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.

Contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Military Operators 4 Specifications (J-5B) 5 References 6 External links 7 See also

[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 Major 3 engine.
• Auster J-5G Autocar - export version with a Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 engine.
• Auster J-5GL - one Auster J-5G fitted with an Avco Lycoming piston 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] Military Operators

 Australia

• Royal Australian Navy
  • No. 723 Squadron RAN
  • No. 724 Squadron RAN
  • No. 725 Squadron RAN

 New Zealand

• Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • No. 3 Squadron RNZAF
  • No. 6 Squadron RNZAF
  • No. 42 Squadron RNZAF
  • Air Reconnaissance Flight

[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] References

• 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

[edit] See also

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