single seat high wing parasol sport aircraft. Comments: Only 1 built (VH-UKZ) and formal Certificate of Airworthiness was never granted. |
1. VH-UKZ on Ed Coates photo collection |
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Austral Mamba |
First
flight: Designer: Description: Two seat high wing utility aircraft. |
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Australian
Light Wing GR-912 |
First
flight: Designer: Description: Two seat high wing sport aircraft. |
Australian Light Wing website |
 Image: ALW website |
Australian Light Wing SP-2000 |
First
flight: Designer: Description: Two seat low wing sport aircraft. |
Australian Light Wing website |
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Australian
Light Wing Sport 2000 |
First
flight: Designer: Description: Two seat high wing utility aircraft. |
Australian Light Wing website |
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Australite Ultrabat |
First
flight: Designer: Graham Swanell, based on concept by George Markey Prototype built by: Scott Winton & George Markey Description: Single seat low wing aerobatic aircraft. |
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Australian
Aircraft & Engineering Company Commercial B1 |
First
flight: 03/02/1923 Designer: Harry Broadsmith. Description: Single engined 4-passenger biplane. |
1. The Argus February 6, 1923 |
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Aircraft Co. Cabin Sports |
First
flight: 25/01/1931 Designer: Geoffrey Wickner Description: 2 seat high wing sport plane |
1. Details of VH-UPW (replica) at Queensland Aviation Museum website | |
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Australian
Aircraft Co. Wico Lion |
First
flight: 27/05/1933 Designer: Geoffrey Wickner Description: Single seat shoulder-wing single engined sport aircraft. |
1. Brisbane Courier Mail April 30, 1934 |
| Australian
Aircraft Co. Wico Wizard |
First flight:
29/04/1934 Designer: Geoffrey Wickner Description: Single-seat single engined low-wing sport aircraft
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| Broadsmith-Ross B2 |
First flight: 1924 Designer: Harry Broadsmith Description: Single-seat single engined biplane sport aircraft Comments: Designed for Hector Ross (who carried out most of the construction) as an entry in the Australian Aero Club's 1924 Lightplane Competition at Richmond (NSW). No Certificate of Airworthiness was issued, but the aircraft was required to pass an airworthiness inspection by the Technical Committee of the Club. |
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| Broadsmith-Ross B3 |
First flight: 1924 Designer: Harry Broadsmith Description: Single-seat single engined low-wing sport aircraft Comments: Designed for Hector Ross (who carried out most of the construction) as an entry in the Australian Aero Club's 1924 Lightplane Competition at Richmond (NSW). No Certificate of Airworthiness was issued, but the aircraft was required to pass an airworthiness inspection by the Technical Committee of the Club. |
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| Broadsmith B4 |
First flight: 1924 Designer: Harry Broadsmith Description: Single-seat single engined biplane sport aircraft Comments: Designed for Denzil MacArthur-Onslow as an entry in the Australian Aero Club's 1924 Lightplane Competition at Richmond (NSW). No Certificate of Airworthiness was issued, but the aircraft was required to pass an airworthiness inspection by the Technical Committee of the Club. |
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| Brumby Aircraft
Australia Brumby LSA |
First flight: Designer: Description: 2 seat single-engined low-wing trainer and light sport aircraft Comments: Developed from the Goair Trainer. LSA = Light Sport Aircraft |
1. Brumby Aircraft
Australia website |
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Butler ABA Monoplane |
First flight: 07/10/1930 Designer: Cecil Arthur Butler Description: Single engine single-seat strut-braced high wing parasol aircraft. Comments: Registration VH-UPE was allocated but a Certificate of Airworthiness was never granted as the aircraft was damaged on its flight from Cootamundra to Melbourne for inspection and trials. |
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Butler BAT-2 |
First
flight: 22/07/1937 Designer: Cecil Arthur Butler Description: Two seat (side-by-side) single engine strut-braced high wing cabin monoplane aircraft. Comments: Only 1 produced (VH-ARG) |
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| Carpenter/Air TWA-4 |
