| Wing Commander Wallis,what can I say about this remarkable larger than life character ? well he has taken the development of the small autogyro to dizzy heights,speed,altitude and point to point records to prove the viability of this type of machine,his collection of I think at the last count 14 versions of the Wallis marque reside at Reymerston hall,where he also still flies now and again from the tiny airstrip within the grounds,the man has become a legend within his own lifetime and above all has always found time to share his all consuming passion with other enthusiasts,besides his autogyro experiments he also has a fascinating life story of his time in the R.A.F,just put Wing Commander Wallis into your browser to see what comes up and you will be surprised ?
It is such a pity that the Wallis autogyo was never marketed commercially,although attempts were made by Vintem to put her in production but I think it failed to get anywhere.
The Wing commander has shown the world,the capabilities of these small machines which continue to give so much pleasure in different forms.
He once described them to me as 'The motorcycles of the sky' what an apt description.
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