Don Burgoyne and the Burgoyne-Stirling Dicer

The short story of Don Burgoyne, who overcame disability to become a pilot and aircraft builder. He built the airframe of the Burgoyne-Stirling Dicer but it was completed post-war by Howard Stirling.
Music: ‘Honeysuckle’ by Honeyroot
Maps: National Museum Of Scotland
Photos: Air-Britain, Jack Meaden and others. Contact me if you want a credit in the description.
Newspapers and Journals: British Newspaper Archive
Aerial photo: ‘Britain From Above’
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[@Robutube1]

I'm a cyclist and the 'rule' for the ideal number of bikes to own is n+1 where n=no. currently owned. With his seven BAC Drones Mr Burgoyne was stretching it (assuming they were owned concurrently) but he can hardly be criticised for his enthusiasm, especially given his disability! Thanks once again Nick for researching and telling these tales of early flying pioneers that might otherwise be lost.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@Robutube1Do you ride an ordinary whilst sounding a hunting horn? I do hope so.

[@Robutube1]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I'm a fan of both H G Wells' The Wheels of Chance and Tono Bungay too, so that's early cycling and early aviation covered. Does that count?😉

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@Robutube1 Most excellent, HG Wells was a man of tremendous vision and imagination 👍

[@kirbyn2010]

Mr. Burgoyne did all that with less than one good hand. Your country had/has some very unique people in it. I really enjoy these videos, Nick. Thank you for your effort. You know, you could write a book with the history you share here.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

He was certainly a capable man. You know I had to edit the narration after I’d said ‘seven Drones passed through his hands’, forgetting he only had one 🤔

[@loomisgruntfuttock]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanair That's hilarious!

[@derrybelcher3286]

You certainly know how to dig up some unusual snippets of aviation history and narrate a good story with a tad of straight-faced English humour to make us chuckle. Thanks.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

My pleasure 🙂

[@arimington-is7gv]

Another fascinating video, thanks. I thought the Dicer looked a bit like the Dart Kitten?, I was surprised to see the photo of Puss Moth ‘AAZP, I used to fly her from Hawarden when it was owned and operated by the Hawker Siddeley Sports and Social club flying club (where I learned to fly),It was restored by apprentices at the Chester factory. Strangely, A few years later John Isaacs contacted me and returned an early airframe log book for ‘ZP that had he had in his possession !.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

You are right; the Dicer is like a sporty Dart Kitten, rather a pretty thing. I first found John Isaac’s delightful autobiography in Cranleigh library about 40 years ago. Kept extending it until the lady said “no more” as someone else wanted to borrow it. It started my not entirely satisfied (yet) love of the Wot and the Aeronca Jap engine.

[@kenphillips5221]

Fascinating as always. Would be great to see all this research compiled in an old fashioned hard copy 'Book' that may gather dust on enthusiast shelves to be discovered again long after the interwebscape has passed into history as misguided folly.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

What a delightfully old-fashioned idea 🤣

[@Diogo-ou6ql]

Nice story, as always.... though I would like to see more of the aeronca build or the aeronca flying. Thank you. Great channel

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Aeronca stuff is always weather and time limited. There’ll be more when I can.

[@Diogo-ou6ql]

Thank you. Merry Christmas

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@Diogo-ou6ql Merry Christmas indeed 🍾👍

[@stonkeng]

Thanks again Nick. Have a great Christmas.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Merry Christmas 🥳🍾

[@dcmflydude6320]

Went ahead and liked it before watching because it will be good

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Naughty but nice!

[@talesfromthehutandhangar]

Great story.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thanks🙂

[@leviercosmicwind]

I drive through Houghton on the Hill weekly, how interesting. I wonder where it is now? There was a chap in Houghton who had a Tiger Moth, a Piston Provost and later a Bonanza in his garage but not a Dicer.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

There were rumours of later sightings but nothing of any substance. A shame, it was undoubtedly a good machine.

[@monostripezebras]

wonderful

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

More on the way

[@loomisgruntfuttock]

Fantastic!

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Thanks Loomis! What a name 🤣

[@47stampe]

I see some items common with Chilton , I guess designers copied each other

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

The original Darley monoplane was directly influenced by the Chilton. The design changed when Burgoyne obtained a pair of Klemm wings.

[@pfield39]

Where do you find 'em Nick?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

I read everything I can lay my hands on. Always have; the house is dotted with piles of books. The tablet and PDF documents are a godsend. There’s another story connected to Burgoyne, will be out in a few days time.

[@dcmflydude6320]

Do you think the C2 will fly in 2024?

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Do you?

[@dcmflydude6320]

@@FlyingForFunTrecanairI sure hope so. I know that pesky thing called a “job” keeps getting in the way. 😊

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

@@dcmflydude6320 and maintenance of other machines, house, garden etc. There’s a lot going on that KZbin never sees.

[@marttimattila9561]

Delightfully illegal for its whole exsintence. Wonder how many flight hours it had. Alho that is not so important. I build a delightfully illegal plane my own desing took 3000 hours and flew it les than ten hours, still it was worth it remembering emotions what I had while doing it and I was young so wery young.

[@FlyingForFunTrecanair]

Tremendous, tell us more?