First flight: 16/04/1939 Designer: Thomas William Air Description: Two seat (tandem) single engined low-wing monoplane aircraft Comments: Constructed by J.C. "Cliff" Carpenter. Only 1 produced (VH-ACP). |
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Cockatoo Dockyards &
Engineering LJW.6 Codock |
First flight: 06/03/1934 Designer: Lawrence Wackett Comments: Twin engined high wing airliner. Design was commissioned by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Only 1 produced (VH-URP). |
1. Flight magazine November 16, 1933 |
 Image: Australian War Memorial |
Commonwealth
Aircraft Corporation Boomerang (CA-12, 13 & 14) |
First
flight: 29/05/1942 Design team: Chief design engineer: Fred David Boomerang design engineer: Alan Bolton Chief draftsman: Ernie Jones Flight testing and aerodynamics: Ian Fleming Detail aerodynamics: Joe Solvey Stressing: Doug Humphries Armament: Lionel Stern CA-14A powerplant modifications: Colin Bellwood Project engineer: Maurie Lodge Comments: Single seat low wing fighter aircraft. Utilised some Wirraway and Woomera components. |
1. ADF Serials website
entry 2. Elliptical wings article by Gary Sunderland, including the Fred David story 3. Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Boomerang restoration A46-73 |
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Commonwealth
Aircraft Corporation CA-15 |
First
flight: 03/1946 Designer: Fred David Comments: Single seat piston-engined fighter aircraft. Comments: Sometimes referred to as the "Kangaroo", but this was not an official name. |
1. Wikipedia article |
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Commonwealth
Aircraft Corporation Ceres (CA-28) |
First
flight: 1958 Designer: Ian Ring (Chief Designer) and J.C. Humphries Comments: Single seat agricultural aircraft. Designed to use some Wirraway components. |
1. Wikipedia article |
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Commonwealth Aircraft
Corporation Wackett (CA-2 & 6) |
First flight: 19/09/1939 Designer: Lawrence Wackett Comments: 2 seat advanced training aircraft. |
1. Wikipedia article |
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Commonwealth Aircraft
Corporation Winjeel (CA-22 & 25) |
First flight: 03/02/1951 Designer: Ian Ring (Chief Designer) Comments: 2 seat advanced training aircraft. |
1. ADF Serials website entry |
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Commonwealth
Aircraft Corporation Wirraway (CA-1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 16) |
First
flight: 27/03/1939 Designer: Description: 2 seat low-wing military advanced trainer Comments: Licensed version of the North American NA-33 trainer for production in Australia. |
1. ADF Serials website entry |
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Commonwealth
Aircraft Corporation Woomera (CA-4 & CA-11) |
First
flight: 19/09/1941 Designer: Lawrence Wackett Description: Prototype twin engined bomber. |
1. ADF Serials website entry |
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Corby Starlet |
First
flight: Designer: John Corby Comments: Single seat low wing home-built sport aircraft. |
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Dean Wilson Aviation Whitney Boomerang |
First flight:
06/07/2006 Desigher: C. W. "Bill" Whitney Description: 2 seat side by side tandem wing training aircraft. Comments: |
1. Dean Wilson Aviation website |
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Havilland Australia DHA-2 Drover |
First
flight: 23/01/1948 Designer: Martin Warner Description: 3-engined feeder airliner Comments: Based on the twin engined De Havilland Dove. |
1. Australian Aviation Museum
Bankstown website 2. VH-ADN on Ed Coates photo collection |
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Eagle
Aircraft Eagle 150 |
First
flight: March 1988 (Eagle 150A) Designer: Graham Swannell & John Roncz Description: Single engined 2 seat side by side tandem wing training aircraft. |
1. Wikipedia entry |
 Image: Aeronautical Engineers Australia website, used with permission |
Explorer
Aircraft Corporation Explorer 350 Explorer 500T |
First
flight: Designer: Graham Swannell Description: Prototype for an 8-seat utility aircraft. Comments: Prototype built in Australia, has since gone into production in the USA. Explorer 350 is piston-engined prototype. |
1. Wikipedia entry |
 Image: Australian Aviation Museum website |
Fawcett
Aviation Fawcett 120 |
First
flight: 11/1954 Designer: Luigi Pellarini Description: Prototype 4 seat high wing training and touring aircraft Comments: Only 1 produced. Originally powered by Gypsy Major engine, converted to horizontally-opposed 4 cylinder engine. |
