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Auster Aiglet Trainer

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Top speed
  
212 km/h

Length
  
7.16 m

Wingspan
  
9.75 m

Manufacturer
  
Auster

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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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History

Despite its name, the aircraft type had nothing to do with the Auster J/1B Aiglet, it being an aerobatic development of the Auster J/5 Autocar.

The Aiglet Trainer was based on the J/5 fuselage with new wings and stressed for aerobatics. The prototype first flew on 2 June 1951.

Most Aiglet Trainers were bought by private pilots and flying clubs, but 15 went to the Pakistan Air Force, 14 to the Iran Civil Aviation Club and two to the Lebanese Air Force.

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.

    • Operators

     Jordan

  • Royal Jordanian Air Force
    •  Lebanon
  • Lebanese Air Force – two aircraft
    •  Pakistan
  • Pakistan Air Force – 17 aircraft

    • Specifications (J/5F)

    Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 or 3
  • Length: 23 ft 2 1⁄2 in (7.07 m)
  • Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
  • Height: 8 ft 3 in (2.52 m)
  • Wing area: 164 sq ft (15.24 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,323 lb (600 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) (three-seater)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 127 mph (110 knots, 203 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 110 mph (96 knots, 177 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 29 mph (25 knots, 46 km/h)
  • Range: 275 miles (239 nmi, 440 km)
  • Service ceiling: 12,500 ft (3810 m)
  • Rate of climb: 705 ft/min (3.6 m/s)

    • References

    Auster Aiglet Trainer Wikipedia
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