Auster Alpine

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J-5 Alpine
Type	Trainer/tourer
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
Number built	10
Developed from	Auster J-5 Aiglet Trainer

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Specifications (J-5R) 4 Reference 5 External links 6 Related content

[edit] 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 protoype was converted from a Auster J-5L Aiglet Trainer.

[edit] Variants

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

[edit] 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)

[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. 

[edit] External links

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Designation sequence

J-1 Autocrat • J-1U Workmaster • J-2 Arrow • J-3 Atom • Auster J-4 • J-5 Autocar • J-5 Aiglet Trainer • J-5 Alpine