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 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.[1]
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
- Lebanese Air Force – two aircraft[3]
- Pakistan Air Force – 17 aircraft[3]
Specifications (J/5F)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 or 3
Performance
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Bridgman, Leonard (1955). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1955–56. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.
- Ellison, N.H. (1965). Auster Aircraft - Aircraft Production List. N.H. Ellison for Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
- Ellison, N.H. (1966). Auster Aircraft. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ASIN B0041OQAEG.
- Hitchman, Ambrose (1989). The History of the Auster Aeroplane. International Auster Pilot Club. ASIN B0019BV2YM.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - "The World's Air Forces: Their Composition, Duties and Aircraft". Flight. Vol. 67, no. 2416. 13 May 1955. pp. 615–668.
External links
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