I saw your photo of CF-WDU on the Web...

von Brian Gore über die WN 1039 S19

I trained on that particular aircraft in the summer of 1973, with the primary training being at White Plains NY.  According to my recollection I was flying right seat, completing my in-flight training in that picture, which was taken over lake Ontario, about 10 miles from Toronto, Canada.

Ron Ziller of Hansa Jet Corporation was flying as training captain; It was used in a promotional hand-out.It doesn't appear that the Hansa in the picture listed on your site has reverse thrusters fitted, that means that the landing field length requirements for the aircraft will be around 5 thousand plus feet, that will exclude small airports and make it none competitive compared to the likes of a Lear Jet.  Few were fitted and I think the mod. approval was held by an American company. 

The CJ6 engines were a little low on power for gross weight take-off's (3000lb per engine) and balanced field lengths were long.  It is a very sophisticated aircraft with a triple power bus as well as being authorized for known icing.  It is an aircraft that was released a little too early; better engines, reverse thrusters and a little longer wing along with a 2 feet stretch to the cabin would have made it a world beater. 

I found it so much more advanced than the other exec. jets of the period, but parachutes were never accepted for civilian use and it is strange that that the manufacturer didn't realise that.  Incidentally, they eat brake shoes for breakfast; we always carried a spare wheel and brake assembly.  Just about all of them finished up flying parcels for Federal Express.  I believe there are a couple still in active service over this side of the Atlantic.

I wish you luck,

Brian Gore.

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Brian Gore   *  08 / 2004