Originally Posted by Dennis_Geivett
Matthew-

We’ve been down this road before. The plane you show is not an Auster, nor a Taylorcraft. It's a Brumley Airhome.

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“Affectionately known as 'the Gyppo', the Brumley Airhome was designed and built in Great Britain in the late 1940's and early 1950's as a solution to the housing shortage that existed after WW2, due high property taxes levied upon homeowners.

The pilot/homeowner had all the conveniences of home stashed in the Brumley's cockpit/apartment area. The "Gyppo" had a galley, a small head w/ a shower arrangement and a sleeper sofa. The radio doubled as a navigation device as well a 'tube'(radio) so the pilot/homeowner could tune into his/her favourite BBC programming on Saturday night.

The pilot/homeowner could live comfortably at a local airport or an abandoned WW2 airbase. When the tax gents would come snooping the pilot/homeowner could fly to a remote spot on the Moors and reside there until such time as the tax gents moved on.

The Brumley "Gyppo" was relatively popular until the mid-fifties when the British government revised property tax laws and began taxing aircraft at a higher rate than houses. The company collapsed with weeks of enactment the new property tax laws. However, today, because of the present housing/taxing situation the U.S. there is interest in reviving the concept.

The Brumley "Gyppo" Airhome - a truly unique home/aircraft.”


-East Stropfordshire Bi-weekly Aviation and Farm News - August. 2009


Hey Dennis,

Well, Ummmm, I guess beg to differ, and only because I'd like the believe the International Auster Club has their facts correct....thougth I suppose stranger things have happened - are you sure the plane your talking about is the same plane.

Go here International Auster Club, Aircraft Search [austerclub.org]

Now go to the right hand side of the page where it says frieghter, Agricola, and Atalantic and click on the the picture of the plane....now, when the screen changes to a new page, click on B4......and see what pop's up

Cheers

Matt Gray

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