1. Australian Aviation Museum Bankstown website |
 Image: ABC news |
Ford Silver Centenary |
First flight:
01/07/1930 Designer: Selby Ford Description: Open cockpit 2 seat passenger biplane Comments: Home-built by Selby Ford in Beverly, Western Australia. Only 1 built (VH-USC). Restored by Rod Edwards (grandson of Selby Ford) and Rob Felton in 2006-2007, returning to the air August 2007. |
1. Wikipedia entry 2. Airways Museum & Civil Aviation Historical Society 3. Photo gallery at Grubby Fingers aircraft illustration website |
| Fox Fox Biplane |
First flight: 07/05/1931 Designer: Reg and Francis Fox Description: Single engined two-seat biplane Comments: Certificate of Airworthiness was never granted by Civil Aviation Board, but the aircraft made many flights around Melbourne and Geelong. |
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General
Aircraft Company Genairco |
First
flight: 19/12/1929 Designer: George Boehm, Albert Royal and E.J. "Jack" Smith Description: Single engined open cockpit 3 seat passenger biplane aircraft Comments: The design of the Genairco was based on the De Havilland DH60 Moth, but the Genairco was larger, carried an extra person and was 600 lbs heavier. |
1. Wikipedia entry 2. VH-UOF on Ed Coates photo collection 3. VH-UOG on Ed Coates photo collection 4. VH-UOH on Ed Coates photo collection |
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General
Aircraft Company Cabin version Genairco |
First
flight: 30/06/1932 Designer:George Boehm, Albert Royal and E.J. "Jack" Smith Description: Enclosed cabin single engine 3 seat biplane aircraft |
1. VH-UOJ on Ed Coates photo collection |
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Gippsland
Aeronautics Fatman (GA-200) |
First
flight: 1991 Designer: Colin Nicholson (Chief Designer) Description: 2 seat low wing agricultural aircraft. |
1. Gippsland Aeronautics website |
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Gippsland
Aeronautics GA8 Airvan GA8-TC Airvan |
First
flight: 03/03/1995 Designer: Colin Nicholson (Chief Designer) Description: 8 seat single engined high wing utility aircraft Comments: GA8-TC is offered with a turbocharged engine |
1. Wikipedia entry 2. Gippsland Aeronautics website |
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Goair Goair Trainer |
First
flight: 07/1995 Designers: Philip Goard and Mark Redford Description: 2 seat low wing training aircraft. Comments: The Goair Trainer has been developed into the Brumby (see above) |
1. Image on 1000 Aircraft Photos |
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Government
Aircraft Factory Pika |
First
flight: 08/1951 Designer: Description: Single engined low wing experimental research aircraft. Comments: Manned prototype for the Jindivik RPV. |
1. ADF Serials website
entry 2. Flight magazine April 25, 1952 |
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Government
Aircraft Factory N22 & N24 Nomad |
First
flight: 23/07/1971 Designer: Description: Twin engined high wing STOL feeder airliner & utility aircraft. |
1. Wikipedia entry 2. Flight International August 3, 1972 |
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Jabiru
Aircraft Pty. Ltd. J120 J160C J170C |
First
flight: Designer: Description: 2 seat single engine high wing training & aircraft. |
1. Jabiru company website |
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Jabiru
Aircraft Pty. Ltd. UL-D |
First
flight: Designer: Description: 2 seat high wing training and sport aircraft (can be home-built from a kit or factory built). |
1. Jabiru company website |
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Jabiru
Aircraft Pty. Ltd. J230D |
First
flight: Designer: Description: 2 seat high wing training and sport aircraft (can be home-built from a kit or factory built). |
1. Jabiru company website |
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Jabiru
Aircraft Pty. Ltd. J430 |
First
flight: 16/03/2002 (in 2-seater configuration) Designer: Description: 4 seat high wing training and sport aircraft (home-built from a kit). |
1. Jabiru company website |
 Image © Ben Danneker, used with permission |
Kingsford
Smith Aviation Services KS-1 KS-2 (shown in photo) |
First
flight: 28/03/1957 Designer: C.W. (Bill) Smith Description: Single seat agricultural aircraft (conversion of the Wackett trainer, with hopper replacing front seat). Only 1 produced (VH-AJH). |
1. Wikipedia entry |
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Kingsford
Smith Aviation Services Cropmaster (KS-3) |
First
