ZigZagMarquis 8 #1 April 9, 2011 I have no idea what it is, but it looks French to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BKR 0 #2 April 9, 2011 It is a Max-Holste MH-1521 Broussard inveted by Max Holste,. We jumped such aircraft till 80s.Jérôme Bunker Basik Air Concept www.basik.fr http://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Luc-France/BASIK-AIR-CONCEPT/172133350468 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #3 April 11, 2011 QuoteIt is a Max-Holste MH-1521 Broussard inveted by Max Holste,. We jumped such aircraft till 80s. The name is longer than the airplane. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BKR 0 #4 April 11, 2011 QuoteQuoteIt is a Max-Holste MH-1521 Broussard inveted by Max Holste,. We jumped such aircraft till 80s. The name is longer than the airplane. Sparky To make it simple, Broussard.Jérôme Bunker Basik Air Concept www.basik.fr http://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Luc-France/BASIK-AIR-CONCEPT/172133350468 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #5 April 11, 2011 Me want one, looks like one helluva bush plane.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #6 April 11, 2011 Broussard means "Bushman/ Man of the Bush" so yeah... that's what it is meant for... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Holste_Broussard it is a beauty. I want to jump one scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #7 April 11, 2011 In 1977 Rosamel Gomez and I flew to the dropzone at Las Flores from Buenos Aires in this Argentine airforce Broussard. The pilot kept a holstered pistol with him at all times during the ferry flights and while we were jumping from the aircraft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #8 April 11, 2011 reminds me of a De Hav Beaver... only the door looks bigger, and of course the Tail is different... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #9 April 11, 2011 Quote reminds me of a De Hav Beaver... only the door looks bigger, and of course the Tail is different... Quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Holste_Broussard Its similarity to the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in looks, capability and performance lead it to be nicknamed "the French Beaver". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #10 April 11, 2011 ok well then, thanks david3... i had not read that link. til just now... had only "looked at the pictures"....it's fun to see what sort of airplanes are being used, and have been used for skydiving......worldwide... a Huge list... jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #11 April 12, 2011 Quote Its similarity to the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver in looks, capability and performance lead it to be nicknamed "the French Beaver". Would that make it a Hairy Beaver a good bush plane? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #12 April 12, 2011 If you consider the length of the flaps and ailerons and the huge tail surfaces both horizontal and vertical stabilizers it's obviously meant for low and slow flight meaning it can get on and off very short strips....anyone know what the powerplant is? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #13 April 12, 2011 Looks like a radial engine to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #14 April 12, 2011 Quoteanyone know what the powerplant is? Pratt and Whitney Wasp Junior, 450hpscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #15 April 12, 2011 I looked it up on Wicipedia and am absolutely in love with it....reminded me of the Cessna 196 I flew at Zhills for a time...one helluva climber and a wonderful sound first thing in the morning.... I still want one.....not many left though.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimp 1 #16 April 12, 2011 A dozen years ago I could have sold you this old beauty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #17 April 17, 2011 The story that I heard ... was that the French Army wanted to buy DHC-2 Beavers (made in Canada) to support French soldiers fighting in Algeria and Viet Nam, but the French government refused to allow the money (francs) to leave the country, so Max Holst copied the Canadian Beaver. This story was told to me by a Canadian civilian pilot who owned a Brossard, Agcat and a few Pipers. Remember that the United States Army was DHC's biggest customer, buying huge numbers of Beavers, single Otters, Cariboos, etc. for their wars in Korea and Viet Nam. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #18 April 17, 2011 Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer. The only airplane uglier than that was the single-engined Scottish Pioneer. Heck! The single-engined Pioneer made Fieschler's Storch look pretty! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #19 April 17, 2011 There was a Broussard that sat at Aero Country DZ in the Dallas area for a while in the mid 80s but never flew. Seems it had similar FAA certification problems suffered by the single engine Otter and the AN-2. We were jumping a Beaver at the time and it would have been interesting to compare the capabilities of both as jump planes. The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #20 April 17, 2011 QuoteSeems it had similar FAA certification problems suffered by the single engine Otter and the AN-2. ???? What problems? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #21 April 17, 2011 The AN-2 was a mishmash of Russian, Polish, Czech parts which the FAA didn't want to deal with. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #22 April 17, 2011 QuoteThe AN-2 was a mishmash of Russian, Polish, Czech parts which the FAA didn't want to deal with. HW I figured something like that wiht the AN-2, but why does the FAA have a hard-on against the single Otter? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #23 April 17, 2011 Dunno. Didn't know they did. Not much different from a Beaver, whiich I've jumped a lot back in the day. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #24 April 18, 2011 Quote Dunno. Didn't know they did. Not much different from a Beaver, whiich I've jumped a lot back in the day. HW Yeah, I miss jumping beavers too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #25 April 25, 2011 I just saw this posted on Barnstormers: MAX HOLSTE BROUSSARD • $42,000 • PRICE REDUCED • MH1521 Broussard 1960 582 SMOH Covington 4073 TTAF French "Beaver" with US engine (PW R-985) prop (Ham Std) 1,800 lbs useful load - heavy hauler! Reg'd w/NO RADIUS limitations. Seats 6+room for lots of luggage. Sliding door (opens in flight). Belly: grenade, camera ports; relief tube. Back seats come in and out easily - 8 feet by 4 feet of flat floor. Easy to maintain and fly. Maintenance manuals and all records since factory. Needs: Left gear leg (found one! easy swap), maybe paint as it is original, an annual, and a new home. Will take LSA in trade! • Contact Charley Zee, Owner - located Santa Rosa Valley, CA USA • Telephone: 805-603-9617 . • Posted April 24, 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
