Beagle Airedale

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A.109 Airedale
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Beagle Aircraft
Maiden flight	16 April 1961
Number built	43
Developed from	Auster C.4 Atlantic

The Beagle A.109 Airedale was a British light civil aircraft developed in the 1960s. It was a four-seat, high-wing braced monoplane with fixed, tricycle undercarriage. It was based on the Auster C.4 Atlantic design that flown in prototype form shortly before Beagle bought the Auster company. The performance of the Airedale was decidedly lacklustre, largely due to its comparatively high structural weight, and it was unable to compete in the market with its US competitors.^{[citation needed]}

A single Airedale, the prototype (registration G-ARKE) was refitted with a Rolls-Royce-built Continental GO-300 so that it could be part of the SBAC Display at Farnborough, as the standard Airedale was not eligible on account of its US-built engine. This model was designated A.111.

Contents 1 Specifications (A.109) 2 References 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] Specifications (A.109)

Data from British Aircraft Directory^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 4 in (11.07 m)
• Height: 10 ft (3.05 m)
• Wing area: 185 sq.ft (17.2 m²)
• Empty weight: 1,630 lb (739 kg)
• Loaded weight: 2,650 lb (1,202 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 hp (134 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 140 mph (230 km/h)
• Range: 940 miles ()
• Service ceiling 14,000 ft^{[citation needed]} (4,540 m)
• Rate of climb: 650 ft/min initial (3.3 m/s)

[edit] References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 122. 
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 53-55. 
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 890 Sheet 04. 

[edit] External links

• http://kiwiaircraftimages.com/airedale.html

[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft

• Cessna 172
• Cessna 175
  

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