Auster J-4

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J-4
Type	Touring aircraft
Manufacturer	Auster Aircraft Limited
Maiden flight	1946
Number built	27
Developed from	Auster J-2 Arrow

The Auster J-4 was a 1940s British single-engined two-seat high-wing touring monoplane built by Auster Aircraft Limited at Rearsby, Leicestershire.

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

[edit] History

Sales in the United Kingdom of the American engined Auster J-2 Arrow were restricted the company re-engined the aircraft with a British engine, the 90 hp Blackburn Cirrus Minor I. The first aircraft flew towards the end of 1946. The two-seat aircraft failed to compete against the companies three-seat Auster J-1 Autocrat and only 27 aircraft were built. A number of aircraft exported to Australia were given the type name Archer.

On 30 August 1955 on Australian aircraft managed to take-off from Bankstown without a pilot. It was followed out to sea by Royal Australian Navy Hawker Sea Furies and shot down.

[edit] Specifications (J-4)

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 22 ft 9 in ()
• Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in ()
• Height: 6 ft 6 in ()
• Wing area: 185 ft² ()
• Empty weight: 955 lb ()
• Max takeoff weight: 1,600 lb ()
• Powerplant: 1× Blackburn Cirrus Minor I piston, 90 hp ()

Performance

• Maximum speed: 108 mph
• Range: 320 miles ()
• Rate of climb: 746 ft/min ()

[edit] Reference

• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9. 

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Designation sequence

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