Auster Aiglet Trainer

J/5 Aiglet Trainer
Role	Aerobatic trainer/tourer
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
First flight	1951
Primary users	private pilot owners 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.

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 in 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

The sole J/8L Aiglet Trainer had an enlarged fin and rudder. Leeds (Yeadon) Airport May 1955

• 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

Kuwait

• Kuwait Air Force

Lebanon

• Lebanese Air Force – two aircraft

Pakistan

• Pakistan Air Force – 15 aircraft

Southern Rhodesia

• Southern Rhodesian Air Force –- five aircraft

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)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Ellison, N.H. (1966). Auster Aircraft. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN none. 
• Hitchman, Ambrose (1989). The History of the Auster Aeroplane. International Auster Pilot Club. ISBN none. 
• 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.