flight: 29/11/1957 Designer: C.W. (Bill) Smith Description: Single seat agricultural aircraft (conversion of the Wackett trainer, with hopper replacing rear seat). |
1. Wikipedia entry |
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Kingsford
Smith Aviation Services Tanker (PL7) |
First
flight: 20/09/1956 Designer: Luigi Pellarini Description: Single engined single seat agricultural biplane. |
1. Flight magazine August 23, 1957 |
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Larkin
Aviation Supply Co. (LASCo) Lascondor |
First
flight: 23/03/1930 Designer: William Stancliffe Shackleton Description: 3 engined 4 place high wing feeder airliner. |
1. Wikipedia article |
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Larkin
Aviation Supply Co. (LASCo) Lascoter |
First
flight: 18/05/1929 Designer: William Stancliffe Shackleton Description: Single engined high wing survey & utility aircraft. |
1. Wikipedia entry |
| McKenzie Silver Wings |
First flight: 22/04/1926 Designer: Gotthilf "George" McKenzie Description: Single engined two-seat biplane |
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RAAF
Experimental Section Widgeon I and II (Widgeon II shown in photo) |
First flight: Widgeon I -
03/12/1925 Widgeon II - 21/02/1928 Designer: Lawrence Wackett Description: Single engined amphibious biplane |
1. Wikipedia article |
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RAAF Experimental
Section Warrigal I and II |
First flight: Designer: Lawrence Wackett Description: Two-seat single-engined general-purpose biplane |
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| Reid Flying Fox |
First flight: 1924 Designer: R.W. Reid Description: Single-seat single engined biplane sport aircraft Comments: Designed as an entry in the Australian Aero Club's 1924 Lightplane Competition at Richmond (NSW). No Certificate of Airworthiness was issued, but the aircraft was required to pass an airworthiness inspection by the Technical Committee of the Club. Constructed by Smith & Waddington Ltd. |
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| Tugan Aircraft Genairco Cabin Biplane |
First flight: 1934 Designer: Description: Single-engined biplane Comments: Last Genairco cabin biplane produced. Modified cabin area compared with Genairco-built models. |
1. VH-URH on Ed Coates photo collection | |
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Transavia Airtruk (PL-12, PL-12U, T-320) Skyfarmer (T-300, T-300A, T-400) |
First flight: 22/04/1965 Designer: Luigi Pellarini Description: Single-engined agricultural sesquiplane Comments: |
1. Wikipedia article |
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Tugan Aircraft LJW.7 Gannet |
First flight: Designer: Lawrence Wackett Description: Twin-engined high wing passenger aircraft Comments: |
1.
VH-UVY on Ed Coates photo collection 2. VH-UUZ on Ed Coates photo collection 3. VH-UVU on Ed Coates photo collection 4. VH-UXE on Ed Coates photo collection |
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Victa Airtourer |
First flight: 10/04/1959 Designer: Henry Millicer Description: Two-seat single engined training and light sport aircraft |
1. Victa Airtourer Association |
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Victa Aircruiser |
First flight: 18/07/1966 Designer: Henry Millicer Description: Four-seat single engined training and light sport aircraft Comments: Developed from the Airtouer. Only 1 constructed (VH-MVR). Design rights were sold to Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) in New Zealand, who redesigned the Aircruiser and placed it into production as the CT-4 Airtrainer. |
1. Wikipedia entry |
 Image © Ken McGowan. Used with permission |
Victa R2 |
First flight: Designer: Luigi Pellarini Description: Four-seat single engined touring aircraft |
1. More details on the Victa R2 |
| Wackett Warbler |
First flight: Designer: Lawrence Wackett Description: Two-seat single-engined pusher parasol monoplane sport aircraft |
1. Flight Magazine February 12, 1925 | |
| Wonga | First flight:
04/06/1930 Designer: L.J.R. Jones Description: Single engined four-seat high wing aircraft Comments: Constructed by Nigel P. Boulton and L.J.R. Jones. First Australian-designed aircraft with a welded-steel fuselage framework |
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Yeoman Aviation YA-1 Cropmaster 250 YA-1 Cropmaster 250R |
First flight: Designer: C.W. (Bill) Smith Description: Single-seat low wing agricultural aircraft Comments: Based on the CAC Wackett trainer, the Cropmaster was fitted with a new metal wing and empennage, more powerful engine and redesigned fuselage. |
1. VH-ABY on Ed Coates photo collection |