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Desmond Norman then designed a four-seater touring aircraft to compete with established types such as the Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee.

A single prototype of the BN-3 ' Nymph ' was built and flown in 1969, but failed to attract significant orders.

Norman set up his own company to build the plane, renamed the ' Freelance ' and produced components and fuselage sections for six aircraft.

However, orders were still not forthcoming and following failure to win a military order for the ' Firecracker ' design, Norman's company was wrapped up.

After Norman's death in 2002, his son has overseen the completion of one of the Freelances to airworthy condition, and plans to assemble and sell the other five, with the possibility of full-scale production starting if possible.