The Andrews A1 is an unsuccessful New Zealand agricultural aircraft. The Antonov An-2 was the first purpose-built agricultural arcraft to be mass-produced. ...

The Andrews A2 was designed by C.G. Andrews in Wellington, New Zealand, intended to compete in the market for a de Havilland Tiger Moth replacement in New Zealand's Aerial Topdressing industry. From the outset it was intended that a semi scale model of the type be built and flown to prove the design, as the Andrews A1. Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke in Māori) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ... Aerial Topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as Superphosphate over farm land. ...

The Andrews A1 is a conventional low wing thick section monoplane of plywood covered spruce and steel construction with a bubble type canopy powered by a 65 hp Contenital flat 4 aircooled engine and spatted tail wheel undercarriage. It flew in 1957 and successfully completed flight testing, but by that time the market for the Andrews A2 was cleary dominated by the more modern Fletcher Fu24. PAC Fletcher is an Agricultural aircraft, made in New Zealand, together with the Auster Agricola, the first designed for aerial topdressing. ...

The sole Andrews A1, ZK BLU, was sold to private ownership. It is owned by P.G. Alexander of Blenheim and continues to fly regularly. Blenheim may refer to a number of towns and cities in different countries: Blenheim, a city in New Zealand. ...

Specifications

Length 5.8m Span 7.3m Weight empty 317.5 kg Weight loaded 408 kg

Maximum Speed 146 km/h (80 mph) Cruising speed 144 km/h (78 mph) Range 435 km/h (240 miles)