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Auster Alpine

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Top speed
  
206 km/h

Length
  
7.16 m

Wingspan
  
11 m

Manufacturer
  
Auster

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The Auster J/5 Alpine 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

The Alpine was a hybrid aircraft based on the fuselage of the J/5 Aiglet Trainer fitted with the wings from the J-1 Autocrat. The prototype was converted from an Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer.

Variants

  • Auster J/5R Alpine – production version with de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine, six built.
  • Auster J/5Q Alpine – lower-powered version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine, four built.

    • Specifications (J/5R)

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
  • Wing area: 185 ft² (17.19 m²)
  • Empty weight: 1,464 lb (664 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 2,250 lb (1020 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 128 mph (206 km/h)
  • Range: 460 miles (740 km)
  • Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6705 m)

    • References

    Auster Alpine Wikipedia
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