Full Size Aircraft Scale Data & Ownership Details

Not sure whether or not this is common knowledge, but the CAA keep an on-line database for all UK Registered aircraft. The site is called G-INFO and can be found here:

www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&...&mode=searchnoresult

Just type in either the name of the aircraft, the registration (leaving the G off), or the owners name and off you go. The only issue is finding the right format for the names, so if you want a Piper J3 Cub for example, type in Piper and hit the search button to get 1747 hits. Looking down the list you'll see that the J3 Cub is called a Piper J3C-65, so type in Piper J3 and hit search again to get 96 hits, a lot of which include a photo. Either way, you'll get the owners address as well so you can write to him/her to get more details and maybe a look at the subject machine.

The FAA run a similar on-line data base for USA registered aircraft.

Yep Andy, that is a site I have used quite a few times. It can not only supply current information for existing British Aircraft which can still be flown, it also has historical info on Aircraft that can no longer be flown. Recently I looked for info about a Canard type for which I had a photo I took at Glen Forsa some years ago. I found that it had moved owners and then got "retired".

And for anyone nervous of flying full size the AAIB web site is a must!
It explains in great detail each month what went wrong and why for every civilian air "accident" in the UK. :woohoo:

Alan Cantwell came up with a French site that appears to be good for three-view drawings. Just click on the letter corresponding to the Manufacturer (A for Avro for example) then click on the aircraft.

richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/3vues.html