Auster Aiglet Trainer
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| J-5 Aiglet Trainer | |
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| Type | Aerobatic trainer/tourer |
| Manufacturer | Auster Aircraft Limited |
| Maiden flight | 1951 |
| Primary user | Pakistan Air Force |
| Produced | 1951-1958 |
| Number built | 77 |
| Developed from | Auster J-5 Autocar |
| Variants | Auster J-5R Alpine |
The Auster J-5 Aiglet Trainer was a 1950s British single-engined four-seat high-wing training and touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.
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[edit] History
Despite the name the aircraft had nothing to do with the Auster J-1B Aiglet, it was an aerobatic development of the Auster J-5 Autocar. Based on the J-5 fuselage with new wings and stressed for aerobatics. The prototype first flew in 2 June 1951.
[edit] Variants
- Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer - production version.
- Auster J-5K Aiglet Trainer - Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine, one built.
- Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer - de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine. 10 built.
- Auster J-8L Aiglet Trainer - J-5K re-engined with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (J-5F)
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
- Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Wing area: 164 ft² (15.24 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,323 lb (600 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,950 lb (885 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 132 mph (212 km/h)
- Range: 270 miles (435 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,500 ft (3810 m)
[edit] Reference
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
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Designation sequence
J-1 Autocrat • J-1U Workmaster • J-2 Arrow • J-3 Atom • Auster J-4 • J-5 Autocar • Auster J-5 Aiglet Trainer • Auster J-5 Alpine
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