PBC VBS2012 Class Names
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Kindy 1 – 1908 Santos Dumont Demoiselle
The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle ("Damselfly") was an early aircraft built in France by Brazilian aviation
pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. It was a light-weight monoplane with a wire-braced wing mounted atop an
open-framework fuselage built around a reinforced bamboo boom. The pilot's seat was below the wing, and
between the main wheels of the undercarriage.
Teacher: Kim ChengCarmen LooiGoh Wei Ling
Youth: Ethan Wong
Kindy 2 – 1930 Comper Swift
The Comper C.L.A.7 Swift is a British 1930s single-seat sporting aircraft produced
by Comper Aircraft Company Ltd of Hooton
Park, Cheshire.
Teacher: Wong Nyok YingFoo Wee Lee
Youth: Arathi JaneChew Qi EnYvonne Chin
Std 1&2 1 – 1912 Blackburn Monoplane
The Blackburn Type D, sometimes known as the
Single Seat Monoplane, was built by Robert Blackburn at
Leeds in 1912. It was a single-engine mid-wing monoplane. Restored
shortly after the Second World War, it remains part
of the Shuttleworth Collection and is the oldest
British flying aeroplane.
Teacher: Miranda SiePaul SieLinda Yeoh
Youth: Katrina SieCheryl Woon
Std 1&2 2 – 1931 Macchi MC72
The Macchi M.C. 72 was an experimental seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica.
The M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five
years. In 1933 and 1934, it set a world record speed for seaplanes
which still stands to this day.
Teacher: Julia OngFrancis Yeow
Youth: Ryan LamEsther Tan
Std 1&2 3 – 1934 Percival Mew Gull
The Percival Mew Gull was a British racing aircraft of the 1930s. It was a small, single-engine, single-seat, low-wing monoplane of wooden construction, normally powered by a six-cylinder de Havilland Gipsy Six piston engine. During its racing career it set many records and was considered a significant, efficient design, one that eventually reached a top speed of 265 mph (425 km/h) on a modest 205 hp (153 kW) in its final 1939 form.
Teacher: Rosalind ChongLilian YapCheong Yi-Mei
Youth: Rebecca ChanDaniel TanCeline Ong
Std 3&4 1 – 1911 Nieuport Monoplane
The Nieuport II was a mid wing monoplane racing or sport aircraft built by the Société Anonyme des Établissements Nieuport between 1910 and 1914 and was noted for its high performance using a small two cylinder engine, and in winning many races, primarily in France before being used as a trainer during World War One by French flying schools.
Teacher: LainaTommy Yap
Youth: Eugene OngTimothy Mak
Std 3&4 2 – 1936 Keith Rider R-4 Schoenfeldt Firecracker
Keith Rider had a new small racer at the 1936 Nationals. The racer had an 18 ft. wing span and a length of 19 ft. 6 in. It weighed 925 lbs. empty and 1325 Ibs. loaded. Painted a bright yellow, it carried license number NR-261Y, race number 70 and was powered by a Menasco B6S Buccaneer 489 cu. in. displacement engine.
Teacher: Andrew RoblessYew Thai
Youth: Mark RoblessEmily Cheh
Std 3&4 3 – 1931 Bernard HV220
The H.V.220 was an all-metal single-seat cantilever
monoplane with twin floats and powered by a 2,200 hp (1,641 kW) Lorraine 12Rcr
Radium inline piston engine. The Bernard H.V.220 was a
1930s French racing seaplane and the last
attempt by Bernard compete in the Schneider Trophy race.
Teacher: Kun Chee MengRebecca George
Youth: Rose YapMichael Francis
Std 3&4 4 – 1935 Miles M5 Sparrowhawk
The Miles M.5 Sparrowhawk was a 1930s British single-
seat racing and touring
monoplane designed by Miles Aircraft
Limited.
Teacher: Kitty FooChow Wing Harn
Youth: Jonathan LimNg Zer Jin
Std 5&6 1 – 1931 Supermarine S.6B
Teacher: Joy ChenAnna Lim
Youth: Pat LohCharis Wong
The Supermarine S.6B was a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell for the Supermarine company to take part in the Schneider Trophy competition of 1931. The S.6B represented the cutting edge of aerodynamic technology and Mitchell's experience in designing the Schneider Trophy floatplanes provided him and his design team with valuable experience in producing high-speed aircraft, greatly contributing to the development of the later Spitfire fighter.
Std 5&6 2 – 1930 Gee Bee Sportster
The Gee Bee Sportsters were a family of sports aircraft built in the United States in the early 1930s by the Granville Brothers. They were low-wing strut- and wire-braced monoplanes of conventional, if short-coupled, design, with open cockpits and fixed, tailskid undercarriage. During the early 1930s, the Gee Bees were among the fastest planes of the day and won several prestigious National Air Races.
Teacher: Mui FungPatrick Cheng YeeSelena TanKevin Kok
Youth: VictoriaLesley Cheong