Australian Ingenuity

[Matt Austin]

I'd be very interested, Tim. I learned to fly at Moorabbin in the early nineties, not long after the fireys were removed.

Cheers,
Matt

[Allan L]

The 'thing' does have a military connection; although built to DCA specification, it was built for them by the Australian Army's Experimental & Proving Establishment. The story of the Monegeeta Monster, as it was known, can be found at the Airways Museum website (includes a link to some video of it being trialled):

http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/ARFF%20...%20Monster.htm

[Keith Webb]

Thanks for the link Allan and welcome to MLU!

[Tim Lovelock]

Originally Posted by Allan L

The 'thing' does have a military connection; although built to DCA specification, it was built for them by the Australian Army's Experimental & Proving Establishment. The story of the Monegeeta Monster, as it was known, can be found at the Airways Museum website (includes a link to some video of it being trialled):

http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/ARFF%20...%20Monster.htm

Thanks Allan,

What a great link and better explanation. The name Monegeeta Monster, now rings a bell from older colleagues I worked with. I'm glad there is a good history of a very wierd vehicle. Thanks Tim