Ski planes on Tasman Glacier

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Ski planes on Tasman Glacier

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Alpine pilot Harry Wigley wanted to find a way to let visitors experience the fantastic scenery of the Southern Alps. It wasn’t enough just to fly them over the glaciers and vast snowfields – he wanted to take them down to land on the snow as well. Planes with skis were already being used in the snow country of Scandinavia and Canada, but these were only any good if you were both taking off and landing in snow. Harry’s planes needed to be able to take off and land on either a runway or snow. ...

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https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23021187

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