Folding wings were an obvious need, and the Club Cadet was given a slight stagger and revised cabane struts over the forward cockpit to allow wing-folding. The prototype, G-ACAY, flew at Woodford in May 1933. Only 15 of the type were built, all sold within the UK - including several to peers of the realm. G-ADBC went to the Earl of Essex, G-ACNY to Lord Londonderry, and a sole Club Cadet Special, G-ACIL (originally flown with Class B markings K-11) with the more powerful 140hp Cirrus Hermes IVA, to Douglas and the Hon Mrs Margaret Fairweather. By 1939, the Southend Flying Club owned five Club Cadets. Airwork at Heston had five, equipped with electric self-starters, which were later given Gipsy Major engines with lower fuel consumption.
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