Auster Autocar

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J-5 Autocar
Type	Touring aircraft
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
Maiden flight	1949
Number built	180

The Auster J-5 Autocar was a 1940s British single-engined four-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.

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

[edit] History

The company recognised a need for a four-seat touring aircraft to complement the three-seat Auster Autocrat. The aircraft looked similar to the Autocrat, but was a new model featuring wing-root fuel tanks and an enlarged cabin.

A demand for a more powerful version for the tropics produced in 1950 the J-5E powered by a 155 hp (116 kW) Blackburn Cirrus Major engine. This was further developed as the J-5G first flown in 1951.

[edit] Variants

Auster J-5B Autocar - production version.
Auster J-5E Autocar - prototype export version with a [[Blackburn Cirrus|Blackburn Cirrus Major 3] engine.
Auster J-5G Autocar - export version with a Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine.
Auster J-5H Autocar - with Blackburn Cirrus Major 2 engine, one rebuilt from J-5B
Auster J-5P Autocar - version with a de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 engine.
Auster J-5V Autocar - development aircraft with 160 hp (199 kW) Avco Lycoming O-320 engine.

[edit] Specifications (J-5B)

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Length: 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft (10.97 m)
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Wing area: 185 ft² (17.19 m²)
Empty weight: 1,334 lb (605 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Powerplant: 1× de Havilland Gipsy Major 1 inline piston, 130 hp (112 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 117 mph (188 km/h)
Range: 260 miles (418 km)
Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,355 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.