Avis Aircraft Kits

[NARSES2]

One for the Blue Lights GB perhaps

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72040?result-token=9EQld

[Tophe]

American Gyro Co., Crusader AG-4.
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72023

Are we sure Tophe didn't have a hand in its design? 

One for the Blue Lights GB perhaps
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72040?result-token=9EQld

I am interested by these rare twin-boomers, both Am-Gyro Crusader  and Stout Skycar  , but 1/72 is now too big for me, I focus on 1/144 except for tiny planes acceptable for my shelves in 1/72... (while exceptionally I built a 1/72 Avis Lee Richardstang 1/72, but Mustangs are special...)

[Mossie]

A few more quirky and rare machines from Avis:

Stearman Hammond Y-1S


Moskalev SAM-9 Strela


Bristol Bullfinch I single seat parasol wing fighter


Bristol Bullfinch II two seat biplane recce


Hawker Cygnet

[Mossie]

In 1/48, straight out of Dastardly & Mutley's workshop:

Zerbe Air Sedan


Enough wings?  One flight wonder, all the more interesting for it.

[PR19_Kit]

LOVE the Cygnet!

While one of the real ones is at Cosford, there's a very accurate, and flying replica at Shuttleworth. As it's so small only tiny pilots can fly it, and I know one of them quite well, Rob Millinship. 

Rob's a mean modeller himself, having shown up at a Trent Plastic Modeller's Club meeting with a totally scratchbuilt 1/72 SZD-19 Zephir sailplane when he was only 16!!!   

[Tophe]

A few more quirky and rare machines from Avis:
Stearman Hammond Y-1S

Temptation...

[NARSES2]

I like the look of the Bullfinches 

[Mossie]

Temptation...

You were the first person on my mind when I saw it Tophe.  Twin boom with  a bit of a vertical asymmetry, kind of.

[Tophe]

thanks for having shared

[frank2056]

I'm fascinated by the Zerbe Air Sedan. There's very little info online and only a handful of photos. The wings look solid, so how did the pilot bank or turn? Zerbe had similar design that he tried to fly at the utterly insane 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field but it hit a pothole at takeoff and collapsed:

[Leading Observer]

The Air Sedan needs longer wings! Over to you Kit

[PR19_Kit]

The Air Sedan needs longer wings! Over to you Kit

Well, I'd have thought that was obvious, no wonder he hit a pothole.

[Old Wombat]

I'm fascinated by the Zerbe Air Sedan. There's very little info online and only a handful of photos. The wings look solid, so how did the pilot bank or turn?

Frank, I don't know this for a fact but wing warping was, relatively, relatively common with early aircraft & I would suspect that this was the control method Zerbe used.

[Mossie]

Looks like it.  The struts appear to be push rods linking the wings together. on his earlier machine, the wings are split in the middle presumably to allow each side some freedom of movement.

[KiwiZac]

Is there any chance a forumite has contact info for AviS, perhaps from a kit box or instruction sheet, that they could PM to me?